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Directed by | John Sayles |
Written by | John Sayles |
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Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
Edited by | John Sayles |
Music by | Mason Daring |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3–5 million[1][2] |
Box office | $13 million[2] |
Lone Star[3] is a 1996 American neo-Western mystery film written, edited, and directed by John Sayles and set in a small town in South Texas. The ensemble cast features Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Elizabeth Peña and Matthew McConaughey and deals with a sheriff's investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors. Filmed on location along the Rio Grande in southern and southwestern Texas, the film received critical acclaim, with critics regarding it as a high point of 1990s independent cinema as well as one of Sayles' best films. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and also appeared on the ballot for the AFI's 10 Top 10 in the Western category.