Themes: Fathers and Daughters, Kidnapping, Mothers and Daughters
Main Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Eric Schweig, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Aaron Eckhart
Release Year: 2003
Country: US
Run Time: 136 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Director Ron Howard turns to the Western genre in this tale of a father and daughter who are brought together under difficult circumstances. Samuel Jones (Tommy Lee Jones) is a man living in New Mexico in the 1880s. He had abandoned his family years before to live and travel with a band of Apaches, but his conscience has finally gotten the better of him and he's decided to return home. Jones, however, does not receive a warm welcome upon arrival -- his wife has died and his daughter Maggie Gilkeson (Cate Blanchett), now grown and raising two children with her husband Brake (Aaron Eckhart), has no desire to see the man who left her mother to fend for herself. As Jones prepares to depart on a note of bitterness, a band of ruthless bandits, let by Army deserter Chidin (Eric Schweig), descends upon the homestead, murdering Brake and kidnapping his 15-year-old daughter Lily (Evan Rachel Wood). While Maggie feels no desire to forgive her father, she realizes he's her best hope to track down the criminals who took her child, and Jones and Maggie team up to find the bandits before they can disappear into Mexico. The Missing was based on the novel The Last Ride by Thomas Eidson. Val Kilmer and Jenna Boyd highlight the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Steve Reevis - Two Stone; Ray McKinnon - Russell J. Wittick; Val Kilmer - Lt. Jim Ducharme; Simon Baker - Honesco; Jay Tavare - Kayitah; Sergio Calderon - Emiliano; Clint Howard - Sheriff Purdy; Elisabeth Moss - Anne; Max Perlich - Isaac Edgerly; Eddie Fernandez - Mexican Slave Traders; Rance Howard - Telegraph Operator; Jerry King - Drunk Soldier; Cliff Happy - Mr. Jones Stunt Double; Dutch Lunak - Si_nz (Wild Horse); Matthew Montoya - Ts_Bé_Yu (Blowing Tree); Brian Brown - Mexican Slave Traders; Juddson Linn - Chau_i (Evening Time); Jason Rodriguez - Mexican Slave Traders; Toby Holguin - Mexican Slave Traders; Scarlett McAlister; David Midthunder - Apache Scout; Ramon Frank - Grummond; Deryle J. Lujan - Naazhaa (Hunter); Robert Harman - Macy Devenport; Joe Saenz - Mba'tsu Naabiti (Wolf Trail); Gandi Shaw - 'Izhashe (Bird); Rod Rondeaux - Hudlu (The One Who Laughs); Josephine Schwan - Sally; Alexandra Elich - Sally; Yolanda Nez - Dahit'ee (Dancing Horse); Heather Gulas - Captive Girl; Aura Jensen-Curtis - Captive Girl; Shelby Kocurek - Captive Girl; Molly McAlister - Captive Girl; Angelina C. Torres - Esmerelda Nunez; Deborah Martinez - Maria Nunez; Arron Shiver - Rancher; Paul Scallan - Stokley; Jim Tarwater - Drunk Soldier; David Garver - Barker; Clemente Spottedhorse - Captured Apache; Rio Alexander - Mr. Schweig Stunt Double; Samantha Brainard - Tony Boggs
Credit
Guy Barnes - Art Director, Aldric La'Auli Porter - Associate Producer, Louisa Velis - Associate Producer, Kathleen McGill - Associate Producer, Thomas Eidson - Associate Producer, David Allen Smith - Boom Operator, David Schneider - Boom Operator, Jane Jenkins - Casting, Janet Hirshenson - Casting, Jo Edna Boldin - Casting, Merideth Boswell - Consultant/advisor, Dr. Scott Rushforth - Consultant/advisor, Thomas Eidson - Co-producer, Sue Berger Ramin - Co-producer, Julie Weiss - Costume Designer, Ninalou Risolio - Costume Designer, Laurie L. Hudson - Costume