King of Texas

This article is about the film. For the lead singer of American heavy metal band Texas Hippie Coalition, see Big Dad Ritch.

King of Texas
DVD cover
Based on	King Lear by William Shakespeare
Screenplay by	Stephen Harrigan [1]
Directed by	Uli Edel [2]
Starring	Patrick Stewart [3] Marcia Gay Harden [3] Lauren Holly [3] Julie Cox [3]
Music by	John Altman [4]
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Art Levinson [2] Wendy Neuss-Stewart [2]
Cinematography	Paul Elliott [4]
Editor	Mark Conte [4]
Running time	95 minutes
Production companies	Milk & Honey Pictures Flying Freehold Productions Hallmark Entertainment TNT Original Productions
Original release
Network	TNT [5]
Release	March 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)

King of Texas is a 2002 American Western television film ^[5] based on William Shakespeare's King Lear ^[1] and directed by Uli Edel. ^[2]

Plot

The film takes the plot of William Shakespeare's King Lear and places it in the Republic of Texas during the 19th century. ^[3] Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a wealthy cattle baron and analog to King Lear. In the story, Lear exiles his youngest daughter, who is later supported by the wealthy landowner Mechacha. ^[6] Lear divides his property among his daughters, only to be rejected by the eldest two of them once they have it.

Cast

• Patrick Stewart as John Lear (King Lear)
• Marcia Gay Harden as Mrs. Susannah Lear Tumlinson (Goneril)
• Lauren Holly as Mrs. Rebecca Lear Highsmith (Regan)
• Roy Scheider as Henry Westover (Earl of Gloucester)
• David Alan Grier as Rip (amalgam of Earl "Caius" of Kent and The Fool)
• Colm Meaney as Henry Tumlinson (Duke of Albany)
• Patrick Bergin as Mr. Highsmith (Duke of Cornwall)
• Matt Letscher as Emmett Westover (Edmund of Gloucester)
• Liam Waite as Thomas Westover (Edgar of Gloucester)
• Steven Bauer as Menchaca (King of France)
• Julie Cox as Claudia Lear (Cordelia)
• Richard Lineback as Warnell (Oswald)
• Roger Cudney as Smithwick

Awards and nominations

Satellite Award

• Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television - Patrick Stewart ^[7]
• Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television - Roy Scheider ^[7]
• Nominated, Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television - Marcia Gay Harden ^[7]

Western Heritage Awards

• Won, Best Television Feature Film ^[2]

References

1. Hill, Michael (June 1, 2002). "An Old Story in the Old West". Eugene Register-Guard . Retrieved September 8, 2013.
2. "Western Heritage Award Winners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved September 8, 2013., searching for "Full Name"="King of Texas"
3. Macmillan, Alissa (June 1, 2002). "Every Inch A 'King' Patrick Stewart's Lear reigns in 19th-century Texas". New York Daily News . Retrieved September 8, 2013.
4. "King Of Texas (2002) - Cast & Crew". TNT . Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
5. "King Of Texas (2002)". TNT . Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
6. Della Gatta, Carla (2023). Latinx Shakespeares: Staging US Intracultural Theater. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-472-05577-7.
7. "Satellite Awards for 2003". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

External links

• King of Texas at IMDb
• King of Texas at the TCM Movie Database