Marc Blucas

Directed by John Lee Hancock

Writing credits (WGA)

Leslie Bohem (written by) and Stephen Gaghan (written by) ...

Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / War / Western (more)

Plot Outline: Historical drama detailing the 1835-36 Texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege of the Alamo (February 23-March 6, 1836) where 183 Texans (American-born Texans) and Tejanos (Mexican-born Texans) commanded by Colonel Travis, along with Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie, were besieged in an abandoned mission outside San Antonio by a Mexican army of nearly 2,000 men under the personal command of the dictator of Mexico, General Santa Anna, as well as detailing the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836) where General Sam Houston’s rag-tag army of Texans took on and defeated Santa Anna’s army which led to the indepedence of Texas.

User Rating: 6.0/10 (1,161 votes)

Cast overview, first billed only:

Dennis Quaid .... Sam Houston
Billy Bob Thornton .... Davy Crockett
Jason Patric .... James Bowie
Patrick Wilson .... William Travis
Emilio Echevarría .... Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Jordi Mollà .... Juan Seguin
Leon Rippy .... Sgt. William Ward
Tom Davidson .... Colonel Green Jameson
Marc Blucas .... James Bonham
Robert Prentiss .... Albert Grimes
Kevin Page .... Micajah Autry
Joe Stevens .... Mial Scurlock
Stephen Bruton .... Captain Almeron Dickinson
Laura Clifton .... Susanna Dickinson
Ricardo Chavira .... Private Gregorio Esparza (as Ricardo S. Chavira)

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sustained intense battle sequences.

Runtime: 137 min

Country: USA

Language: English / Spanish

Color: Color

Sound Mix: DTS-ES / Dolby EX 6.1

Certification: Singapore:PG / UK:12A / USA:PG-13 / Italy:T

Trivia :

During production, local news stations sent helicopters to get aerial footage of the Alamo set. This was causing so much interference that everyone on the set was told to give the copters "the finger" so they could not use any footage.

Ron Howard was originally set to direct, but decided against it.

’Russell Crowe’ was originally signed for the role of General Sam Houston, but left at the same time as Howard.

Ethan Hawke was up for the role of William Barett Travis but eventually dropped out.

User Comments :

Date: 11 April 2004

Summary: This movie kicks butt!

After seeing this film, I was just...well....stunned. This movie has "Oscar" written all over it. The battle scenes were awesome (not exactly "Lord of the Rings" material, but still awesome). There was little sex or nudity and the vulgarity was few and far between. This is a great film about an important but overlooked era in American history. This film has made me anxious to go out and rent the John Wayne version made in 1960...and I will, too. Billy Bob Thorton was excellent as Davy Crockett and Dennis Quaid was just as good as Sam Houston. Jason Patric is fabulous as the knife-wielding Jim Bowie. Do not miss this film, it’s worth the $7 to see it. Take my advice and GO SEE THIS FILM!