Designer, Richard Lange - Costume Designer, Felicia Molinari - Costume Designer, Daniela Moore - Costume Designer, William M. Connor - First Assistant Director, Ron Howard - Director, Todd Hallowell - Second Unit Director, Mike Hill - Editor, Dan Hanley - Editor, Todd Hallowell - Executive Producer, Steve Crystal - Executive Producer, Jeri Baker - Hair Styles, Mia Kovero - Hair Styles, Gary J. Perticone - Hair Styles, Michael Dellheim - Location Manager, James Horner - Composer (Music Score), Julyce Monbleaux - Musical Direction/Supervision, Elaine Offers - Makeup, Jamie Kelman - Makeup, Leslie Devlin - Makeup, Audrey Maxwell - Makeup, Tony Alvarez - Makeup Special Effects, Chris Burgoyne - Makeup Special Effects, Kris Kobzina - Makeup Special Effects, Ryan McDowell - Makeup Special Effects, Dyanna Taylor - Camera Operator, William Shackleton Arnot - Camera Operator, Salvatore Totino - Cinematographer, Steve Koster - Cinematographer, Brian Grazer - Producer, Ron Howard - Producer, Daniel Ostroff - Producer, James Oberlander - Set Designer, Wendy Ozols-Barnes - Set Designer, Joe Montenegro - Special Effects, Robert Harmon - Special Effects, Scott Hastings - Special Effects, Geoffrey C. Martin - Special Effects, Jeff Stamfer - Special Effects, Andrew Adams - Sound Mixer, Bayard Carey - Sound/Sound Designer, Walter Scott - Stunts Coordinator, Ken Kaufman - Screenwriter, Akiva Goldsman - Screenwriter, Keith Peterman - Additional Cinematography, James Dalton - Production Assistant, Elizabeth Marshall - Production Assistant, Doug J. Elsass - Production Assistant, Elizabeth Forster - Production Assistant, Ben Hammock - Production Assistant, Jai James - Production Assistant, J. Alexander Leimone - Production Assistant, Scott R. Meyers - Production Assistant, John Nasraway - Production Assistant, Elizabeth Rinella - Production Assistant, Carol J. Roberts - Production Assistant, Mollie Stallman - Production Assistant, Lucas Mathew Stein - Production Assistant, Joel Hynek - Visual Effects Supervisor, Mark Dornfeld - Visual Effects Supervisor, Kevin Braun - Visual Effects Supervisor, David Isyomin - Visual Effects Supervisor, Ron Gress - Matte Artist, Dark Hoffman - Matte Artist, Bob Clark - Model Effects, Rachel Aberly - Unit Publicist, Michael S. Endler - First Assistant Camera, Jeb Byers - First Assistant Camera, Jesse Green - First Assistant Camera, Chuck Whelan - First Assistant Camera, Jeff Murrell - Gaffer, Dale Holmen - Gaffer, Steve Mullen - Gaffer, Jamie Garcia - Grip, Hank Herrera - Grip, Robert M. Johnston - Grip, Michael J. Manzananares - Grip, Josh Steinberg - Grip, Peter Weidenfeller - Grip, Dr. Paul Hutton - Historical Consultant, Mike Anderson - Key Grip, Doug Cowden - Key Grip, Ramiro Belgardt - Music Editor, Randy Kerber - Musical Performer, Mike Fisher - Musical Performer, Brian Kilgore - Musical Performer, Ian Underwood - Musical Performer, Gregg Edler - Production Supervisor, Jason Davis - Properties Master, Keith Walters - Properties Master, Jamie Kelman - Prosthetic Makeup Effects, Sherry Gallerneau - Script Supervisor, Jane Goldsmith - Script Supervisor, Kristen Ploucha - Second Assistant Director, Sean Garnhart - Sound Effects Director, Eytan Mirsky - Sound Effects Director, Daniel Pagan - Sound Effects Director, James Roberts - Special Effects Coordinator, William Shackleton Arnot - Steadicam Operator, Eli Reed - Still Photographer, Chic Ciccolini III - Supervising Sound Editor, Rick R Sparr - Visual Effects Producer, Cindy Bond - Visual Effects