Monte Walsh (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers (WGA):

Jack Schaefer (novel)
Michael Brandman (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but...

Plot Keywords:

Cowboy | Love | Takeover | Changing Times | Horsemanship

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Monte Walsh
Isabella Rossellini	...	'Countess' Martine
Keith Carradine	...	Chester 'Chet' Rollins
George Eads	...	Frank 'Shorty' Austin
Robert Carradine	...	Sunfish Perkins
Barry Corbin	...	Bob the Storekeeper
James Gammon	...	Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller
Rex Linn	...	Hat Henderson
John Michael Higgins	...	Robert Slocum
William Sanderson	...	Skimpy Eagens
Wallace Shawn	...	Colonel Wilson
Marshall R. Teague	...	Wallace 'Dally' Johnson (as Marshall Teague)
Rick Ravanello	...	Henry Louis 'Sugar' Wyman
Joanna Miles	...	Sairy Brennan
Lori Hallier	...	Mrs. Mary Wilder
Matt Cooke	...	Rufus Brady
Ken Pogue	...	Old Doctor
Zack Ward	...	Powder Kent
William Devane	...	Cal Brennan
Shane Pollitt	...	Joe Joslin
Tom Edwards	...	Plump Lawyer
Tom Glass	...	The Marshal
Tim Koetting	...	Stocky Barman
Bruce McFee	...	Burly Man
Marty Antonini	...	Farmer
Eric Keenleyside	...	Engineer
Terry King	...	Trainman
Peter Skagen	...	Fireman
Michael Tod	...	Boy
Gillian Carfra	...	Young Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tyson Wiebe	...	Towns Person (uncredited)

Directed by
Simon Wincer

Writing credits (WGA)
Jack Schaefer		(novel) (as Jack Schaffer)
Michael Brandman		(teleplay) &
Robert B. Parker		(teleplay) and
David Zelag Goodman		(teleplay) (as David Z. Goodman) and
Lukas Heller		(teleplay)

Produced by
John Albanis	....	associate producer
Michael Brandman	....	executive producer
Steven J. Brandman	....	producer
Bobby Roberts	....	co-executive producer
Tom Selleck	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Eric Colvin

Cinematography by
David Eggby

Film Editing by
Alan Baumgarten

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Blythe Cappello
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Rick Roberts

Art Direction by
Janet Lakeman

Set Decoration by
Janice Blackie-Goodine		(as Jan Blackie-Goodine)

