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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 05/08/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 57 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 15 Genres: Drama, Adventure Drama, Coming-of-Age, Modern Western See Also: Espiritu Salvaje (All the Pretty Horses)

Director Billy Bob Thornton explores coming of age in this Western based on Cormac McCarthy's prize-winning novel of the same name. John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) and Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas) are young Texan men who seek a more fulfilling life as cowboys in the slowly fading Old West, circa 1949. One night, the duo head for Mexico in hope of finding some adventure and employment, and along the way run into Blevins (Lucas Black), an even younger drifter who has supposedly stolen a horse from private property. Begrudgingly, Cole and Rawlins take him under their wing before they eventually find themselves in Mexico, working for a wealthy landowner (Rubén Blades). His stalwart and beautiful daughter Alejandra (Penélope Cruz) develops a romantic interest in Cole, which threatens the friendship between him and Rawlins, not to mention their living quarters, where Alejandra's watchful aunt (Miriam Colon) warns Cole that she has professed allegiance to her. Cole and Rawlins' thrill-seeking adventures with Blevins and the stolen horse catch up to them, however, and they are held prisoners in a brutal penitentiary, where their cowboy instincts are put to the ultimate test. Cole, meanwhile, wants nothing more than to get back to Alejandra and resume their love affair. The film also features Bruce Dern in a small role as a judge who eventually gives much-desired guidance to Cole. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide

Matt Damon - John Grady Cole
Henry Thomas - Lacey Rawlins
Lucas Black - Jimmy Blevins
Penélope Cruz - Alejandra
Rubén Blades - Rocha
Bruce Dern - Judge
Sam Shepard - J.C. Franklin

Billy Bob Thornton's sweeping adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel comes to DVD with this release. Void of any major bells or whistles, the disc should still be satisfying to most viewers as it features theatrical trailers, filmographies, animated menus, production notes, and scene selections. Fans will be delighted with the film itself, as it is presented in an impressive widescreen 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer along with English language audio tracks in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. English and French subtitles are also available. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide