Appaloosa
APOLLO 13 star Ed Harris is the writer, star and director of this new western.
The small New Mexico mining community of Appaloosa is under the thumb of ruthless, sadistic rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) and his men, who gun down anyone who dares to challenge their supremacy – even the local sheriff and his deputies.
In desperation, some of the businessmen hire city marshal Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and his gun-slinging partner Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) to restore peace to the district, using their trademark brand of tough justice to beat Bragg into submission.
However, their heavy-handed tactics don’t have the desired effect and when Virgil falls under the spell of sassy piano player Allison French (Renee Zellweger), he provides Bragg with the perfect target to drive the new city marshal and his deputy out of town for good.