Costume Design by
Michael T. Boyd

Makeup Department
Lon Bentley	....	makeup artist: Mr. Selleck
Iloe Flewelling	....	key hair stylist
Rose Gurevitch	....	makeup artist: second unit
Chris Harrison-Glimsdale	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Christine Harrison)
Heather L. Ingram	....	assistant hair stylist (as Heather Ingram)
Gail Kennedy	....	key makeup artist
Joanne Preece	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Steven J. Brandman	....	post-production supervisor (as Steven Brandman)
Grace Gilroy	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Chipera	....	first assistant director
Warren Cronin	....	trainee assistant director
Douglas Dean III	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Douglas F. Dean III)
Rod Hardy	....	second unit director
Devin Hillier	....	third assistant director: second unit
Lisa Jemus	....	third assistant director
Victor Landrie	....	second assistant director
Kelly Marcusson	....	second assistant director: second unit
Martin Pedersen	....	second assistant director (as Martin Pederson)
Kayla Popp	....	second assistant director: second unit
Troy Rudolph	....	trainee assistant director
Walter Scott	....	second unit director
Joshua Semchuk	....	trainee assistant director: second unit
Craig Wallace	....	first assistant director: second unit
John Yarmchuck	....	third assistant director: second unit
Tovah Zalik-Wallace	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Al Berg	....	storyboard artist
Sean Blackie	....	assistant set decorator
Dave 'Grizz' Borley	....	construction coordinator
Dawn-Anne Coulson	....	art department coordinator
Jordan Dobbie	....	assistant property master
Laurie Dobbie	....	co-property master
Joel French	....	lead dresser
Russel Gray	....	construction foreman (as Russ Gray)
Carmen Hansen	....	art department coordinator
Marilyn Humphries	....	draftsperson (as Marilyn Humphreys)
Brian Kent	....	co-property master
Travis Mackenzie	....	head greensman
Duane E. Martin	....	on-set dresser (as Duane Martin)
Gary Clayton Ripley	....	head scenic painter (as Gary C. Ripley)
Susan Turner	....	draftsperson
Ian Wallace	....	construction foreman
Witek Wisniewski	....	draftsperson
Amber Humphries	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Garrell Clark	....	production sound mixer
Michael Hawley	....	production sound mixer
Joseph Melody	....	sound supervisor (as Joe Melody)
Sebastian Salm	....	sound mixer: second unit (as Sabastian Salm)
Dan Tauber	....	boom operator
Robert Carr	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Rick Crampton	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Mike Dickeson	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Kevin Fisher	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Amy Hammer	....	mix facility coordinator (uncredited)
Devon Heffley Curry	....	adr supervisor (uncredited)
Anton Holden	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Kristi Johns	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Charlie Kolander	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Gary Macheel	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Wade Maude	....	assistant sound (uncredited)
Patrick O'Sullivan	....	co-supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Terry Rodman	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Steven M. Sax	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Jill Schachne	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Randal S. Thomas	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Rusty Tinsley	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Scott A. Tinsley	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
James Paradis	....	special effects supervisor
Bob Robinson	....	special effects best boy
Kelly Coe	....	fabricator (uncredited)
Chad Dolan	....	special effects (uncredited)
Wade Maurer	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Hayden Scott	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Stephen Bahr	....	visual effects coordinator
Robert Crowther	....	visual effects coordinator
Thomas Turnbull	....	visual effects supervisor
Matt Hansen	....	3D animator (uncredited)
Rick Smith	....	digital compositor: GVFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Chad Cosgrave	....	stunt performer
Joe Dodds	....	stunt performer
John Dodds	....	stunt performer
Denton Edge	....	stunt performer
Lyle Edge	....	stunt performer
Jim Finkbeiner	....	stunt performer
Kristy Glass	....	stunt performer
Reg Glass	....	stunt performer
Tom Glass	....	stunt coordinator
Alexander Grayton	....	stunt performer
Alex Green	....	stunt performer
Dennis Hambling	....	stunt performer
Bob House	....	stunt performer
Gary Lauder	....	stunt performer
Roger Lewis	....	stunt performer
Allan Phillips	....	stunt performer
Jim Randle	....	stunt performer
Blake Schlosser	....	stunt performer
Greg Schlosser	....	stunt performer
Cody Thomson	....	stunt performer
Jesse Thomson	....	stunt performer
Kyle Thomson	....	stunt performer
R.L. Tolbert	....	stunt performer
Brent Woolsey	....	stunt performer
Ken Zilka	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
John Adshead	....	key grip
Kirk Chiswell	....	assistant camera
Roch Daigle	....	crane operator: second unit
Tim Dutchak	....	best boy electric
Schane Godon	....	assistant camera
Andrew Gordon	....	gaffer
Chris Kosloski	....	technician: grip/crane
Harvey Larocque	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Corey Lee	....	best boy grip
Rob McEwan	....	still photographer
Chooch Paglaro	....	video playback operator (as Gerald 'Chooch' Paglaro)
Andrew W. Peart	....	video playback: second unit (as Andrew Peart)
Grizz Salzl	....	assistant camera
Clint Silzer	....	dolly grip
Christopher G. Sprague	....	gaffer (as Chris Sprague)
Christopher G. Sprague	....	gaffer: second unit (as Chris Sprague)
Randy Swanson	....	grip: second unit
Carey Toner	....	camera operator
Roger Vernon	....	director of photography: second unit
Darek Wyszynski	....	first assistant camera
Larry R.J. Jones	....	best boy electric: second unit (uncredited)
Scott Storm	....	grip (uncredited)
Carey Toner	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stuart Aikins	....	casting: Canada
Marcy Dichter	....	extras casting (as Marcy Hershon-Dichter)
Rhonda Fisekci	....	casting associate: Canada (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabel Bloor	....	set costume supervisor
Kelly Fraser	....	truck costumer
Kathleen Morley	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Todd Fulkerson	....	assistant editor
John Potter	....	color timer
Tim Vincent	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
James Burt	....	music editor (as Jim Burt)
Keith Carradine	....	composer: song "Cowboy Lullabye"
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jake Callihoo	....	transportation coordinator
Tom Lloyd	....	transportation co-captain
Gord 'Guido' Renger	....	transportation captain (as Gord Renger)
Doug Slupski	....	driver: star trailer (uncredited)

