Blackthorn

July 1, 2011 0 By Fans
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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

James Blackthorn aka Butch Cassidy


Eduardo Noriega

Ing. Eduardo Apodaca


Stephen Rea

Mackinley


Magaly Solier

Yana


Dominique McElligott

Etta Place


Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Young James


Padraic Delaney

Sundance Kid


Daniel Aguirre

Ivan


Luis Bredow

Doctor


Fernando Gamarra

Bank Director


Maria Luque

Tavern Keeper


Cristian Mercado

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

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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.