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El Paso In Popular Culture
The city of El Paso, Texas, United States, has been featured in many films, as well as in TV shows and popular music. Events * Fleetwood Mac held their first concert that featured Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in El Paso in 1975. Stevie Nicks attended Loretto Academy and Bassett Junior High in El Paso as a teenager. Films * ''Citizen Kane'' (1941). During the opening ''News on the March'' segment, the front page of the fictitious ''El Paso Daily Journal'' announces the death of Charles Foster Kane. *''Take the High Ground!'' (1953), starring Richard Widmark and Karl Malden * ''For a Few Dollars More'' (1965), the second film in the Dollars Trilogy, starring Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef, is set in El Paso. * '' Manos: The Hands of Fate'' (1966), which is reputed to be one of the worst films ever made, was shot in and around El Paso. It premiered in 1966 at the downtown Capri Theater. * '' The Getaway'' (1972), starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw * In ''The Stepfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Paso, Texas
El Paso (; ; or ) is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. The 2020 United States census, 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the List of United States cities by population, 22nd-most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in West Texas, and the List of cities in Texas by population, sixth-most populous city in Texas. Its metropolitan statistical area covers all of El Paso and Hudspeth County, Texas, Hudspeth counties in Texas, and had a population of 868,859 in 2020. El Paso stands on the Rio Grande across the Mexico–United States border from Ciudad Juárez, the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. On the U.S. side, the El Paso metropolitan area forms part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico combined statistical area, El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area with Las Cruces, New Mexico, which has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
''When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?'' is a play by Mark Medoff. The setting is Foster's Diner, a New Mexico rest stop that lost most of its clientele when a new highway bypass opened. Employees include restless cook Stephen (nicknamed "Red Ryder"), mousy waitress Angel, and their no-nonsense boss Clark. Lyle, owner of the adjacent filling station, stops in on occasion to break the monotony with his cheery banter. The boring routine of the daily grind is disrupted with the arrival of two couples, the upscale Richard and Clarisse, and the younger and wilder Teddy, an unbalanced Vietnam War vet, and Cheryl, his hippie girlfriend. Complications arise when illegal drugs and guns enter the picture, and Teddy resorts to physical, mental, and emotional torture when he holds everyone hostage. Summary The story starts out in a neat but rundown little diner just off the highway in the middle of nowhere, New Mexico. The protagonist, Stephen "Red" Ryder, is sitting at the counter after fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committed (2000 Film)
''Committed'' is a 2000 comedy film directed and written by Lisa Krueger and stars Heather Graham, Casey Affleck, and Luke Wilson. Plot Optimistic Joline marries photographer Carl and they live together in a NYC loft. She operates a nightclub and is generally content whereas he is unhappy that he is assigned to photograph food rather than news for his newspaper. Arriving home to hear Carl's depressed answering message, Jolene calls her brother Jay, who lets her stay over. In the morning, she talks about her strong belief in marriage, a perspective not shared with his lesbian roommates. Upon returning to their loft, Jolene discovers Carl has moved out, roughly after 1.5 years of marriage. His note, which mentions he needs space, comes with a bouquet of daisies, her favorite flowers. After liquefying the daisies in the blender, Joline spends the next few days in a daze. Having her cheery outlook darkened, she goes ahead with a surprise birthday party for Carl. Joline receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Border (1998 Film)
''On the Border'' is the third studio album by American rock band the Eagles, released on March 22, 1974. Apart from two songs produced by Glyn Johns, it was produced by Bill Szymczyk because the group wanted a more rock‑oriented sound instead of the country-rock feel of the first two albums. It is the first Eagles album to feature guitarist Don Felder. ''On the Border'' reached number 17 on the ''Billboard'' album chart and has sold two million copies. Three singles were released from the album: " Already Gone", "James Dean" and " Best of My Love". The singles peaked at numbers 32, 77 and 1 respectively. "Best of My Love" became the band's first of five chart toppers. The album also includes "My Man", Bernie Leadon's tribute to his deceased friend Gram Parsons. Leadon and Parsons had played together in the pioneer country-rock band Flying Burrito Brothers, before Leadon joined the Eagles. This is the earliest album by the Eagles to have been released in Quadraphonic surround ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolita (1997 Film)
''Lolita'' is a 1997 romantic erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Stephen Schiff. It is the second screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same name and stars Jeremy Irons as Humbert Humbert and Dominique Swain as Dolores "Lolita" Haze, with supporting roles by Melanie Griffith as Charlotte Haze and Frank Langella as Clare Quilty. The film is about a middle-aged professor who is sexually attracted to adolescent girls he calls "nymphets". He rents a room in the house of a young widow to get closer to her 14-year-old daughter Lo, whom he calls "Lolita". Obsessed with the girl, he eventually gains control over her after he takes her cross-country with him. Compared to Stanley Kubrick's 1962 version, Lyne's film is more overt with many of the novel's darker elements; Kubrick chose to use suggestion and innuendo for comic purposes. Although praised by some critics for its faithfulness to Nabokov's narrative and the performances of Irons an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Man Standing (1996 Film)
