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Director:
Robert Redford
Writers:
John Nichols (novel)
John Nichols (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 March 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy | Drama more
Tagline:
Milagro, New Mexico. Population 426. Nothing had changed here for 300 years. But there's something about this day...
Plot:
In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
The lost Redford film... more (44 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Rubén Blades ... Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
Richard Bradford ... Ladd Devine
Sonia Braga ... Ruby Archuleta

Julie Carmen ... Nancy Mondragon

James Gammon ... Horsethief Shorty

Melanie Griffith ... Flossie Devine

John Heard ... Charlie Bloom
Carlos Riquelme ... Amarante Cordova
Daniel Stern ... Herbie Platt

Chick Vennera ... Joe Mondragon

Christopher Walken ... Kyril Montana
Freddy Fender ... Mayor Sammy Cantu

Tony Genaro ... Nick Rael
Jerry Hardin ... Emerson Capps
Ronald G. Joseph ... Jerry G
Mario Arrambide ... Carl
Robert Carricart ... Coyote Angel
Alberto Morin ... The Senile Brigade
Federico Roberto ... The Senile Brigade
Natividad Vacío ... The Senile Brigade
Eloy Vigil ... The Senile Brigade
Trinidad Silva ... Milagro Townsperson
Consuelo Luz ... Milagro Townsperson
Mike Gomez ... Milagro Townsperson

Olga Merediz ... Milagro Townsperson
Leandro Cordova ... Milagro Townsperson
Eva Cantu ... Milagro Townsperson
Astrea Romero ... Milagro Townsperson
Donald Salazar ... Milagro Townsperson
Reynaldo Cantu ... Milagro Townsperson
Alfredo Romero ... Milagro Townsperson
Arnold Berns ... Milagro Townsperson
Cipriano Vigil ... Milagro Townsperson
Rudy Fernandez ... Milagro Townsperson
Victoria Plata ... Milagro Townsperson

Fredrick Lopez ... Milagro Townsperson
Cletus Tafoya ... Milagro Townsperson
Marcos I. Martinez ... Milagro Townsperson
Waldo Cantu ... Milagro Townsperson
Eddie G. Baros ... Milagro Townsperson
Ishmael A. Avila ... Milagro Townsperson
Douglas Yanez ... Milagro Townsperson
Jimmy Martinez ... Milagro Townsperson
Bonnie Apodaca ... Milagro Townsperson
Ruby Marchant ... Milagro Townsperson
Adelita Sandoval ... Milagro Townsperson
Marco A. Oviedo ... Milagro Townsperson
Roberto Mondragon ... Milagro Townsperson
Eric Treisman ... Friend of Devine
Nat Shipman ... Friend of Devine
Juanita Nichols ... Friend of Devine
Margo Cutler ... Friend of Devine
Patricio Chavez ... Friend of Devine
China Bell ... Friend of Devine

Basil Hoffman ... In The Governor's Office
Phil Mead ... In The Governor's Office
Gene Ornelas ... In The Governor's Office
Ron Frazier ... In The Governor's Office
Sam Vlahos ... In The Governor's Office
Linda Witz ... In The Governor's Office

M. Emmet Walsh ... Governor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Connor ... Dancing Angel
Julia Garcia ... Milagro Townsperson (uncredited)
Pablo A. Trujillo ... The Senile Brigade (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Redford 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Nichols  novel
John Nichols  screenplay
David S. Ward  writer (as David Ward)

Produced by
Moctesuma Esparza .... producer
Gary Hendler .... executive producer (as Gary J. Hendler)
Charles Mulvehill .... co-producer
Robert Redford .... producer
 
Original Music by
Dave Grusin 
 
Cinematography by
Robbie Greenberg 
 
Film Editing by
Dede Allen 
Jim Miller 
 
Casting by
Nancy Foy 
 
Production Design by
Joe Aubel 
Thomas L. Roysden  (as Tom Roysden)
 
