Geronimo: An American Legend

1993 "A Warrior. A Leader. A Legend."
6.5| 1h55m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 10 December 1993 Released
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
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The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.

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Walter Hill

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Columbia Pictures

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Alicia I love this movie so much
Beanbioca As Good As It Gets
Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Wuchak If you like Westerns, 1993's "Geronimo: An American Legend" is worth checking out; it's just not as good as you would expect from such an exemplary cast & crew.With the likes of Walter Hill, John Milius, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Jason Patric, Wes Studi and Matt Damon you'd expect greatness on the level of "Last of the Mohicans," "Dances with Wolves" or even "Wyatt Earp," instead it's merely watchable.This is likely because, more than anything else, it comes across as a humdrum history lesson. At the same time, it's not bad. So, if you're a fan of Westerns, I encourage you to add it too your collection. Just don't expect anything outstanding.The film runs 115 minutes and was shot mostly in Southern Utah, but also Old Tucson, Arizona.GRADE: C+
poe426 Wes Studi, so hateful in LAST OF THE MOHICANS, is about as sympathetic a character as you can get in GERONIMO, and Walter Hill's direction is about as tight as it gets (which is saying a lot for a director of Hill's caliber). The cinematography, if nothing else, should've won some kind of award. One thing I would've liked to have seen in a movie like this is the root cause of The American Indian Wars. According to Robert M. Utley, it all began when Indians were being starved by buffalo hunters out for furs, who decimated the great herds, leaving the meat to rot and the Natives to starve. At a meeting called between the townsfolk and the Indians, one townie reportedly said: "If they're hungry, let 'em eat grass." When the smoke cleared, the townie was found dead, with his mouth stuffed full of grass. A LOT of mythinformation came out of the genocide that followed. General Custer, a Civil War vet, was nicknamed "The Son of the Morning Star" because he liked to attack unguarded Indian villages at sunup. His preferred method was to wait for the braves to go off to hunt, leaving the women, children, and elderly alone and unarmed. Sherman, another vet who put the South to the torch, coined a popular phrase when he said that "the only GOOD Indian is a DEAD Indian." U.$. Army soldiers, foreshadowing the likes of the Nazis and Ed Gein, made purses from the genitalia of murdered Indian women (it's out there; look it up). GERONIMO is and isn't historically accurate; what it most definitely IS is a great movie.
Leofwine_draca Walter Hill's biopic of the Apache hero brings to life the political struggle between Native Americans and the US army in the 19th century. It's a fast paced, well made movie that's more educational than everything else; as a viewer to whom the story was completely new, I enjoyed learning about the tensions and situations along with the historical backdrop.However, I can't help but feel the film is lacking something: it has a made for TV feel and never has the 'bite' or heart that make other biopics so affecting. This one goes through the motions and utilises a powerful cast to bring the characters to life, but you watch it in the same way you watch a history documentary: to learn rather than feel. The blame has to go to John Milius's script, I think.Still, both Hackman and Duvall contribute seasoned turns as grizzled old war veterans, and it's great to see a fresh-faced Matt Damon taking on a leading role and handling it comfortably so early on in his career. What a surprise, too, to discover that Jason Patric (THE LOST BOYS) could actually act back in the day. The best cast member is Wes Studi as Geronimo himself: playing his character stony-faced most of the time, he gets the man's humility, strength and sense of quiet honour just right.
Chris First of all I'm not US Citizen, have Indian Origin or studied the so called Apache Wars in detail. But I enjoy western and when a western have at least some historical accuracy I like it even more. I have to say I was really surprised of this movie. If you expect to see a Western about heroic Indians and evil soldiers or an action loaded cowboys versus apache film don't watch it. In my opinion it's a decent portray of a great historian figure. Wes Studi did a fantastic job and is very believable as Geronimo. A strong acting from his side. It's a wonderful cast of actors in thismovie: Gene Hackman as General George Crook, Robert Duvall as Scout AlSieber, Jason Patric as 1.Lt. Charles Gatewood and a young Matt Damonas 2nd Lt. Britton Davis. Damon is doing such a fine acting as he showsin so many movies after. He is also the narrator voice of this sad story in American history too. Robert Duvall seems to play the only John Wayne like Character in this movie. He also has some wonderful Action Scenes and is good and motivated as ever. Same goes to Gene Hackman and Jason Patric. As mentioned before there are Action Scenes, mostly shootouts, battles and horse riding scenes. All of these aregreat cinematographic work and of course the pictures of the landscapesare incredible too. It seems that Director Walter Hill wanted to do hisown Homage to legends like John Ford. The Music is bit melancholic pretty decent, sometimes slow but never over the top or too much of all. The choice was excellent for this movie.Walter Hill impressed me with this beautiful and sad movie. It's a decent Western but not too slow or too boring. Walter Hill shows a fantastic picture about the people in this infamous and tragic story of a brave warrior and his tribe.