Producer, Julian Levi - Visual Effects Producer, Michele Ferrone - Visual Effects Producer, Chris Gelles - Visual Effects Producer, Todd Isroelit - Visual Effects Producer, Tracy Collins - Assistant Costumer Designer, Linda Taylor Hutchison - Assistant Location Manager, Michelle Brattson - Assistant Production Coordinator, Jason J. Davis - Assistant Properties, Lynn Sable - Assistant Sound Editor, Steve Reinhardt - Best Boy Electric, Butch Von Bulow - Best Boy Grip, Michael Warren - Best Boy Grip, Amy Morrison - Buyer, Michelle Lewitt - Casting Associate, Robert Jason - Chief Lighting Technician, Christopher Windisch - Construction Coordinator, Dan Moore - Costumes Supervisor, Stan Bochner - Dialogue Editor, Louis Cerborino - Dialogue Editor, Branka Mrkic - Dialogue Editor, Bruce Hamme - Dolly Grip, Theodore Y. Bott - Electrician, Chris Hoehnk - Electrician, Lee Nakagawa - Electrician, Lou Nelson - Electrician, Ramon Ortega - Electrician, Joyce Wainwright - Extra Casting, Thomas Dames - First Assistant Accountant, Jim Dunlap - First Assistant Accountant, Jimmy Ray Sorrells - First Assistant Accountant, Richard Friedlander - First Assistant Editor, Marko A. Costanzo - Foley Artist, David Barnaby - Foley Editor, Mark Purtill - Greensman, Benjamin J. Bustos - Leadman, Eva Burkley - Personal Assistant, Miguel Raya - Personal Assistant, Benn Martenson - Personal Assistant, Gary Williams - Personal Assistant, Dawn Jones - Personal Assistant, Danlee Winegar - Personal Assistant, Stevie Lazo - Production Accountant, Peter Geraghty - Second Assistant Camera, Dominic Aluisi - Second Assistant Camera, Jimmy Ferguson - Second Assistant Camera, Craig Grossmueller - Second Assistant Camera, Glenn Allen - Second Assistant Editor, Chemen A. Ochoa - Second Second Assistant Director, Joel Goodell - Set Dresser, Mike J. Hanrahan - Set Dresser, Lelan Keffer - Set Dresser, Michael Lovato - Set Dresser, P. Allen McDougal III - Set Dresser, William K. Ballard - Transportation Captain, Gary Shephard - Transportation Coordinator, Larry Shephard - Transportation Coordinator, Pacific Title - Visual Effects, Digital Domain - Visual Effects, Custom Film Effects - Visual Effects, Thomas Eidson - Book Author, Lieven Van Hulle - Cable Person, Arlen J. Johnson - Construction Foreman, Jonathan Hendry - Craft Service/Catering, Mario's Catering - Craft Service/Catering, Mario Gonzales - Craft Service/Catering, Lisa Van Allen - Craft Service/Catering, Christian Gonzalez - Craft Service/Catering, Boots Southerland - Driver, Kenny Youngblood - Driver, Michael Allegro - Driver, Art Bauer - Driver, Benette Cantu - Driver, Arthur E. Claunch - Driver, Cindy Claunch - Driver, Billy Getzwiller - Driver, Michael McMahan - Driver, Lewie Meador - Driver, Steve Meador - Driver, Chris Quintana - Driver, Jas. William Ray - Driver, William Ray - Driver, Jeff J. Williams, Sr. - Driver, Steven Vischer - Foley Supervisor, Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter, Rick Shuster - Pilot, Kathleen Switzer - Production Secretary, Bayard Carey - Production Sound Mixer, Kenneth Garcia - Set Medic/First Aid, Deborah Wallach - Supervising ADR Editor, Heather Morrison - Visual Effects Editor, Lynne Redding - Voice Casting, Pacific Title - Title Design, Angela Organ - Assistant ADR Editor, Guy Barresi - Assistant Editor, Nancy Fogarty - Assistant Music Editor, Emanuel "Manny" Millar - Department Head Hair, John Blake - Department Head Makeup, Jim Barth - Properties Maker Foreman, David M. Phillips - Properties Maker Foreman