Art Direction by
Brandy Alexander 
Joe Aubel 
Pamela Marcotte 
 
Set Decoration by
Thomas L. Roysden 
 
Costume Design by
Bernie Pollack 
 
Makeup Department
Shirley Dolle .... hair stylist
Tom Hoerber .... makeup artist
Gary Liddiard .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
David Wisnievitz .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Myers .... first assistant director (as Myers)
Kaaren F. Ochoa .... second second assistant director
W. Thomas Snyder .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Craig B. Ayers Sr. .... greensman (as Craig Ayers)
Roy Barnes .... set designer
Larry Boyd .... lead man
Charles A. Carlsen .... greensman assistant
Jimmy Day .... key labor boss (as Jim Day)
Gordon Fletcher .... construction foreman
Trish Gallaher Glenn .... property master (as Trisha B Gallaher)
David L. Glazer .... assistant property master
Antoinette J. Gordon .... set designer
George E. Hanson .... stand-by painter
James Hegedus .... sketch artist
Cecily Hughes .... set dresser
Ronald C. Jacobs .... lead man
Nikita Knatz .... sketch artist
Frederic Lopez .... property assistant
William Maldonado .... construction coordinator (as Billy Maldonado)
Willie O. Martinez .... labor foreman
Richard McKenzie .... set designer
Joe Mendoza .... drapery man
Leonard Monfredo .... paint boss
Tony Paolone .... paint boss
Angel Perez .... shop foreman
Pablo Valdez .... labor foreman
Billy Ray .... carpenter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
William C. Carruth .... adr editor
Crew Chamberlain .... boom operator
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith .... foley editor (as Lucy Coldsnow)
William Ferson .... cable person
Shelley Rae Hinton .... adr editor
Spike Allison Hooper .... assistant sound editor
David M. Horton .... sound editor (as David Horton)
Matthew Iadarola .... sound re-recording mixer
Laura Krumholz .... sound assistant
William F. MacPherson .... sound
Michael Minkler .... sound re-recording mixer
Kim Nolan .... assistant sound editor
Richard Oswald .... sound editor
Kay Rose .... supervising sound editor
Jack Schrader .... foley editor
Chester Slomka .... sound editor
Paul C. Warschilka .... assistant sound editor
James E. Webb .... sound mixer
Butch Wolf .... foley editor
Ken Dufva .... foley artist (uncredited)
John Roesch .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Mike Reedy .... assistant special effects
Paul Russell .... assistant special effects
Thomas R. Ward .... special effects (as Tom Ward)
 
Visual Effects by
Peter Jamison .... visual effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert .... stunt coordinator
Rick Kahana .... stunts
Jim Wilkey .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Barrere .... grip
Joseph Caramico .... electrician
Jack Couffer .... cinematographer: second unit
Chris Espeset .... grip
Conrad W. Hall .... first assistant camera (as Conrad Hall)
Brian P. Hauck .... electrician
Dale Holmen .... electrician
Danny Jimenez .... dolly grip
Elliott Marks .... still photographer
Melton Maxwell .... gaffer
Tim McDonald .... electrician
Jack E. McLean Jr. .... electrician (as Jack McLean)
David P. O'Brien .... grip
Tom Ramsey .... key grip
Josh Rich .... grip
Michael J. Selph .... second assistant camera
Chuck Sharp .... best boy electric (as Charles W. Sharp)
Tim Staubs .... best boy grip
Joseph D. Steuben .... camera operator
Stephen St. John .... Steadicam operator
Mike Thomas .... second assistant camera
John Toll .... camera operator
 
Casting Department
Lucy Cavallo .... casting assistant
Barbara Harris .... adr voice casting
Sally Jackson .... background casting
Tom Joslin .... casting assistant
Victoria Plata .... background casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Ann Holt .... seamstress
Patrick R. Norris .... costumer: men
Kathy O'Rear .... costumer: women
Teri R. Salazar .... wardrobe assistant
Nick Scarano .... costumer: men
Vincent Sembera .... tailor
 
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett .... negative cutter
Eric L. Beason .... associate editor (as Eric Beason)
Mellissa Bretherton .... assistant editor
James Flamberg .... associate editor
Nancy Frazen .... associate editor
Stanley Frazen .... additional editor
David Koeppel .... assistant editor
Mary Jo Markey .... apprentice editor
Karen Rasch .... first additional editor
Lauren A. Schaffer .... assistant editor
Brent White .... apprentice editor
 
