Lone Rider (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

David S. Cass Sr.

Writer:

Frank Sharp (writer)

Release Date:

12 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Bobby Hattaway
Stacy Keach	...	Robert Hattaway
Vincent Spano	...	Stu Croker
Marta DuBois	...	Dora
Terry Maratos	...	Curtis
Cynthia Preston	...	Constance
Angela Alvarado	...	Serena (as Angela Alvarado Rosa)
Mike Starr	...	Lloyd
Robert Baker	...	Vic
Timothy Bottoms	...	Gus
Ann Walker	...	Irene
Tom Schanley	...	Mike Butler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maria Jordan	...	Saloon Girl
Nygell	...	Townfolk
Jimmy Ortega	...	Rough Rider #4
David Reiner	...	Townfolk
Wendy Riordan	...	Saloon Girl
Phillip Sanchez	...	Mexican Husband
Daniel Trainer	...	Blacksmith (uncredited)

Directed by
David S. Cass Sr.

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Frank Sharp		writer

Produced by
Albert T. Dickerson III	....	producer
Matt Fitzsimons	....	co-executive producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Larry Levinson	....	executive producer
Nick Lombardo	....	co-executive producer
Michael Moran	....	co-executive producer
Traceigh Scottel	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Joe Kraemer

Cinematography by
James W. Wrenn

Film Editing by
Tricia Gorman

Casting by
Amy Beth Reece

Production Design by
Yuda Acco

Makeup Department
Kristy Horiuchi	....	key makeup artist
Starr Jones	....	makeup department head
Rachel Lee	....	hair stylist
Jerri Lynn Marlborough	....	key hair stylist
Magan Michele	....	additional makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Crisoforo Aguilar	....	key second assistant director
Ryan Krayser	....	second second assistant director
Charity Ozarowski	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Matt Caetano	....	set dresser
David Delvalle	....	leadman
Kirk Graves	....	assistant property master
Becky Martinez	....	set dresser
John Sadler	....	property master

Sound Department
Josh Eckberg	....	sound recordist
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
John Peeler	....	digital compositor
John Peeler	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunt double
Richard Bucher	....	stunt double: Vincent Spano
Bryan Friday	....	stunt double
Shawn Patrick Nash	....	stunts
Joe Ordaz	....	stunt double
Joe Ross	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Evans	....	dolly grip
Jose Elias Felix	....	dolly grip
Christopher Goss	....	first assistant camera
Steve Irvine	....	lighting technician
Christopher Jones	....	additional first assistant camera
J. Lamar King	....	electrician
Erwin Landau	....	Steadicam operator
Erwin Landau	....	camera operator
Aaron Marquette	....	eyemo tech
Aaron Marquette	....	second assistant camera
Eric McCandless	....	still photographer
Luke Miller	....	gaffer
Bernie Smith	....	first assistant camera
Jessica Szejn	....	electrician
Matthew Thiemann	....	best boy electric
Marielle Woods	....	camera production assistant
Vincent Wrenn	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Christine Babayans	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Goldman	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Elijah Dylan Costa	....	assistant editor
Peter Hagan	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Matt Shelton	....	music editor

Other crew
Carrie Berg	....	production assistant
William Clark Coit III	....	location manager
Warren T. Goz	....	financial consultant
Janet M. Graham	....	production assistant
Blaine G. Houserman	....	production accountant
Josephine Hunt-Korn	....	production assistant
Angie Kern	....	set medic
Christian Labarta	....	set production assistant
Marisa La Tour	....	production associate
Beth J. Linden	....	assistant production coordinator
Stewart McMichael	....	financial consultant
Brian McQuery	....	location assistant
Amanda Phillips	....	director of development
Mary Przybylski	....	pre-production coordinator
Ace Mudbone Ramsey	....	production assistant
Laura Sherman	....	production coordinator
Daniel Trainer	....	key production assistant

Production Companies

• Bobby Weisman Caterers
• Grand Army Entertainment

Distributors

• Larry Levinson Productions (2007) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Vocal Yokels  loop group

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company:

Bobby Weisman Caterers

Bad

What a disappointment. I like Lou Diamond Phillips, and he and some other actors try, but the script, direction, and editing are terrible.

All the characters are one dimensional. The villain is so totally mean and one dimensional that one cannot fathom that he was Phillip's character's best friend when they were younger.

I wonder if the script was longer and it was butchered to fit into a 2 hour time slot on TV? Or was the script so bad this was all the director had to work with? Or was the editor at fault in fitting the movie into a 2 hour time slot? A number of scenes come so rapid fire to establish continuity and move the plot along, but they are so short and jarring that I wondered what I was missing.

For example, Phillips's character gets a woman he is interested in for a picnic. Cut to his cousin getting waylaid, robbed, and beaten. Cut to Phillips returning from the picnic to learn the news his cousin was robbed and beaten and was now at the doctor's place. Cut to talk with his family at the doctor's place about what happened (with no interaction with the cousin). Cut to two of the villain's henchmen beating up a homesteader and tieing him to a tree. Phillip's character witnesses it from a distance. (wait a minute, why is Phillip's wandering the countryside when he should be concerned about his cousin and retribution?) Henchmen ride off. Phillip's rides in and cuts the homesteader loose. The next we know Phillip's speaks with the sheriff to learn the sheriff won't do anything because he says the homesteader won't press charges and Phillip's wasn't there to witness the beating.

All the above happens over the course of a few minutes. There is a lot that could be expanded in each scene to give the scene weight, but isn't. Therefore none of it has any emotional resonance and is almost a montage, or could have been done by talking to explain situations. The actual picnic scene should have been there to establish a relationship between Phillips and the woman. I'm not sure why Phillips is attracted to this woman - could she be the only single woman in town not working at the saloon? Speaking of the woman, from the movie she worked for another business woman, yet in trying to remember her character name, IMDb apparently lists her a "Saloon girl". No... in the movie she has a conversation with the saloon owner about not working for him.

The fight scenes are poorly shot and edited. Lots of closeups and quick edits. The gunfights are dumb and lame.

The villain's wife spends half her screen time running around in corsets and bloomers with a drink in her hand, but somehow the movie can't even make that have a hint of sexiness.

Bad, bad, bad.