It is very rare to find an outstanding book about the making of a much loved, modern-day classic film based on a much loved Pulitzer prize winning novel and yet here it is . Being a Lonesome Dove-aholic, I was more than thrilled to see this book in a bookstore recently. I checked my phone for Amazon's price and was pleased to be able to save about $20 here.
This book provides a fascinating new avenue to go back and re-visit the magic of Lonesome Dove. It is filled with interviews with dozens of the cast members asking so many of the questions that I've always wanted to ask: "favorite memories" "what was it like when....", etc. The insight and recollections shared add so much richness to the background and understanding of the film. I want to go back and re-watch the movie for the thousandth time to look for particular instances referenced or remembered. You get the sense that this project was a very special time for everyone involved either from their tone or because they came right out and said so. Perhaps that is one reason why the popularity of the movie endures and the magic of the story never seems to fade.
I've often said I would have taken any role or job in Lonesome Dove to have been a part of this magnificent film, down to playing one of the pigs!!! This book is the next best thing. The reader is taken from the book being optioned for adaptation to film, to pre-production to casting, all the way through the filming and into post production and it's success during the awards season that followed.
The lavish illustrations are some of the most stunning aspects of the book including: the many full color photographs of some of the iconic props from the movie such as the "Hat Creek Cattle Company" sign that Gus lashed to the side of the wagon as they were leaving Lonesome Dove for the cattle drive that stated "We don't rent pigs", and the actual faded Lonesome Dove painted on the storefront of the Dry Bean. No fan of this movie will want to be without this fascinating inside look at the making of one of the greatest movies of all time.
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