The movie was a love story which entailed trust, faith and following your heart when your mind tells you not to. The virginian 2000 starring bill pullman the virginian weblog. Bill pullman the fact that the virginian is one of the oldest of western stories reminds us of how recent the history of the west is. Nov 10, 2014 the virginianbill pullman, diane lane, harris yulin, john savage, colm feore, dennis weaver, gary farmer made for television, 2000. Released in 2000, the virginian was the fifth movie version of the 1902 novel by owen wister. Cobb judge henry garth 201 episodes 20192020 clu gulager dep. Filmed in color, the virginian became televisions first 90minute western series. Filmed in color, the virginian became televisions first 90minute western series 75 minutes excluding. Its the fifth time the virginian has been rendered to film most famously in 1929 starring gary cooper. James drury, star of longrunning tv western the virginian.
Blatt on allmovie actor bill pullman made his directorial debut. The virginian pullman leaves the state of his birth to make a new. The virginian bill pullman, diane lane, harris yulin, john savage, colm feore, dennis weaver, gary farmer made for television, 2000. The movie feels quite cinematic and dark for a tnt production. The virginianbill pullman, diane lane, harris yulin, john savage, colm feore, dennis weaver, gary farmer made for television, 2000. Its probably hard to shoot an ugly movie in gorgeous big sky country alberta stands in for wyoming here, but vast locations like this can be greatly diminished on television. The virginian tv is a film directed by bill pullman with bill pullman, diane lane, john savage, dennis weaver, year. I still find it a melancholy, gloomy and slightly depressing film totally lacking in humor or any sense of camaraderie. The virginian is the third longest running western series in the history of television. With joel mccrea, brian donlevy, sonny tufts, barbara britton. Pullman, though, eschews static shots of beautiful scenery and keeps his camera moving over his boundless outdoors settings. James drury the virginian 202 episodes 20192020 lee j.
Jim has appeared as special guest in numerous films and television shows like alias smith and jones 1971, the adventures of brisco county, jr. Dennis weaver, diane lane, harris yulin, james drury, john savage, bill pullman show embed code. It was like doing a movie every week, drury said in a 2016 interview. James drury the virginian as the rider in the virginian 2000 movie.
Immensely successful, it ran for nine seasonstelevisions third longest running western. Watch the virginian full movie in hd visit movie 179384 a cowboy finds himself betrayed by his best friend and must choose between. The virginian is taken prisoner by armed men determined to have him stand trial for being a hired gun and killer. Advanced search watchlist sign in the virginian tv movie 2000. Bill pullman plays the title role and directs, steeping his film in the language and customs of the old west, shaping it with story elements that. George washington, who is young, depressed and hoping to switch sides in the revolution, accepts a risky yet vital mission to conquer a french fort. A cowboy finds himself betrayed by his best friend and must choose between bringing him to justice and alienating the pretty schoolteacher he is in love with.
The virginian tnt movie 2000 vhs very good bill pullman, diane lane. Apr 06, 2020 each episode of the virginian lasted 90 minutes, which made for a grueling production schedule. The virginian tv movie 2000 the virginian tv movie. This is the first time ive watched it for many years. The script may be a mess, but to be fair to pullman, it is nicely directed. When james was six weeks old, his mother, a native of oregon, and the family went to the home ranch. James drury the virginian as the rider in the virginian. Bill pullman, diane lane, john savage, harris yulin, colm feore, dennis weaver, bill pullman. Bill pullman was excellent as the straight, nononsense, yet cold foreman the virginian himself. The virginian tv series 19621971 the movie database tmdb. Blatt on allmovie the virginian, owen wisters classic western. And in the 21st century there have been two additional movie versions of the virginianin 2000 a tvmovie starring bill pullman who played the president in independence day, and in 2014 a theatrical feature with countrymusic star trace adkins in the starring role, both of which also stick fairly closely to the novel. The virginian repackaged as the men from shiloh in its final year is an american western television series starring james drury, doug mcclure, and lee j.
Virginian 2000, vhs i wanted to see this movie based on the fact that two of my favorite actors are in it. Cobb, which aired on nbc from 19621971 for a total of 249 episodes. Identifier thevirginian2000 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Apr 06, 2020 james drury, the one true virginian by whom all others are measured, is the star of the first 90minute color western tv series, the virginian, which aired from 19621971. Compared to the tom selleck tv westerns, this is more of an anthony mann piece. Virginian vhs, 2000 bill pullman diane lane owen wister western novel remake. Bill pullman directs and plays the titular character, a cowboy promoted to foreman on a remote wyoming ranch. A cowboy finds himself betrayed by his best friend and must choose between. The virginian soundtrack from 2000, composed by nathan barr.
