The Alamo

Year:

2004

Duration:

137 min

Genres:

Drama | History | War | Western

IMDB rate:

6

Director:

John Lee Hancock

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2004-04-09

Filming Locations: USA

Earnings

Budget: $95,000,000

Opening Weekend: $9,124,701 (USA) (11 April 2004)

Gross: $22,406,362 (USA) (18 July 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jason Patric

The Alamo

Ricardo Chavira

Dennis Quaid

Sam Houston

Billy Bob Thornton

Davy Crockett

Patrick Wilson

William Travis

Emilio Echevarría

Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

Jordi Mollà

Juan Seguin

Leon Rippy

Sgt. William Ward

Tom Davidson

Colonel Green Jameson

Marc Blucas

James Bonham

Robert Prentiss

Albert Grimes

Kevin Page

Micajah Autry

Joe Stevens

Mial Scurlock

Stephen Bruton

Captain Almeron Dickinson

Laura Clifton

Susanna Dickinson

Steven Chester Prince

Lieutenant John Forsythe

Craig Erickson

Tom Waters

Nick Kokich

Daniel Cloud

Richard Nance

Grey #1

Jett Garner

Grey #2

Estephania LeBaron

Juana

Afemo Omilami

Sam

Edwin Hodge

Joe

Emily Deschanel

Rosanna Travis

Blue Deckert

Colorado Smith

Turk Pipkin

Issac Millsaps

Brandon Smith

Lieutenant Colonel J.C. Neill

Tommy G. Kendrick

T.J. Rusk

W. Earl Brown

David Burnet

Tom Everett

Mosley Baker

Rance Howard

Governor Smith

Stewart Finlay-McLennan

James Grant

Matt O'Leary

Boy in Store

John S. Davies

Store Owner

Kit Gwin

Mrs. Ayers

Castulo Guerra

General Castrillon

Francisco Philbert

General Cos

Mauricio Zatarain

Colonel Jose Batres

Flavio Hinojosa

Colonel Juan Almonte

Hugo Pérez

Charging Mexican Soldier

Jesus Mayorga

Battery Private

Hector Garcia

Battery Sergeant

Roland Uribe

Colonel Duque

Ruben G. Rojas

Francisco Esparza

Lanell Pena

Ana Esparza

Michael Crabtree

Deaf Smith

Anna Reyes

Tejano Child

Sonia Montoya

Stunning Tejana's Mother

Elena Hurst

Stunning Tejana

Lynn Mathis

James Hackett

Charles Sanders

Stage Manager

Rutherford Cravens

Mr. Smith

Dameon Clarke

Mr. Jones

Tim Mateer

Bill The Rider

Nathan Price

Charlie Travis

Don Javier Castillo

Don Jose Palaez

Lonnie Rodriguez

Mexican Scout

Julio Cedillo

General Cos' Messenger (as Julio Cesar Cedillo)

Buck Taylor

Settler

Oscar D. Silva

Firing Squad First Lieutenant

Marc Menchaca

Fifer

Safia Gray

Ursula Veramendi

Eric Montoya

Enrique Esparza

Michael Clossin

Tennessean #1

Robert Bassetti

Bowie Man in Street

Nathan Walker

Goliad Man

Bert Beatson

The Messenger (uncredited)

Aidan Black

Jackson Rusk (uncredited)

Wendy Bonn

Lady in Blue Dress (uncredited)

Charles E. Gray

Alamo Defender (uncredited)

Celina Hernandez

Tejano Prostitute (uncredited)

Richard Andrew Jones

Drinking Old-Timer (uncredited)

Crystal Marie Lee

Camp Follower (uncredited)

Frank Matthews

Joseph M. Hawkins (uncredited)

Krystal Morton

Angelina Dickinson (uncredited)

Robert C. Pemelton

Texan Soldier

Alyssa Petersen

Settler (uncredited)

Amanda Petersen

Settler (uncredited)

Ann Taylor

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Frank Thompson

Texian Politician (uncredited)

Clint Tidwell

Texan Defender (uncredited)

Tony Wolford

Crockett's Group of Men (uncredited)

Daniel Zubiate

Texian Sergeant (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Disney forced Director John Lee Hancock to put clothes on the images of liberty on the Texan's drums. Images of that era depicting Liberty always showed her with a breast or both breasts exposed.

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During the battle of San Jacinto the Texans yelled, "Remember the Alamo." During the actual battle they also yelled, "Remember Goliad." The massacre at Goliad was left out of the movie. Goliad was where Colonel Fannin and his unarmed men were executed at the order of Santa Anna.

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The role of Susanna Dickinson, the only adult Anglo survivor of the siege and the mother of the only child Anglo survivor, was much larger in the script than what it ended up being in the final version of the film. The role was one of the major roles in the script and the actress who portrayed Susanna, Laura Clifton, was the only female member of the permanent cast for the film. After Disney finished editing the theatrical release of the film, the character has only one line (screaming for her husband, Almaron Dickinson, during a cattle stampede) and a few appearances in other scenes (during Travis' speech and in the chapel during the siege) and is not even identified anywhere in the movie so that audiences would know who this significant figure in Texas history was. In fact, the role, far from being Laura Clifton's big break, actually hurt her career because of how insignificant it ended up being in the theatrical release.

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Goofs

At one point, Bowie pulls his famous knife out of the sheath and allows Crockett to examine it. When the camera cuts back to Bowie, his knife is back in its sheath, despite the fact that Crockett is still holding it.

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The shell defused by Travis is too large to have been fired by any of the Mexican guns.

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Right after Crockett shoots the epaulet off Santa Ana's right shoulder, he can be seen stepping back with epaulets on both shoulders. The next time the camera shows him, he only has the epaulet on his left shoulder.

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Quotes

Davy Crockett: What are you sellin', Sam?

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David Crockett: It's amazing what a little harmony will do.

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David Crockett: [Crockett is about to be executed by the Mexicans] You tell the general I'm willing to discuss the terms of surrender. You tell him; if he'll order his men to put down their weapons and line up, I'll take them to Sam Houston and I'll try my best to save most of them. That said; Sam's a mite twitchy, so no promises.

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