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Release Date
Mar 18, 1988 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 31, 2005
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 57 minutes
Country USA
Studio Universal
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Other Titles
• The Milagro Beanfield War
• Der Krieg im Bohnenfeld (1988)
• Milagro - Der Krieg im Bohnenfeld (1988)
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Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Suspense, Police, Culture Clash
Tagline: Milagro, New Mexico. Population 426. Nothing had changed here for 300 years. But there's something about this day...
Plot: Nothing ever changes in Milagro, New Mexico. Located in the desert, the sparsely populated town is slowly dying. Developer Ladd Devine (Richard Bradford) plans to change that with his plans to build a luxury recreation area that will make him money but will also displace the locals who have lived in Milagro for years. Upset that he is unable to find work with the developers, a frustrated Joe Mondragon (Chick Vennera) kicks the community water line--which is off limits to locals--and inadvertently begins to irrigate the dry, parched land that was once his father’s beanfield. Joe’s actions create an uproar as the eccentric locals begin to band together to protect Joe’s beanfield and to stand up for themselves. Ruby Archuleta (Sonia Braga), the town mechanic and a rabble rouser, seizes the opportunity to protest against the development, enlisting the help of Charlie Bloom (John Heard), a reluctant lawyer with a penchant for people’s rights. Joe’s beanfield becomes a symbol for the Milagro residents, who realize that no amount of money is worth losing their town and their history. Directed by Robert Redford (ORDINARY PEOPLE, THE HORSE WHISPERER), the film is based on the novel by John Nichols.
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| Directed by |
Robert Redford
Quiz Show, A River Runs Through It, The Legend of Bagger Vance |
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| Written by |
| David S. Ward
The Sting, Major League: Back to the Minors, The Sting II |
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Ruben Blades
Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Predator 2, The Devil's Own |
 | Sonia Braga
Angel Eyes, The Rookie, Kiss of the Spider Woman |
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 | John Heard
Home Alone, Big, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York |
 | Daniel Stern
Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Very Bad Things |
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