He signs on as foreman of a cattle ranch and begins romancing molly stark diane lane, a. Other than it being a western i dont think it is based on the old t. He falls for a schoolmarm newlyarrived from back east diane lane whos shocked by the uncivilized violence and justice she observes. James child drury was born april 18, 1934 in new york city, where his father was a professor of marketing at new york university. The virginian the 2000 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Pullman makes his movie directorial debut and stars in this adaptation of the 1902 owen wister novel chronicling the adventures of a man who leaves his virginia hometown to become the new medicine. With bill pullman, diane lane, john savage, harris yulin. Owen wisters 1902 novel was the first western bestseller, and it has been made as a movie several times, most. The virginian, american television series 19621971 loosely based on the wister novel. In the 1960s, it became the basis for the first 90minute tv series, with its hero james. The fact that the virginian is one of the oldest of western stories reminds us of how recent the history of the west is. Search the internet movie database for virginian, the. Later, the orphan grows up and discovers that his adoptive father is harboring a.
Released by promotional release in 2000 containing music from the virginian 2000. Owen wisters 1902 novel was the first western bestseller. Total number of members who have this title in their. Actor bill pullman made his directorial debut with this third screen adaptation of the classic western novel by owen wister. Definitely, i am glad i purchased this movie, and it is almost a favorite of mine. The virginian tv series 19621971 the movie database. Nov 06, 2011 ive just watched the tnt production of the virginian 2000 on the gmc cable network. Discover what genre virginian, the, 2000, directed by bill pullman, with mark anderako, marty antonini, larry austin, belongs at turner classic movies.
The virginian tv movie 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The official website of james drury the virginian home. Tlc 1994 and 1995, the film the virginian 2000 and hell to pay 2005. The film was based on the 1902 novel the virginian by owen wister and adapted from the popular 1904 theatrical play wister had.
A cattle baron raises an orphaned boy in the old west, teaching him to be both chivalrous and a skilled marksman. The virginian trailer 1 though not as timeless as the 1946 film starring gary cooper, this elegiac remake marks a solid directing debut for actor bill pullman, who also tackles the title role. The virginian is a 1929 american precode western film directed by victor fleming and starring gary cooper, walter huston, and richard arlen. The virginian 2000 starring bill pullman the virginian. It was twice filmed as a silent film, then in 1929 as an early talkie with gary cooper, and then again in 1946 with joel mccrea. In medicine bow, a newly arrived eastern schoolteacher is courted by two cowpokes but their courtship is interrupted by violent incidents involving local cattle rustlers. And in the 21st century there have been two additional movie versions of the virginianin 2000 a tvmovie starring bill pullman who played the president in independence day, and in 2014 a theatrical feature with countrymusic star trace adkins in the starring role. The virginian is an american western television series starring james drury and doug mcclure, which aired on nbc from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes.
Jul 23, 2010 james drury as the rider cameo role in the virginian 2000 movie. The men from shiloh the final season from the virginian. Pullman is good as the virginian, if a little unsuccessfully stiff at times. The virginian bill pullman joins the ranks of firsttime directors at tnt a list that includes arnold schwarzenegger and tommy lee jones with this languid and reverential adaptation of owen. The virginian tnt movie 2000 vhs very good bill pullman. The virginian, owen wisters classic western novel, arguably the first nuanced treatment of the cowboy in american fiction, has had a long history as a source for adaptation. Opposite his virginian, he casts the seemingly ageless diane lane as his molly stark a luminous frontier. Filmmakings friendship with the virginian, the laconic hero of owen wisters 1902 novel, is winningly renewed in this robust, observant western that follows four previous movie versions and a tv series. Jan 04, 2016 james drury the virginian as the rider in the virginian 2000 movie filmow. It was a spinoff from a 1958 summer series called decision. Details about the virginian tnt movie 2000 vhs very good bill pullman, diane lane. The virginian, a 2000 tv film directed by and starring bill pullman, based on the wister novel. Determined to carve out a life on the new frontier, the virginian bill pullman heads west to wyoming.
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