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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Western Violence Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 04/16/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Dimension Total Copies: 1 Genres: Western, Teen Movie, Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film

The true story of the formation of the Texas Rangers provides the backdrop for this youth-oriented Western. In 1875, after the Civil War, Leander McNelly (Dylan McDermott) organizes the Texas Rangers to battle the outlaws terrorizing Texas, notably crime kingpin John King Fisher (Alfred Molina). With a team of experienced gunmen (Robert Patrick and Randy Travis) and enthusiastic but green recruits (James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond, and Ashton Kutcher), McNelly and his Rangers bring law and order to the wild Texas plains; McNelly must also keep order among his charges when two rangers fall in love with the same woman, Caroline Dukes (Rachael Leigh Cook). Tom Skerritt and Vincent Spano are also featured in the supporting cast; the screenplay, adapted from a script by John Milius, was at one time set to be filmed by Sam Peckinpah, shortly before the legendary Western director's death in 1984. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

James Van Der Beek - Lincoln Rogers Dunnison
Dylan McDermott - Leander McNelly
Usher Raymond - Randolph Douglas Scipio
Ashton Kutcher - George Durham
Robert Patrick - John B. Armstrong

The wild west comes calling in director Steve Miner's Texas Rangers. Buena Vista has done a fine job on this disc, starting with a clean 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. The image sports detailed colors, dark black levels and solid fleshtones throughout with only a small amount of edge enhancement penetrating the image. The audio is presented on Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in English and is very aggressive and wide. This sound mix features many instances of directional use from both the front and rear speakers without any interference or distortion in any of the mix. Also included on this disc are English close captions. Supplements on Texas Rangers are fairly low, starting with a 12-minute featurette titled "Behind the Badge." This short featurette includes interviews with stars James Van Der Beek, Dylan McDermott, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Randy Travis and includes a few behind-the-scenes clips and stills. The ten-minute storyboard collection features an alternate opening sequence and a look at the Palo Alto shootout. Finally, there is a short stills gallery, a theatrical trailer for the film, and a few sneek peeks at other Buena Vista DVD titles. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide