The Hi-Lo Country is a 1998 drama/western film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Penelope Cruz and Enrique Castillo. It is set in post-WWII New Mexico and is based on the novel by Western author Max Evans.
Just after World War II best friends Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) and Pete (Billy Crudup) return home to find half of their town employed by cattle baron Jim Ed ...
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The Hi-Lo Country is a 1998 drama/western film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Penelope Cruz and Enrique Castillo. It is set in post-WWII New Mexico and is based on the novel by Western author Max Evans.
Just after World War II best friends Big Boy Matson (Woody Harrelson) and Pete (Billy Crudup) return home to find half of their town employed by cattle baron Jim Ed Love (Sam Elliott). Hanging on to the mythic ideals of the American West Big Boy and Pete team up with an old time rancher (James Gammon) to raise cattle the cowboy way and life in Hi-Lo, New Mexico becomes a volatile power keg.
The fuse is lit when Mona (Patricia Arquette), the wife of Jim Ed's foreman, begins a heated affair with Big Boy. Pete's past longings for Mona resurface with his discovery of the affair and the bond of friendship becomes sorely tested. Ultimately, Pete and Big Boy's friendship will be decided by the extent of their...
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