Music Department
Else Blangsted .... supervising music editor
James Flamberg .... supervising music editor
Ángel Romero .... musician: solo guitar
Ellen Segal .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Steve Boyd .... transportation captain
Steven R. Molen .... transportation coordinator
Billy Kaundart .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Julie Adams .... dialogue coach
Cassandra Barrere .... script supervisor
Sarah Black .... production consultant
Billy Brashier .... location projectionist
Reynaldo Cantu .... location liaison assistant
Jim Day .... key labor boss
Michael Dellheim .... location liaison
Felicito de Navarez .... production assistant
Mary Lou Devlin .... assistant accountant
Mary Lou Devlin .... production secretary: Santa Fe
Jim Ealy .... first aid
Gregg Fienberg .... production coordinator
Rodney Gallegos .... production assistant
Henry J. Golas .... technical advisor
Anthony Goldschmidt .... title designer: main titles
Anthony Goldschmidt .... title montage
Celeste Gose .... production assistant
Michael Helfand .... second unit coordinator
Rebecca Hilliard .... assistant accountant (as Beccie Hillard)
Rebecca Hilliard .... assistant production accountant
Peter Jamison .... visual consultant
Keith Jones .... production assistant
Marilyn Keach .... production assistant
Leon Lebow .... assistant wrangler
Kenneth Lee .... animal trainer (as Kenny Lee)
Jim McCarthy .... production accountant
Sammye Meadows .... production assistant
Carla Meyer .... dialogue coach
Robbie Miller .... assistant: Mr. Redford
Felito de Navaraez .... production assistant
Ralph Ortega .... assistant wrangler
James Parks .... production consultant
Angel Perez .... shop foreman
Donnette Perkins .... production assistant
Pilar .... production assistant
Billy Dan Riley .... craft service
Reid Rosefelt .... unit publicist
Phil Smith .... animal trainer
Thomas Thanangadan .... production assistant
Jessica Tice Warner .... production secretary: Los Angeles
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer (uncredited)
 
Thanks
David Ochoa .... special thanks
Ralph Segura .... special thanks
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Milagro Beanfield War (Australia)
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Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #29090) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Espanola, New Mexico, USA more
Company:
Esparza more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In a scene at one of the local Milagro stores where John Heard's lawyer character is dropping off his newspapers, a woman is shopping for Newman's Own salad dressing. The store owner tells her, that's no good, buy something else - an obvious in-joke in which director Robert Redford tweaks his longtime friend and frequent co-star Paul Newman. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As Bernie pulls up to the Forest Service office during the scene with Joe's cow, his truck creates a large dust cloud which sweeps over everyone. In the next shot, the cloud is completely gone. more
Quotes:
Nancy Mondragon: I'll hit you so hard they'll arrest you in El Paso for speeding. more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
The lost Redford film..., 2 December 2003
8/10
Author: Sandcat2004 from Seattle

Although I have not seen this film for over a decade, it still resonates in my memory. Given the success of all Redford's other directing projects (yes, I know that The Legend of Bagger Vance did not perform well at the box office relative to the marketing and stars involved, but it was quite a good film-- despite the mediocre reviews), it always astounded me that The Milagro Beanfield War gets little mention even in the recapping of Redford's career. Redford's other three films not aforementioned, Ordinary People, A River Runs Through It, and Quiz

Show, all were critical darlings and each received nominations at the Academy Awards. I know that The Milagro Beanfield War won for its score, but that was its lone nomination.

The film is somewhat obscure relative to its storyline. Yet, there is quite a magical quality to the manner in which the narrative unfolds. It most closely resembles The Legend of Bagger Vance in regards to its tone (not necessarily

its social commentary though). I am constantly surprised that this film is not shown on cable, both basic cable and subscription movie channels. Although

its impact on the viewer is not nearly as emotionally intimate as Ordinary

People, it is almost as good, a little better if you consider the uniqueness of the story. It is far superior in comparison to A River Runs Through It, especially given that A River Runs Through It has serious problems with Craig Scheffer's perfomance and the horrible casting of Emily Lloyd. Of course, I find A River Runs Through It almost unwatchable, with the exception of the beautiful Oscar- winning cinematography by Rousselot, one of the best cinematographers

working today (He has outclassed many of his peers in a variety of films: We're No Angels; Dangerous Liasons; Interview With a Vampire; Mary Reilly; and

Flesh and Bone).

I know very few people who have seen this film and I always try to persuade

them to search it out at their local DVD/video store. If you have not seen this film, check it out. It is not a masterpiece, but Redford is one of the most

consistent filmmakers (in his role as director, not as an actor).

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