Lone Star
1996 film by John Sayles
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Summary
Lone Star is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,255 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Sayles[3]
- Screenwriter: John Sayles[4]
- Composer: Mason Daring[5]
- Genre: crime film[6], romance film[7], drama film[8], mystery film[9], Western film[10]
- Cast member: Chris Cooper[11], Matthew McConaughey[12], Elizabeth Peña[13], Kris Kristofferson[14], Joe Morton[15], Ron Canada[16], Jesse Borrego[17], Tony Plana[18], Frances McDormand[19], Clifton James[20], Leo Burmester[21], Míriam Colón[22], Tony Frank[23], Chandra Wilson[24]
- Producer: Maggie Renzi[25]
- Production company: Columbia Pictures[26]
- Director of photography: Stuart Dryburgh[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 8.6/10[30], 79/100[31], 91%[32], 7.4/10[33]
- Color: color[34]
- Country of origin: United States[35]
- Publication date: January 1, 1996[36], March 27, 1997[37], March 14, 1996[38], May 10, 1996[39], June 10, 1996[40], June 21, 1996[41]
- Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics[42], Netflix[43]
- Narrative location: Texas[44]
- Main subject: incest[45]
- Film editor: John Sayles[46]
- Described by source: Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia[47]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[48]
- Title: Lone Star[49]
- MPA film rating: R[50]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[51]
- Duration: 135 minutes[52]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[53]
Why It Matters
Lone Star has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]