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Cowboys & Aliens [2011] (1 disc) ... |  | |
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Length: | 119 minutes (1 hour 59 minutes) | MPAA Rating: | PG-13 | Sorting Category: | Graphic Novel | Sorting Tub: | Alpha |
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| Classifications: | - Action
- Sci-Fi
- Drama
- CG
- Mystery
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Synopsis: A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way.
Reaction: This is an interesting idea with lots of fun potential. They really don't have that much fun with it, though. It's competently told, but definitely needed a bit more real humor to punctuate the impossibility of it all.
Personal Rating: 6/10 |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - Director Jon FavreauJon Favreau has a cameo where his mugshot can be seen as the sheriff notices and takes off the wanted poster of Jake Lonergan.
- Director Jon FavreauJon Favreau was constantly harassed with demands to shoot/convert the film in 3-D, but he held his ground, claiming Westerns should only be shot on film.
- Harrison FordHarrison Ford wanted to go bareheaded in the film and not wear a hat (he is most famous for his performance in Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg's [Indiana Jones] films, where Jones wore a fedora), but since it was a Western film he was convinced to wear a hat. In American Graffiti, Harrison FordHarrison Ford was asked to cut his hair (to go bareheaded with a period haircut) for the film. He refused, stating that his role was too short, and offered to wear a hat instead.
- Daniel CraigDaniel Craig was chosen because of his distinct likeness to Steve McQueenSteve McQueen, who starred in the cowboy epic The Magnificent Seven.
- Robert Downey Jr.Robert Downey Jr. was set to play Zeke Jackson (a "former Union army gunslinger"), but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Within the month, the character was then re-named Jake Lonergan, re-written to be an outlaw, and Downey, Jr. was replaced with Daniel CraigDaniel Craig.
- The filmmakers cite Alien and Predator as an influence on the look of aliens in the film.
- Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg screened The Searchers and Close Encounters of the Third Kind for Roberto OrciRoberto Orci and Jon FavreauJon Favreau so that they could get the atmosphere of the film.
- Daniel CraigDaniel Craig recommended Eva GreenEva Green for the role of Ella after working with her in Casino Royale. However, Eva turned the role down and Olivia WildeOlivia Wilde, who'd auditioned for Eva's [Bond] role of Vesper Lynd, was cast.
- Screenwriters Roberto OrciRoberto Orci and Alex KurtzmanAlex Kurtzman described the film as "Unforgiven with aliens landing."
- The fabric used to make Ella's dress had originally been considered for Hailee SteinfeldHailee Steinfeld's wardrobe in True Grit but had been deemed too feminine for that movie.
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