Blackthorn
July 1, 2011
Plot
In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorne) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
Release Year: 2011
Rating: 6.6/10 (2,218 voted)
Critic's Score: 61/100
Director:
Mateo Gil
Stars: Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea
Storyline
In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorne) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
Cast:
Sam Shepard
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James Blackthorn aka Butch Cassidy
Eduardo Noriega
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Ing. Eduardo Apodaca
Stephen Rea
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Mackinley
Magaly Solier
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Yana
Dominique McElligott
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Etta Place
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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Young James
Padraic Delaney
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Sundance Kid
Daniel Aguirre
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Ivan
Luis Bredow
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Doctor
Fernando Gamarra
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Bank Director
Maria Luque
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Tavern Keeper
Cristian Mercado
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General of the Bolivian Army
Taglines:
Sam Shepard is Butch Cassidy
Details
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Release Date: 1 July 2011
Filming Locations: La Paz, Bolivia
Opening Weekend: $15,254
(USA)
(9 October 2011)
(7 Screens)
Gross: $199,652
(USA)
(29 January 2012)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
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Quotes:
James Blackthorn aka Butch Cassidy:
There are only two significant events in a man's life: when you leave home and when you go back. Everything else is just the middle.
User Review
Western cinematography is not dead…
Rating: 9/10
Westerns are all about cinematography, and Blackthorn is no exception.
Wide, sweeping vistas are the order of the day — but this time,
they're something new: South America, and in particular, Bolivia. This
tale of an aging-exiled American outlaw and his attempts to return home
may seem a bit straightforward and tame, but in the end it's not and
you'll be glad to have spend the hour and forty-five minutes partaking
in this latest great example of the genre.
The directing isn't too bad either and the actors generally deliver
their lines well, although a few are a bit over-read.
For a modern western that's not an adolescent fantasy and has a great
deal of heart, it gets 9/10.