''Last Man Standing'' is a 1996 American Neo-Western action film written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Bruce Dern. It is a credited remake of Akira Kurosawa's ''Yojimbo''. Plot In Prohibition-era Texas, wanderer John Smith drives into the small bordertown of Jericho. A young woman named Felina soon crosses the street, catching Smith's eye. Irish mobsters later surround his car. The lead hood warns Smith against staring at "Doyle's property" and smashes up his car. Stranded and with no money to get his car fixed, Smith talks to Sheriff Ed Galt; the cowardly Galt refuses to help him. At a hotel, Smith gets a drink and a room. He then visits Doyle's headquarters at a social club and challenges the hood to a duel, which Smith wins. Learning of the Irish hood's death, Fredo Strozzi, the head of Jericho's Italian gang, later offers Smith a job in his outfit. Strozzi wants to wipe out his rivals and spends heavily to recruit anyone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Sky (1994 Film)
''Blue Sky'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Tony Richardson and written by Rama Laurie Stagner, Arlene Sarner, and Jerry Leichtling. The film stars Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones, with supporting performances from Powers Boothe, Carrie Snodgress, Amy Locane, Chris O'Donnell, and Mitchell Ryan. Set in the 1960s, the story follows a U.S. Army engineer who becomes entangled in a military nuclear cover-up while navigating the challenges posed by his wife's increasingly erratic behavior. The film was inspired by the real-life experiences of screenwriter Rama Laurie Stagner's parents during her father's military service. ''Blue Sky'' was Richardson's final film before his death in 1991, and its release was delayed until September 1994. Though a box office disappointment, the film received generally positive reviews, with particular praise for Lange's performance. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as a Golden Globe Award, becoming the second act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild At Heart (film)
''Wild at Heart'' is a 1990 American black comedy romantic crime drama thriller film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Barry Gifford. Starring Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Diane Ladd, Isabella Rossellini, and Harry Dean Stanton, the film follows Sailor Ripley and Lula Fortune, a young couple who go on the run from Lula's domineering mother and the criminals she hires to kill Sailor. Lynch intended only to produce the film, but after reading Gifford's book, he decided to write and direct it as well. He disliked the ending of the novel and decided to change it to fit his vision of the main characters. The film is noted for its allusions to '' The Wizard of Oz'' and Elvis Presley. Early test screenings for the film were poorly received, with Lynch estimating that at least 300 people walked out due to its sexual and violent content. ''Wild at Heart'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Prejudice (film)
''Extreme Prejudice'' is a 1987 American neo-Western action thriller film directed by Walter Hill, from a screenplay by Harry Kleiner and Deric Washburn, from a story by John Milius and Fred Rexer. It stars Nick Nolte and Powers Boothe, with a supporting cast including Michael Ironside, María Conchita Alonso, Rip Torn, William Forsythe, and Clancy Brown. Set in South Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, the film's plot centers on the conflict between two former friends-turned-rivals, one a Texas Ranger (Nolte) and one a drug trafficker (Boothe), who both become embroiled in a political conspiracy involving a black ops military unit. The film was released by Tri-Star Pictures on April 24, 1987. It received a positive critical response, but was not a financial success. ''Extreme Prejudice'' is an homage, of sorts, to '' The Wild Bunch'', a western directed by Sam Peckinpah, with whom Hill worked on '' The Getaway''. Both films end with a massive gunfight in a Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost In America
''Lost in America'' is a 1985 American satirical road comedy film directed by Albert Brooks and co-written by Brooks with Monica Johnson. The film stars Brooks alongside Julie Hagerty as a married couple who decide to quit their jobs and travel across America. Plot David and Linda Howard are typical 1980s yuppies in Los Angeles, dissatisfied with their bourgeois lifestyle. He works in an advertising agency and she for a department store, but after failing to receive an expected promotion and instead being asked to transfer to the firm's office in New York City, David angrily insults his boss, and he is fired. David coaxes his wife to quit her job as well and seek a new adventure. The Howards decide to sell their house, liquidate their assets, drop out of society, "like in '' Easy Rider''", and travel the country in a Winnebago recreational vehicle instead of hardtail Harley choppers. They leave Los Angeles with US $145,000, but their plans change drastically when Linda los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, Texas (film)
''Paris, Texas'' is a 1984 neo-Western drama road film directed by Wim Wenders, co-written by Sam Shepard and L. M. Kit Carson, and produced by Don Guest. It stars Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément, and Hunter Carson. In the film, disheveled recluse Travis Henderson (Stanton) reunites with his brother Walt (Stockwell) and son Hunter (Carson). Travis and Hunter embark on a trip through the American Southwest to track down Travis's missing wife, Jane (Kinski). The film is a co-production between companies in France and West Germany, but it is English-spoken and was filmed primarily in West Texas, which also serves as its major setting. Cinematography was handled by Robby Müller, while the musical score was composed by Ry Cooder. At the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, it won the '' Palme d'Or'' from the official jury, as well as the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. It went on to other honors and widespread critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Wolf McQuade
''Lone Wolf McQuade'' is a 1983 American Neo-western action film directed by Steve Carver and starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong, Leon Isaac Kennedy and Robert Beltran. Plot J.J. McQuade is a former Marine and a Texas Ranger who prefers to work alone and carries a large .44 Magnum revolver for a duty sidearm. He lives in an old, run-down house in the middle of nowhere with a pet wolf. The film opens with McQuade involved in an intense battle with Mexican bandits and a gang of horse thieves from which he emerges unscathed (saving several Texas State Troopers). Shaking off the dust, McQuade returns to El Paso, Texas to attend the retirement ceremony of his fellow Ranger and close friend Dakota. After the party, his commander attempts to curb his "lone wolf" attitude by insisting he work with local Texas State Trooper Kayo Ramos, a tough but clean-cut and polite Latino. Although divorced, McQuade is on very good terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
