Geronimo (1993 film)

This article is about the 1993 television film about the Apache leader Geronimo. For the 1993 feature film also about Geronimo, see Geronimo: An American Legend.

Geronimo
Home video release poster
Genre	Biography Western
Written by	J.T. Allen
Directed by	Roger Young
Starring	Joseph Runningfox Nick Ramus Michael Greyeyes August Schellenberg
Theme music composer	Patrick Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Christopher Cook Norman Jewison Robert M. Sertner Frank von Zerneck
Producer	Ira Marvin
Cinematography	Donald M. Morgan
Editor	Millie Moore
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Turner Pictures
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	December 5, 1993 (1993-12-05)

Geronimo is a 1993 American historical Western television film directed by Roger Young and starring Joseph Runningfox in the title role. ^[1] It also stars Jimmy Herman and Adan Sanchez, and was distributed by TNT on December 5, 1993.

Plot

The film is a fictionalized account of the Apache leader Geronimo.

Cast

• Joseph Runningfox as Geronimo
• Nick Ramus as Mangas
• Michael Greyeyes as Juh
• Tailinh Agoyo as Alope (as Tailinh Forest Flower)
• Jimmy Herman as Old Geronimo
• August Schellenberg as Cochise
• Michelle St. John
• Eddie Spears as Ishkiye
• Nick Young as Purlington
• Cody Lightning as Young Daklugie
• Ray Geer as Teddy Roosevelt
• Annie Olson as Mrs. Roosevelt

Production

It was shot in Tucson, Arizona.

Reception

Geronimo debuted on television five days before the theatrical release of Geronimo: An American Legend . ^[2] Walter Hill, director of the theatrical film, blamed the poor reception of his film on the screening of the TV movie. Hill said, "I don't think there are a hell of a lot of movies where you can take basically the same story, show it to 50 million people and bring yours out a week later and think that you're going to do great. What can you say, `My Geronimo has better locations?' " ^[3]

References

1. "YELLING GERONIMO! WES STUDI'S FILM AND TV ROLES ALLOW HIM TO WALK IN HIS ANCESTORS' SHOES". Chicago Tribune. December 19, 1993. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
2. Harrison, Joanne (December 5, 1993). "Geronimo Reconsidered TNT MOVIE REPLACES THE MYTH WITH A REAL PERSON". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 12, 2010.
3. Lacher, Irene (January 3, 1995). "Walter Hill Rides Again 'Wild Bill,' the action director's latest effort, breaks out of saloon territory to explore the fields of moral ambiguity". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.

External links

• Geronimo at IMDb