Other crew
Susan Becker	....	assistant production accountant
Leah Blesi	....	assistant: Grace Gilroy
Gerry Dubbin	....	assistant: Simon Wincer
Jean Duff	....	production assistant
Lyle Edge	....	head wrangler
Mindy Girard	....	set production assistant: second unit
Miles Gorovich	....	production coordinator
Marty Hanenberg	....	stand-in
Jill Heather	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert Hilton	....	location manager (as Robert S. Hilton)
Connie House	....	craft service
Connie House	....	first aid
Shirley Irvine	....	craft service: second unit
Shirley Irvine	....	first aid: second unit
Patricia Jagger	....	script supervisor
Rainer Kahl	....	stand-in
Louis Landon	....	assistant: Michael Brandman
Wayne Lloyd	....	trainee production coordinator
Pua McGinness	....	assistant: Mr. Selleck
David Muntz	....	assistant: Mr. Selleck
Jason Robins	....	chef: second unit (as Jason J. Robins)
Heather Roscorla	....	assistant production accountant
Sheena Ross	....	assistant production accountant
Clair Skill	....	assistant chef
Rob Slevin	....	stand-in
Cathy Sutherland	....	wrangler captain (as Catherine Sutherland)
Frank Thomson	....	stand-in
Shawn Timoteo	....	chef
Vance Wagner	....	chef: second unit
Jacqueline Wechselberger	....	production accountant (as Jacqueline E. Wechselberger)
Nadia Wechselberger	....	production secretary
Anne Marie Wheeler	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Anne-Marie Wheeler)
Melanie Wilson	....	publicist
J.T. Wotton	....	assistant location manager (as JT Wotton)
Mark Bronson	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Laura Dunne	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Christopher Lawrence Evans	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Heather Roscorla	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
David Thompson	....	assistant location manager: second unit (uncredited)
Christine Thomson	....	additional set supervisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Herb Dixon	....	special thanks
Shawn Smith	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Brandman Productions
• Georgian Bay Productions
• TWS Productions II (in association with)
• Turner Network Television (TNT)

Distributors

• Turner Network Television (TNT) (2003) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Turner Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Gajdecki Visual Effects (GVFX) (visual effects by) (as GVFX)

Other Companies

• Alberta Railway Museum, The  special thanks (as The Alberta Railway Museum)
• Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)  unspecified (as ACTRA)
• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring (as American Humane Association)
• Axium Payroll Services  Canadian financial administration provided by
• Axium Payroll Services  payroll services provided by
• Axium Payroll Services  post-production accounting provided by
• Brooks & Distler  legal council
• CL Western Studio & Backlot  special thanks (as the CL Western Studio & Backlot, Calgary, Alberta)
• Cal-B-Ques Catering  catering company: second unit
• Central Western Railway  special thanks for their assistance provided in the filming of the train sequence (as The Central Western Railway Corporation {Lakeland & Waterways Division})
• City and Citizens of Calgary, Canada, The  the producers wish to thank for their assistance provided in the making of this motion picture (as the city of Calgary and Calgary's citizens)
• DGC  unspecified
• Echo Sound Services  sound editing
• La-La Land Records  soundtrack album (uncredited)
• Laser Pacific Media  film and electronic laboratory (as Laserpacific Media Corp.)
• Location Caterers  catering
• Location Caterers  catering: second unit
• William F. White International  production equipment provided by (as William F. White International, Inc.)

Runtime:

117 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

CL Ranch - 45001 Township Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Brandman Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Monte and Chet are delivering wire to Fighting Joe Hooker, you see Joe, in a close up, pull the rope with his left hand and start to wrap the end of the rope around the post with his right hand. When the camera angle changes to a longer distance shot, he makes the exact same move. Obviously the same scene shot from 2 different angles.

Quotes:

Monte Walsh: When we get through... you're gonna want to take a nap, sit on the porch and wait for the mares to come callin'.

Movie Connections:

Version of Monte Walsh (1970)

Terrific remake of a pretty good film in its own right.

Best known for the novel "Shane," Jack Schaefer also wrote the novel "Monte Walsh," a depiction of the life of the itinerant cowhand. There's not a lot of plot, but a hugely detailed and wonderfully described slice of life, tough, tender, and comedic. The first film of "Monte Walsh" was a great little picture, with a nice uncharacteristic role for Jack Palance as Monte's pal Chet. But this TV remake may in fact be a better film. Tom Selleck is just grand as Monte--getting a bit old for bronco-busting, but still full of piss-and-vinegar. And Keith Carradine is swell as Chet, the cowboy who gives it all up to marry the hardware widow. Everything about this film is done extremely well. The costumes are superb--colorful and mythic while at the same time obviously useful and well-used work clothes. This is not a clean-hat Western, one of my pet peeves. The music is really touching and classic and romantic, and the cinematography is, to coin a cliche', stunning. All the performances are really quite good, and the movie left me with the feeling that I'd really spent a few months with a bunch of cowhands. What plot there is is realistic and uncontrived, and is ultimately moving. But "Monte Walsh" really earns its spurs by showing a 21st century audience how wonderful and horrible life on the 19th century range could be.