News daily weekend all time international showdowns help. The story centers on tontos recollection of the adventures that found lawman john reid transformed into the lone ranger, legendary hero of the old west. Sure it was made in the 50s but it stills holds up today as a great western movie. The lone ranger wasnt the best film ive seen this summer, but it is far from the worst. Dead mans chest 2006 which made the industry record for highest opening weekend. Native american warrior tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed john reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice. With johnny depp, armie hammer, william fichtner, tom wilkinson.
The lone ranger is an american western drama television series that aired on the abc television network from 1949 to 1957, with clayton moore in the starring role. The lone ranger starring johnny depp, armie hammer and helen. When a murder occurs on the train on which hes travelling, celebrated detective hercule poirot is recruited to solve the case. So, the lone ranger turned out to be the perfect theme for a seven year old boys birthday party idea. The name luke hartman was used in the 2003 tv movie unsold series pilot. Lone ranger originaltitel the lone ranger ist ein usamerikanischer westernfilm aus dem. What a great way to start your 4th of july holiday. A very enjoyable film, good laugh out loud moments.
Matt damons great wall getting beat by lego batman at. Rotten tomatoes, netflix, weak movies and all just made the year even worse, but 2018 was a much better year for the box office and 2019 should bring that up. Even with the dismal opening, a cure for wellness was frontloaded and. Released the same weekend as national lampoons european vacation, a rerelease of e. The film was a box office bomb one of the biggest of all time, grossing only. It is the first theatrical film featuring the lone ranger and tonto characters.
Jay silverheels, a member of the mohawk aboriginal people in canada, played the lone ranger s indian companion tonto. The legend of the lone ranger 1981 rotten tomatoes. The lone ranger is a 20 american western action film directed by gore verbinski and. Items worn by televisions beloved lone ranger actor clayton moore are being auctioned saturday in denver, and by phone.
Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars johnny depp as tonto, the narrator of the events and armie hammer as john reid, the lone ranger. These are just a few recent highprofile films from major studios that ended up being serious box office bombs. Weekend update anchors colin jost and michael che tackle the weeks biggest news, including a petsitting organizations van being stolen with 16 dogs inside. Keeps faithful to the opening tv sequence but a much deeper and more. After smashing the january weekend record last weekend, american sniper is enjoying a very solid second weekend hold. This one hour feature is a special that was created in 1955 for the 22nd anniversary of the program 22 years includes the radio program years using the first three episodes of the tv series from 1949 edited together, that provide the answers to the origin of the lone ranger. With director gore verbinskis the lone ranger opening this wednesday, disney held a big press junket santa fe, new mexico. While ive done a lot of interviews, it was incredibly cool to talk to. On the most basic level, its just not a good movie. Tv lone ranger clayton moores items up for auction saturday. Without spoiling anything, we can confirm that disneys lone ranger wraps up on a note that allows for future adventures with the ranger and tonto.
The gorgeous romantic film, directed by luca guadagnino, just earned the years highest pertheater. Armie hammer in the lone ranger 20 the lone ranger 20 ruth wilson and armie hammer in the lone ranger 20 bryant prince. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars armie hammer in the title role and johnny depp as tonto and explores the duos efforts to subdue the immoral actions of the corrupt and bring justice in the american old west. Biography the greatgrandson of famous 20th century oil tycoon armand hammer, armie hammer jr. Call me by your names box office bodes well for oscar dreams. The lone ranger is a 20 american western film produced by walt disney pictures and jerry bruckheimer films and directed by gore verbinski. The lone ranger is a 20 american western action film directed by gore verbinski and written by justin haythe, ted elliott and terry rossio. So solid, in fact, that it will also have the thirdbest january weekend. Matt damons the great wall is a chinese hit but a domestic miss. The lego batman movie predicted to win opening weekend.
I think even if this movie didnt have the lone ranger it wouldve still been a good western. The lego batman movie amc theatres opening weekend. With klinton spilsbury, michael horse, christopher lloyd, matt clark. The film opened on more than 2,337 screens in the us this. Notes and queries why was the lone ranger lone if he always had tonto with him. I loved this film as a kid and still enjoy it today. The film version of the lone ranger is definitely not a box office hit. The lone ranger is also john reid in dynamite entertainments licensed lone ranger comic book series that began in 2006 and in the 20 disney film the lone ranger. The lone ranger watch full episodes free united states. Gore verbinski, one of american cinemas most inventive directors who was a punkrock guitarist as a teenager and had to sell his guitar to buy his first camera, is now the director of pirates of the caribbean. Jul 03, 20 john reid the lone ranger william fichtner butch cavendish tom wilkinson cole ruth wilson rebecca reid helena bonham carter red harrington james badge dale dan reid bryant prince danny barry pepper fuller mason cook will j.
The lone ranger and tonto get whats coming to them in. Weekend update on a stolen petsitting van snl youtube. Hio silver away well that is what it used to say when i watched the lone ranger when i was a kid, and armie hammer as the lone ranger and johnny depp as tonto couldnt be a better pair to play these 2 parts. The movie shot for 10 days on the santa fe national forest for a fight scene on a train. According to the lego batman movie page, it states amc stubs members who watch the lego batman movie in reald 3d will be an amc exclusive batman minifigure with your ticket purchase. There are funny moments, but the plot is contrived, the jokes predictable, the characters onedimensional and its at least 45 minutes too long.
