South of Heaven, West of Hell

Movie
German title	South of Heaven - West of Hell
Original title	South of Heaven, West of Hell
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2000
length	132 minutes
Rod
Director	Dwight Yoakam
script	Dwight Yoakam
production	Gray Frederickson Darris Hatch
music	Pete Anderson Dwight Yoakam
camera	James Glennon
cut	Robert A. Ferretti Mike Murphy
occupation
Dwight Yoakam : Valentine Casey Vince Vaughn : Taylor Henry Billy Bob Thornton : Brigadier Smalls Bridget Fonda : Adalyne Dunfries Peter Fonda : Shoshonee Bill Paul Reubens : Arvid Henry Bud Cort : Agent Otts Michael Jeter : Uncle Jude Bo Hopkins : Doc Angus Dunfries Luke Askew : Leland Henry Joe Unger : Nogales Sanchez Matt Clark : Burl Dunfries Noble Willingham : Sheriff Harris Scott Wilson : Clete Monroe Ritchie Montgomery : Harold

South of Heaven, West of Hell is a 2000 American western directed by Dwight Yoakam , who also wrote the screenplay, starred and co-composed the score.

action

Early 20th century in Arizona . Valentine Casey is the sheriff of Los Tragos, home to the Leland-led family, known for numerous crimes. Casey, an orphan, was once raised by Leland Henry.

Leland and his gang rob the local bank. Meanwhile, actress Adalyne Dunfries and her boyfriend Smalls come to town. Dunfries wants to pick up her daughter, who is in the care of Angus Dunfries. Valentine meets Adalyne and starts a relationship with her. Some murders happen. At the end it is implied that Casey is dead.

Reviews

Robert Koehler wrote in the magazine Variety on December 19, 2000 that the “quasi-metaphysical western revenge” remains as “deceptive” as the distant mirage of a long train. He would lack the sharpness, uniform tone, rhythm and brevity that would make a slim, convincing adventure film out of him. He borrowed elements from other films like Rio Bravo , Two Bandits and Pat Garrett chasing Billy the Kid without animating them. The images and the feelings would not match ( “But there's no grace to the interplay of images and emotions” ), the result seems like an “exaggerated horse opera” .

Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times on December 15, 2000 that the film was too long and contained too much material ( "Overlong, overwritten" ). The critic praised the “beautiful, elegiac” film music and the “startling” camera work.

background

The film was shot in Benson, Arizona , Mescal, Arizona, and the San Raphael Valley, Arizona. Its world premiere took place on January 28, 2000 at the Slamdance Film Festival . The film grossed around 17,000 US dollars in selected US cinemas .

Web links

• South of Heaven, West of Hell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• South of Heaven, West of Hell at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• South of Heaven, West of Hell at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Film review by Robert Koehler ( memento of the original from February 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 7, 2008 
2. ^ Film review by Kevin Thomas , accessed November 7, 2008
3. ^ Filming locations for South of Heaven, West of Hell , accessed November 7, 2008
4. ↑ Release dates for South of Heaven, West of Hell , accessed November 7, 2008
5. ↑ Box office / business for South of Heaven, West of Hell , accessed November 7, 2008