Rough Riders (film)
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| Rough Riders | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Milius |
| Written by |
John Milius Hugh Wilson |
| Starring |
Tom Berenger Sam Elliott Gary Busey |
| Music by | Peter Bernstein |
| Budget | $19 million |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Rough Riders is a 1997 television miniseries directed and co-written by John Milius about future President Theodore Roosevelt and the regiment (the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry; aka the Rough Riders). The series prominently shows the bravery of the volunteers at the Battle of San Juan Hill, part of the Spanish–American War of 1898. It was released on DVD in 2006. The series originally aired on TNT with a four-hour running time, including commercials.
Plot
Cast
- Tom Berenger – Lt. Col./Col. Theodore Roosevelt
- Sam Elliott – Capt. Bucky O'Neill
- Gary Busey – Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler
- Brad Johnson – Henry Nash
- Illeana Douglas – Edith Roosevelt
- Chris Noth – Craig Wadsworth
- Brian Keith – President William McKinley
- George Hamilton – William Randolph Hearst
- R. Lee Ermey – Secretary of State John Hay
- Nick Chinlund – Frederic Remington
- Dale Dye – Col./Brig Gen. Leonard Wood
- Holt McCallany – Sgt. Hamilton Fish
- Geoffrey Lewis – Eli
- James Parks – William Tiffany
- Dakin Matthews – Wadsworth Sr.
- Mark Moses – Capt. Woodbury Kane
- William Katt – Edward Marshall
- Francesco Quinn – Rafael Castillo
- Adam Storke – Stephen Crane
- Titus Welliver – B. F. Goodrich
- Diana Jorge – Mademoiselle Adler
- Eric Allan Kramer – Henry Bardshar
- Angee Hughes – Sara Bardshar
- Bob Primeaux - Indian Bob
- Pablo Espinosa - Maj Frederick Funston
- Michael Greyeyes - Delchaney
Production
A script had been written and was offered to John Milius to direct. He agreed provided he could rewrite the script.
It was filmed in Texas over 48 days on a budget of $19 million.[1]
Milius considers the film one of his best:
They had a lot of controls on me, at Turner, and I just ran over them... They hated me, but I got the film made, didn't I?... That's what you have to do. You have to be true to the vision that you start out to do, otherwise what are you even there for?[2]
Reception
Critical Response
References
- ↑ 'In TNT's 'Rough Riders,' John Milius presents the Spanish–American War as a great way to build character.: For Teddy, War Was Heaven', By JAMES STERNGOLDLOS ANGELES. New York Times (1923–Current file) [New York, N.Y] 13 July 1997: H33
- ↑ "An Interview with John Milius", IGN, 7 May 2003 accessed 5 January 2013
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