The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.
Acting
Wes Studi's simmering dignity steals every scene he's in.
Cinematography
New Mexico landscapes that swallow armies whole.
Direction
Walter Hill strips the Western myth to its brutal bones.
Director
Walter Hill
Jason Patric
Lt. Charles Gatewood
Gene Hackman
Brig. Gen. George Crook
Robert Duvall
Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
Wes Studi
Geronimo
Matt Damon
2nd Lt. Britton Davis
Rodney A. Grant
Mangas
Kevin Tighe
Brig. Gen. Nelson Miles
Steve Reevis
Chato
Carlos Palomino
Sgt. Turkey
Stuart Proud Eagle Grant
Sgt. Dutchy
Stephen McHattie
Schoonover
John Finn
Capt. Hentig
Lee de Broux
City Marshal Joe Hawkins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wes Studi, a Cherokee veteran and Vietnam War soldier, became the first Native American to win an Oscar—just not for this. He received an Academy Honorary Award in 2019.
The real Lt. Britton Davis's memoir was titled 'The Truth About Geronimo'—Matt Damon's character arc mirrors a white witness confronting his own complicity.
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