Geronimo: An American Legend

"A Warrior. A Leader. A Legend."

1993 1h 55m EN

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6.3

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52%

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6.6

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★6.3TMDB · 313🥫52%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 15,570

WesternHistoryActionDrama

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The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.

“A Warrior. A Leader. A Legend.”

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Cast

Jason Patric
Lt. Charles Gatewood
Gene Hackman
Brig. Gen. George Crook
Robert Duvall
Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
Wes Studi
Geronimo
Matt Damon
2nd Lt. Britton Davis
Rodney A. Grant
Mangas
Kevin Tighe
Brig. Gen. Nelson Miles
Steve Reevis
Chato

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Walter Hill
Writers: John Milius, Larry Gross, John Milius
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 53% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CAST

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288+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Walter Hill, shot by Lloyd Ahern II. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ry Cooder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Carmel Davies shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jason Patric and Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "A Warrior. A Leader. A Legend.".

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The take

Walter Hill directs. Lloyd Ahern II behind the camera. Ry Cooder scores. Carmel Davies cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 53% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3288+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Walter Hill, shot by Lloyd Ahern II. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ry Cooder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Carmel Davies shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jason Patric and Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A Warrior. A Leader. A Legend.".
9IMDB entry: tt0107004 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lloyd Ahern II
Original score: Ry Cooder
Editing: Carmel Davies
Production design: Joe Alves
Costume design: Dan Moore
Makeup / hair: Alicia M. Tripi
Sound: Chris Carpenter
Stunt coordinator: Allan Graf
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $18,635,620
Return: 53% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes: 52% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 58/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 15,570 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2023-08-26
★ 6/10
Wes Studi is really little better than Chuck Connors was in 1962, as the legendary Apache chief Geronimo in this rather slow moving biopic that depicts the frustrations of this otherwise noble man given the consent stream of false promises and betrayal visited on him and his people by an avaricious, expansionist, American government. Jason Patric is really quite good as the liaison officer who is charged with escorting Geronimo to a meeting with the government, epitomised by Gene Hackman as "General Crook" who is a measured, considerate soldier who appreciates, and has some sympathy with, their plight. During this journey, the two men start to form a bond based on their respective senses of honour and fairness; courage and trust. This all becomes sorely tested when "Crook" is succeeded by Kevin Tighe who is not so sympathetic and they now have a revolution to deal with. It has some wonderfully full and grand cinematography, Ry Cooder has created a suitably splendid accompaniment but Matt Damon's rather preppie narration and, indeed, the whole script is way too wordy when we have such characterisations and images to digest.It is far too sanitised to offer a serious critique into the atrocities carried out in the name of progress, so really joust boiled down to an over-long wetter with little eastern promise.

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