Lone Star

Lone Star1996

Director: Vincent Sherman
Stars: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 135 minutes

This complex and rich film by John Sayles stars Chris Cooper as the contemporary sheriff of a Texas border town still under the sway of his late, legendary lawman father (Matthew McConaughey, seen in flashbacks). The discovery of a skeleton and crus… more »



Delmore Payne:
With your attitude, Private, I'm surprised you want to stay in the service.

Athena Johnson:
I do, sir.

Delmore Payne:
Because it's a job?

Athena Johnson:
Outside... it's... it's such a mess. Um... It's...

Delmore Payne:
Chaos. Why do you think they let us in on the deal?

Athena Johnson:
'Cause they got people to fight. Arabs. Yello people, whatever. Might as well use us?

Delmore Payne:
It works like this, Private. Every soldier in a war doesn't have to believe in what he's fighting for. Most of them fight just to back up the other soldiers in their squad. They try not to get them killed, they try not to get them extra duty, they try not to embarrass themselves in front of them. Why don't you start with that?

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