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| Title: | Cowboys & Aliens |
| Genres: | Sci-fi |
| Directed by: | Jon Favreau |
| Written by: | Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman Damon Lindelof Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Steve Oedekerk |
| Produced by: | Bobby Cohen Jon Favreau Dan Forcey Karen Gilchrist Brian Grazer Randy Greenberg K.C. Hodenfield Ron Howard Ryan Kavanaugh Alex Kurtzman Damon Lindelof Roberto Orci Scott Mitchell Rosenberg Steven Spielberg Denis L. Stewart Chris Wade |
| Music by: | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Cinematography: | Matthew Libatique |
| Edited by: | Dan Lebental Jim May |
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| Distributed by: | Universal Pictures DreamWorks SKG Relativity Media |
| Released: | July 29th, 2011 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 119 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $163,000,000 |
| Gross: | $100,240,551 (US) $174,822,325 (Worldwide) |
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Cowboys & Aliens is an American science fiction period drama film of the alien invasion subgenre. It is based on the 2006 Platinum Studios graphic novel Cowboys & Aliens by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and co-writers Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley and artists Dennis Calero and Luciano Lima. The film was directed by Jon Favreau and written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. It was produced by Universal Pictures and Relativity Media and released theatrically in the United States on July 29th, 2011.
Plot[]
Cast[]
Credited cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Daniel Craig | Jake Lonergan |
| Abigail Spencer | Alice |
| Buck Taylor | Wes Claiborne |
| Matthew Taylor | Luke Claiborne |
| Cooper Taylor | Mose Claiborne |
| Clancy Brown | Meacham |
| Paul Dano | Percy Dolarhyde |
| Chris Browning | Jed Parker |
| Adam Beach | Nat Colorado |
| Sam Rockwell | Doc |
| Ana de la Reguera | Maria |
| Noah Ringer | Emmett Taggart |
| Brian Duffy | Deputy |
| Olivia Wilde | Ella Swenson |
| Keith Carradine | Sheriff John Taggart |
| Brendan Wayne | Charlie Lyle |
| Gavin Grazer | Ed |
| Toby Huss | Roy Murphy |
| Wyatt Russell | Little Mickey |
| Jimmy Jatho | Saloon Patron |
| Harrison Ford | Woodrow Dolarhyde |
| Kenny Call | Greavey |
| Walton Goggins | Hunt |
| Julio Cesar Cedillo | Bronc |
| Garret Noël | Gang Member |
| David O'Hara | Pat Dolan |
| Troy Gilbert | Red |
| Chad Randall | Bull McCade |
| Scout Schoenfeld Hendrickson | Jake's Gang Member |
| Raoul Max Trujillo | Black Knife |
| David Midthunder | Apache Warrior 1 |
| Moses Brings Plenty | Apache Warrior 2 |
| Phillip Pike | Apache Singer |
| Calum Blaylock | Apache Singer |
| Paul Ortega | Medicine Man |
| Nathaniel Chee | Apache Dancer |
| Robyn Simmons | Apache Dancer |
| Simon Choneska | Apache Dancer |
| David Chee | Apache Dancer |
| Vonda Tso | Apache Dancer |
| Lariat Geronimo | Apache Dancer |
| Freddie Apache | Apache Dancer |
| Oliver Enjady | Apache Dancer |
| Hoyle Osborne | Pianist |
| Rex Rideout | Fiddler |
Uncredited cast[]
Note: This list is taken from the Cowboys & Aliens page at IMDB and is subject to error.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Lee Bell | Sea Captain |
| Maria Bethke | Polka Dancer |
| Todd Bethke | Polka Dancer |
| Michael J. Carnevale | Townsperson/Cowboy |
| David Cohen | Townsperson |
| Cassandra Rochelle Fetters | Townswoman |
| Scott Flick | Townsperson |
| Amanda Fresquez | Prostitute |
| Rosalinda Garcia | Alien Slave |
| Mylo Ironbear | Apache Warrior 3 |
| Benny James | Freed Villager |
| Richard Allan Jones | Alien Slave |
| Paul Marshall | Slave |
| Marti Mills | Extra |
| Alexandria Morrow | Prostitute |
| Maxine Napoleon | Medicine Woman |
| Michael Neal Powell | Injured Townsfolk |
| Giuseppe Quinn | Running Man in Absolution |
| Kelly Ruble | Wealthy Man |
| Adrian Kali Turner | Emmett Taggart (voice) |
| Charlene Adams Upton | Polka Dancer |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Production on Cowboys & Aliens began on June 10th, 2010. Principal photography concluded on September 30th, 2010.
- Exterior scenes were shot in Abiquiu, New Mexico and areas of Santa Fe and Randsburg, California. Shots of the town were filmed at Universal Studios.
- Cowboys & Aliens was released on DVD and Blu-ray (combo pack w/digital copy) by Universal Pictures on December 6th, 2011.
- Actor David Midthunder is the father of the actress Amber Midthunder. Amber is mostly known for her starring role in the TV series Legion. Both David and Amber appeared in The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud, with David appearing in the main role, and Amber appearing as an unnamed girl.
- Moses Brings Plenty, who played Apache Warrior 2, also did some of the stunts in the 2016 film, The Revenant.