His portrayal of davy crockett is magnificently vibrant, fully imagined, and breathtakingly evocative of the essence of the american hero. He meets with david crockett billy bob thornton, recently defeated in his bid for reelection to congress. Directed by john lee hancock, the movie starred dennis quaid, billy bob thornton and jason patric. With dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, emilio echevarria, jason patric. The alamo 2004 billy bob thornton as davy crockett imdb. Billy bob thornton says his goliath character picked up the actors bad. This movie deals frankly with the long wait and the deadly conclusion, by focusing on the characters of the leaders. Thornton has been married six times and has four children. The alamo is a very underrated film that is an interesting history. This is based on actual alamo defender, john mcgregor. The alamobilly bob thornton, jason patric, dennis quaid, patrick wilson, emilio echevarria 2004. Billy bob thorntons 10 best movies movie and tv news. In fact, i found no major factual mistake in the movie and only very minor ones, such as davy crockett playing listen to the mockingbird before the song was written.
This is both the best and the most historically accurate cinematic depiction of the siege of the alamo in san antonio in 1836 in what is now the state of texas, and its immediate aftermath. Sam houston is a soldier, statesman, and congressman who has his. The alamo davy crockett playing violin the alamo film movie 2004 dennis quaid sam houston billy bob thornton davy crockett jason patric james bowie patrick wilson william travis battle for. Davy crockett billy bob thornton leads the troops against the mexican army in the fight for the alamo. Dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, emilio echevarria director. Directed by texan john lee hancock and produced by ron howard, brian grazer, and mark johnson, the alamo stars texan dennis. In the mid1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent movie sling blade, he won. Thorntons estimable filmography, whose critical highlights boast. Billy bob thornton was born on august 4, 1955 in hot springs, arkansas, to virginia roberta.
Even as a congressman, crockette wore traditional buckskins, most likely to continue playing his role. The conspirator movie all conspirator pieces were researched with two pieces made from specific details provided by the fords theater museum. Billy bob thornton, dennis quaid, and jason patric star. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution. The patriot movie knives the alamo movie version with billy bob thornton many eastern style hunting bags. Billy bob thornton simple english wikipedia, the free.
For some movie fans, john waynes 1960 version of the alamo will. And the sets and costumes are remarkable welldone, giving a real authentic feel for the. One of hollywoods few celebrators of the southern bad boy image, country musician turned actorscreenwriterdirector billy bob thornton consistently engenders a reputation via chosen onscreen parts and fervent tabloid reports of his allegedly. Patrick wilson, billy bob thornton and jason patric in the alamo. There is only one reason to see the alamo, and it is billy bob thornton. It was directed by john lee hancock, produced by ron howard, brian grazer, and mark johnson, distributed by touchstone pictures, and starred dennis quaid as sam houston, billy bob thornton as david crockett, and jason patric as jim bowie the screenplay is credited to hancock, john sayles. His first stint as an actor came in 1986 when he appeared on an episode of matlock. I have to agree on billy bob thornton, at least at this stage of crockettes life. Goliad was not thoroughly explained, but to do that, the movie would have had to. The etching was done by my brotherinlaw, jon moran. Houston tells crockett that, as an immigrant to texas. Billy bob thornton, dennis quaid, jason patric and patrick wilson star in. Impressively staged, the alamo features a fine performance by billy bob thornton as davy crockett, the tennessee congressman and outdoorsman who fought alongside the severely outnumbered texas.
Fire destroys set of 2004 alamo remake in texas reuters. Davy crockett, the man in the coonskin hat, surprisingly becomes the most threedimensional of the alamo heroes, in one of billy bob thornton s best performances. Crockette was 49 at the alamo, hed been riding for weeks gathering volunteers from kentucky and there was little food at the mission. The alamo 2004 billy bob thornton as davy crockett. One of the knives was published in usa today april 27, 2010 in a. Top 25 quotes by billy bob thornton of 167 az quotes.
Billy bob thornton stars as davy crockett in 2004s the alamo. In his autobiography the billy bob tapes, billy bob thornton said that if he could go back to any time in his life and relive it, he listed this film, bad santa. Davy crockett, the man in the coonskin hat, surprisingly becomes the most threedimensional of the alamo heroes, in one of billy bob thorntons best performances. Featuring dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, jason patric, and patrick wilson, the film has a strong cast. The alamo 2004 deserves to be better remembered features we consider why the alamo 2004 with billy bob thornton as davy crockett is the best movie on its subject. The only real problem with this latest retelling of the battle of the alamo is in its sometimes lumbering pacing. These movies included on deadly ground and tombstone. Academy awardr winner billy bob thornton, dennis quaid, and jason patric team up for the acclaimed action epic about one of the most. English, hungarian, czech, portuguese, greek, romanian, bulgarian actors.
What is the most accurate movie ever made about the alamo. Though not translated into english until after the earlier alamo film was made, his. Billy bob thornton celebrity profile check out the latest billy bob thornton photo. Academy awardr winner billy bob thornton, dennis quaid, and jason patric team up for the acclaimed action epic about one of the most important events in american history. Billy bob thornton on our obsession with failure, reality tv and cupcake wars. Billy bob thornton born august 4, 1955 is an american actor, writer, director, and musician thornton had his first break when he cowrote and starred in the 1992 thriller one false move, and received international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama film sling blade 1996, for which he won an academy award for best adapted screenplay and was. See more ideas about alamo movie, movies and western movies. Thornton and blanchetts performances earned praise, as each was nominated for best actor. In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new republic of texas. The characters are mostly boring, and none of the acting performances stand out, perhaps with the exception of billy bob thornton as davy crockett, who was a dim beacon of light in this otherwise dull portrayal of an important moment in american the alamo is just an allaround mediocre film. One selling point is the down to earth portrayal of davy crockett by billy bob thornton. Thornton first became known for his acting on the cbs sitcom hearts afire and in a number of early 1990s movies. Billy bob thornton list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of texan and tejano men, led by davy crockett and jim bowie, and mexican dictator santa annas forces at the alamo in san antonio texas. The battle sequences are well staged, putting the audience in the center of the action. At the beginning of the alamo siege in the film, a bagpiper is seen on the walls playing his instrument. Davy crockett, the man in the coonskin hat, surprisingly becomes the most three dimensional of the alamo heroes, in one of billy bob thorntons. In a recent interview by etonline with the stars of the upcoming alamo film, billy bob thorton talked about the set of film amongst other things. Billy bob thornton full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. With john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, frankie avalon. Dennis quaid, patrick wilson, jason patrick, billy bob thornton. Did billy bob thornton play the fiddle in the movie the. The alamo 2004 billy bob thornton as davy crockett american custom longrifle m. Only thornton emerges unscathed in the alamo sfgate. The alamo davy crockett playing violin the alamo film movie 2004 dennis quaid sam houston billy bob thornton davy crockett jason patric james bowie patrick wilson william travis battle for alamo. Billy bob thornton born august 4, 1955 is an american actor, screenwriter, director, singer and musician.
John lee hancock region 2 pal encoding this dvd will not play on most dvd players sold in the us or canada region 1. It stars bruce willis, billy bob thornton, and cate blanchett. Bandits is a 2001 american criminal comedydrama film directed by barry levinson. In celebration of the latter achievement, playing out in this weekends bad santa 2, we turn our attention to mr. I loved his davy, who tries to live up to his king of the wild frontier image that everyone expects of him, and yet you sense his hatred for killing.
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