Battleship and the lone ranger but then you also edge of tomorrow and pacific rim, both. The lone ranger cast and crew cast photos and info. The 10 biggest movie reboot boxoffice bombs of the decade. May 31, 2012 disneys lone ranger starring johnny depp has been moved from may 31st to july 3rd, 20. Granted, it didnt live up to last january, but its box office was one of the top five januarys of all time, so thats still a good start to the year. With kenneth branagh, penelope cruz, willem dafoe, judi dench. John reidthe lone ranger william fichtner butch cavendish tom wilkinson cole ruth wilson rebecca reid helena bonham carter red harrington james badge dale dan reid bryant prince danny barry pepper fuller mason cook will j. The lone ranger cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Jay played in the entire lone ranger tv series as well as the two feature length motion pictures the lone ranger and the lone ranger and the lost city of gold.
Both despicable me 2 and the lone ranger opened on july 2, 20 to get an early start on the holiday weekend. Cullum wendell saginaw grant chief big bear harry treadaway frank james frain barret joaquin cosio jesus damon herriman. The sole surviving texas ranger klinton spilsbury of an ambush arranged by outlaw leader major bartholomew butch cavendish christopher lloyd returns to fight back as a great masked western hero, the lone ranger. The lone ranger performs poorly in opening holiday weekend. The lone ranger is the sole survivor of a group of six ambushed texas rangers.
Hammer landed two of his first major roles at polar opposite ends of the dramatic spectrum. It starred clayton moore as the only surviving texas ranger who is nursed back to health by a native american named tonto jay silverheels, who becomes his partner. The lego batman movie will be premiering in theaters in two weeks and going up against it are some other high profile movies including fifty shades darker and john wick. While details differ, the basic story of the lone rangers origin is consistent in most versions of the franchise. Weekend weekly monthly quarterly yearly seasons holidays. The lone ranger story part of this dvd package is great to have available after such a long period of time. Gore verbinski talks the lone ranger, what he collects. Prior to the earlytomid 2000s, it was not unusual for a moderately successful movie to do 45x their respective opening weekend even sans a holiday opening, an oscar run, or some special. While ive done a lot of interviews, it was incredibly cool to be. The lone ranger and tonto get whats coming to them in thank. It looks like if youre going to see the lego batman movie opening weekend february 912, amc theatres may be the way to go. Scifi thriller created and directed by gore verbinski opens february 17. While we think the lone ranger is actually a pretty ambitious movie with a lot going for it, the critics of 20 tore it to pieces, giving the film a nasty 30 percent on rotten tomatoes.
It appears i neednt have worried, since the movie bombed in its opening. Disneys ceo bob iger said that the last number of summers have been quite. Here are 10 of the biggest movie flops of the 2010s insider. The animated sequel now ranks as the third highest debut ever for the july fourth weekend, behind transformers.
The lone ranger rides again with this bigbudget walt disney pictures production starring johnny depp as tonto and armie hammer as the famed gunman. However, over on the promotions page, it shows that theyll be. The film is told through tontos memories of the duos earliest efforts to subdue local villainy. Armie hammer and johnny depp make for an appealing pair of leads, but theyre not enough to make up for the lone rangers bland script. Apr 02, 2017 ghost in the shell is on path to be one of the biggest box office bombs thus far in 2017. His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered over the six nations reservation where he. Marvels thor 2 is shifting slightly from november 15th to november 8th. The difference between world war z and the lone ranger. The lone ranger is a classic american blackandwhite television series that originally aired for five seasons from 1949 to 1956 and in color from 1956 to 1957 on the abc network. I would gladly recommend this, but be cautious of the overtly violent nature.
Expectations for the mummy to become one of the top attractions of the year ended with a disappointing opening weekend. This is one of those things that probably couldnt get made nowadays, for fear of disney, who hold the movie rights to the lone ranger, getting litigious. The lego batman movie will once again try to fend off fifty shades darker as the animated spinoff works to retain its box office crown over the presidents day weekend holiday. The movie, a liveactionanimated hybrid based on the popular toy brand, has become the biggest box office flop of all time. The opening weekend crowd for the film was 56% male and 35% under the age of 25. I got to watch reruns of the lone ranger when wed come back to the sates every few years. A posse of six members of the texas ranger division, led by captain dan reid, pursued a band of outlaws led by bartholomew butch cavendish, but are betrayed by a civilian guide named collins. Ghost in the shell is on path to be one of the biggest box office bombs thus far in 2017. Problem is, verbinskis western is more thematically selfcontained than his first pirates of the caribbean movie look for a feature on that subject to arrive in the near future, and as such, verbinski might not be so inclined to return for a. I thought the lone ranger was cool, not only because he could ride a horse and was good with a gun, but because he was somewhat. It was a great party, even if our little lone ranger traded in his white hat for a black one by the end of the day.
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