''Buffalo Girls'' is a 1995 American

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television miniseries adapted from the 1990 novel of the same name by

Larry McMurtry Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas.

. Directed by

Rod Hardy Rod Hardy (born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian television and film director. Career His interest in film began before the age of 12, when he shot several short films on his brother's 8 mm film camera. Rod has over 350 hours of cre ...

, it starred Anjelica Huston and

Melanie Griffith Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s. Born in Manhattan, New York City, ...

, with

Gabriel Byrne Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, audiobook narrator, and author. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's s ...

and

Peter Coyote Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, author and narrator of films, theatre, television, and audiobooks. He worked on films such as ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), '' Cro ...

. It was nominated for two Golden Globe and several Emmy awards, and won one for sound mixing. This miniseries was first aired on the CBS network over two consecutive nights during the spring of 1995.

Synopsis

A story of the fading

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is told from

Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Lat ...

's point of view, with overlaid narrative to her eldest daughter about Jane's adventures.

Cast

* Anjelica Huston as

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Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement ...

as Ted Blue *

Buffalo Bill Cody William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in ...

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as Jim Ragg *

Jack Palance Jack Palance ( ; born Volodymyr Palahniuk ( uk, Володимир Палагню́к); February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor known for playing tough guys and villains. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all fo ...

as Bartle Bone *

Charlayne Woodard Charlaine "Charlayne" Woodard (born December 29, 1953) is an American playwright and actress. She is a two-time Obie Award winner as well as a Tony Award and Drama Desk nominee. She was a series regular on the hit FX TV series Pose. She played ...

as Doosie * Reba McEntire as

Annie Oakley Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western ...

* Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman as No Ears *

Liev Schreiber Isaac Liev Schreiber (; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s after appearing in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywo ...

as Ogden *

Russell Means Russell Charles Means (November 10, 1939 – October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician, and writer. He became a prominent member of the American In ...

as Sitting Bull

Awards and nominations

Wins: * Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special Nominations: * Artios Award for Best Casting for TV miniseries *

Cinema Audio Society The Cinema Audio Society Awards are an annual awards ceremony given by the Cinema Audio Society that honor outstanding achievements in sound mixing. These awards have been presented by the Cinema Audio Society since 1994. The competition is open ...

Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special * Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special * Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special * Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production * Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special * Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special * Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) * Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special * Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (for Anjelica Huston) * Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries * Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special (for

) * Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (for

) * Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (for

) * Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Film or Miniseries (for Anjelica Huston)

References

External links

* 1990s American television miniseries 1990s Western (genre) television series 1995 American television series debuts 1995 American television series endings American biographical series Cultural depictions of Annie Oakley Cultural depictions of Buffalo Bill Cultural depictions of Calamity Jane Cultural depictions of Sitting Bull Cultural depictions of Wild Bill Hickok Television shows based on American novels {{US-tv-film-stub