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Overview

User Rating:
4.5/10   691 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ivan Goff (screenplay) and
Ben Roberts (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 August 1981 (Australia) more
Tagline:
The untold story of the man behind the mask, and the legend behind the man. more
Plot:
The sole surviving Texas Ranger of an ambush arranged by Butch Cavandish returns to fight back as a masked hero. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Bruckheimer Takes On The Lone Ranger
 (From WENN. 30 March 2008, 7:13 AM, PDT)

User Reviews:
I Liked This Movie more (29 total)

Cast

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Klinton Spilsbury ... The Lone Ranger / John Reid
Michael Horse ... Tonto

Christopher Lloyd ... Maj. Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavendish
Matt Clark ... Sheriff Wiatt
Juanin Clay ... Amy Striker (Lucas' niece / editor of Del Rio Dispatch after his death)

Jason Robards ... President Ulysses S. Grant

John Bennett Perry ... Ranger Captain Dan Reid

David Hayward ... Ranger Collins
John Hart ... Lucas Striker (editor of Del Rio Dispatch)

Richard Farnsworth ... Wild Bill Hickok
Lincoln Tate ... Gen.George A. Custer
Ted Flicker ... Buffalo Bill Cody
Marc Gilpin ... Young John Reid
Patrick Montoya ... Young Tonto
David Bennett ... Gen. Aurelio Rodriguez
Rick Traeger ... German stage passenger
James Bowman ... Gambler
Kit Wong ... Chinese stage passenger
Daniel Núñez ... Way station agent
R.L. Tolbert ... Stagecoach driver
Clay Boss ... Stagecoach shotgun guard
Jose Rey Toledo ... First chief
Max Cisneros ... Second chief
Ted White ... Jonathan Reid
Cheré Bryson ... Mrs. Reid
Jim Burk ... Ranger Stephenson (as Jim Burke)
James Lee Crite ... Ranger Walter

Jeff Ramsey ... Ranger Alcott
Bennie E. Dobbins ... Ranger Lopez
Henry Wills ... Ranger Little
Greg Walker ... Ranger Rankin

Michael Adams ... Ranger Palmer
Ben Bates ... Ranger Post

Bill Hart ... Ranger Carner
Larry Randles ... Ranger Stacy
Robert F. Hoy ... Perlmutter (Cavendish's lieutenant)
Ted Gehring ... Dale Wesley Stillwell
Buck Taylor ... Robert Edward Gattlin
Tom R. Diaz ... Eastman (Cavendish gang)
Chuck Hayward ... Wald
Tom Laughlin ... Neeley (Cavendish gang)
Terry Leonard ... Valentine
Steve Meador ... Russell
Joe Finnegan ... Westlake (Cavendish gang)
Roy Bonner ... Richardson (Cavendish gang)
John M. Smith ... Whitloff (Cavendish gang)
Merle Haggard ... Balladeer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rocky Taylor ... Robert Edward Gatlin (as Rock Taylor)
Bonita Granville ... Woman (uncredited)
James Keach ... The Lone Ranger / John Reid (voice) (uncredited)

Kenneth Lingad ... Pablo / Manuel (uncredited)
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Directed by
William A. Fraker 
 
Writing credits
Ivan Goff (screenplay) and
Ben Roberts (screenplay) and
Michael Kane (screenplay) and
William Roberts (screenplay)

George W. Trendle  characters &
Gerald B. Derloshon  adaptation (as Jerry Derloshon)

Produced by
Walter Coblenz .... producer
Dick Gallegly .... associate producer
Lew Grade .... producer (as Lord Grade)
Martin Starger .... executive producer
Jack Wrather .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Barry 
 
Cinematography by
László Kovács  (as Laszlo Kovacs)
 
Film Editing by
Thomas Stanford 
 
Casting by
Jane Feinberg 
Mike Fenton 
 
Production Design by
Albert Brenner 
 
Art Direction by
David M. Haber 
 
Set Decoration by
Phil Abramson  (as Philip Abramson)
 
Costume Design by
Noel Taylor 
 
Production Management
Dick Gallegly .... production manager
Richard L. O'Connor .... executive in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph A. Ingraffia .... second assistant director
Charles Okun .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Dennis J. Parrish .... property master
Michael Taylor .... lead man
 
Sound Department
John Duffy .... sound editor
Cameron Frankley .... sound editor
Randy Kelley .... sound effects editor
Anthony Milch .... sound editor
Marvin Walowitz .... sound editor
Michael D. Wilhoit .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Terry D. Frazee .... special effects (as Terry Frazee)
 
Stunts
Andy Epper .... stunts
Jerry Gatlin .... stunt coordinator
Terry Leonard .... stunts
Bob Yerkes .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Byrne .... director of photography: second unit
Bob Munoz .... best boy grip
William A. Fraker Jr. .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert D. McBride .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Linda Francis .... casting associate
 
Music Department
John Barry .... conductor
Graham Walker .... music production supervisor
Dan Wallin .... score mixer
 
Transportation Department
Linda Cipperley .... transportation
Roger Wooge .... transportation
 
Other crew
Ellen Adolph .... manager of production accounting
Sherrie Bradshaw .... assistant production accountant
Robert Davenport .... horse trainer
Kenneth Lee .... livestock coordinator
Bill McCamey .... construction nurse
Ruth West .... auditor
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Hart, who cameos as Lucas Striker in the film, spent a season behind the mask in the "The Lone Ranger" (1949). more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the scene where the Lone Ranger is breaking Silver to ride, the horse shown changes back and forth from having blue eyes to brown eyes. It also changes from wearing a bridle with a bit to a rodeo type bronc halter. more
Quotes:
Ranger: [During a gunfight in a canyon] It ain't the bullet that kills you.
[shoots a bad guy on a cliff]
Ranger: . It's the fall.
[bad guy falls from cliff]
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Soundtrack:
The Man in the Mask more

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19 out of 24 people found the following review useful.
I Liked This Movie, 14 March 2006
Author: sonny_1963 from United States

I thought Klinton Splsbury was a good Lone Ranger and Michael Horse was a good Tonto.

The magic of this film, for me, is the first half, when we see how John Reid becomes the Lone Ranger.Also, a great scene where he finds a wild white horse, breaks him, and names him Silver. But a later scene just blew my mind away.

In that scene,after Reid and Tonto bury his brother and the other ambushed Texas Rangers, he decides to wear a mask so the bad guys won't recognize him. He tells Tonto the mask will be a symbol of justice. At this point, we have not yet seen his alter ego.

That changes when we see him from the back kneeling at his brother's grave and vowing to avenge his death. Then he puts his hat on, turns around, and as we see him in his mask for the first time, blaring trumpets sound out the start of the William Tell Overture. Being a Lone Ranger fan, this literally sent shivers down my spine.

The scene continues as they both ride away to more of the overture, and, of course, we hear "Hi yo, Silver, away."

Breathtaking!

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