Geronimo: An American Legend

Year:

1993

Duration:

115 min

Genres:

Drama | History | Western

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Walter Hill

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1993-12-10

Filming Locations: Kayenta, Arizona, USA

Earnings

Budget: $35,000,000

Gross: $13,736,475 (USA) Admissions 65,770 (Germany)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jason Patric

Gene Hackman

Brig. Gen. George Crook

Robert Duvall

Al Sieber

Wes Studi

Geronimo

Matt Damon

Lt. Britton Davis

Rodney A. Grant

Mangas

Kevin Tighe

Brig. Gen. Nelson Miles

Steve Reevis

Chato

Carlos Palomino

Sgt. Turkey

Victor Aaron

Ulzana

Stuart Proud Eagle Grant

Sgt. Dutchy

Stephen McHattie

Schoonover

John Finn

Capt. Hentig

Lee de Broux

City Marshal Joe Hawkins

Rino Thunder

Old Nana

Hoke Howell

Billy Pickett

Richard Martin Jr.

Apache Medicine Man

J. Young

Hawkins' Deputy

Raliegh Wilson

Yaqui Dave

Jackie Old Coyote

Apache Vision Woman

Monty Bass

Dead Shot

Pato Hoffmann

The Dreamer

Scott Crabbe

Courier at Ball

Patricia Pretzinger

Woman at Ball

Roger Callard

Sgt. Mulrey

Juddson Keith Linn

Bronco Apache

Mark Boone Junior

Afraid Miner

M.C. Gainey

Unafraid Miner

Michael Ruud

Chaplain

Michael Minjarez

Dandy Jim

Burnette Bennett

Skip-Hey

Davina Smith

Dead Shot's Wife

Jonathan Ward

C.S. Fly

Luis Contreras

Rurale Officer

Jaquelin Lee

Apache Woman (as Jacquelin Lee)

Jim Manygoats

Ailing Apache

Scott Wilson

Redondo

Eva Larson

Cantina Waitress

Greg Goossen

Schoonover Gang

Sonny Skyhawk

Schoonover Gang

Michael Adams

Schoonover Gang

Walter Robles

Schoonover Gang

Anthony G. Schmidt

Schoonover Gang (as Anthony Schmidt)

Jim Beaver

Proclamation Officer

Buzz Augare

Native American

Arland F. Ben

Native American

Virgil Joe Ben

Native American

Billy Brown

Native American (as Bill Brown)

Clifford Brown

Native American

Jimmy Brownfeather

Native American

James Burgdorf

Native American

Michael Case

Native American

R.B. Dunn

Native American

Jefferson Gatewood

Native American

Frank Gobert

Native American

Anderson Harvey

Native American

Steven Holiday

Native American

Craig Ironpipe

Native American (as Craig Iron Pipe)

George Lee

Native American

Aarie E. Madplume

Native American

Harrison Nez

Native American

Henry Nez Jr.

Native American

Peter P. Oliver

Native American

Leo J. Saggboy

Native American

Donahue Tom

Native American

Robert Whipple

Native American (as Robert S. Whipple)

Larry White Jr.

Native American

Kurt Hamilton Cox

Cavalry

Cary A. Davisson

Cavalry

Barry Edward

Cavalry

Robert Erickson

Cavalry

Mark B. Farris

Cavalry

Chuck Fitzpatrick

Cavalry

Glen Gamble

Cavalry

Eric W. Glatthaar

Cavalry

William C. Honohan

Cavalry

Armond Jones

Cavalry

Francisco Cruz López

Cavalry

Kevin McNiven

Cavalry

Mark Myers

Cavalry

Gary L. Norwood

Cavalry

Richard Jay Reed

Cavalry

Sam Reed

Cavalry

Lonnie Rodriguez

Cavalry

Stanley Schultz

Cavalry

Michael Stein

Cavalry

James N. Strouss

Cavalry

Rocky Bonifield

Soldier's Wife / Waltz Dancer (as Roxanne 'Rocky' Meyers)

Lena Banks

Dancer (uncredited)

Eugene Biscardi

Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Jessica Biscardi

Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Morgan Blanchard

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Gordon Frye

Cavalry Lieutenant (uncredited)

Michael Gier

Calvalry / Principal Dancer (uncredited)

Lynn Dee Smith

Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

According to a interview with Walter Hill, he never liked the title of the movie "Geronimo: An American Legend" because he never felt the movie was about Geronimo but about the men who had caught Geronimo. In that same interview, he stated there is a longer version to the movie, he was forced to cut it down by 12 minutes; in his own words, he describes the version as a "damn good" version and felt that the studio should released that version on DVD.

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Patric showed his considerable horsemanship in the scene where he has a one-on-one showdown with an Apache warrior. Patrick goes from laying across his horse prone on the ground, to ordering the horse back onto its feet while he mounts it as it quickly rolls upright - rifle in one hand, reins in the other.

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Tom Horn and The Apache Kid were not portrayed in "Geronimo, An American Legend" Most sccounts have them as being instrumental in the capture of Geronimo.

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Goofs

The steam locomotive used to transport the Apache band at the end is an oil burning locomotive. A phony load of wood sits atop the tender's fuel-oil bunker. The engine is making thick black smoke, an indication of an oil fired locomotive. Such thick smoke is an indication of poor fuel burning, something movie directors request, but hardly real-world practice. Properly operated steam locomotives make much less smoke, regardless of whether fuel is wood, coal, or oil.

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When confronted in the Mexican cantina, Schoonover states that he is from Brewster County, TX. Brewster did not exist until it was marked off from Presidio County in February 1887, whereas this scene is set prior to Geronimo's surrender in September 1886.

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Quotes

Al Sieber, Chief of Scouts: I just think you're a real sad case. You don't love who you're fighting for, and you don't hate who you're fighting against.

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1st Lt. Charles B. Gatewood: That was a great shot!

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Al Sieber, Chief of Scouts: I'm going to go on down to Tucson and I'm going to get drunk!

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