The movie takes on the johnse hatfield roseanna mccoy romance by casting it in the familiar romeo and juliette framework starcrossed lovers. The legendary hatfieldmccoy family feud of the 1880s, which nearly brought. The legendary hatfieldmccoy family feud of the 1880s, which nearly brought the states of kentucky and west virginia to civil war, is chronicled. Johnse shows up at the bar, drunk and looking for trouble after finding out his uncle jim beat his wife nancy. Devil anse hatfield and randall mccoy were close friends until near the end of the civil war, when they return to their homes hatfield in west virginia and mccoy in kentucky to increasing tensions and misunderstandings that quickly lead to allout warfare between the clans partially caused by a stolen pig. The story of the feud that nearly launched a war between kentucky and west virginia. Kevin costner as devil anse hatfield and bill paxton as randall mccoy, it steers clear of the cliches and the. Movies these 90s comedies on netflix are all that and a.
Close friends and comrades during the civil war, they returned to their neighboring homes hatfield. A bitter blood feud between the two families on the west virginiakentucky border in the years after the. Dramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the west virginiakentucky border in the years after the civil war. The hatfields head out in search of revenge when the mccoys murder anses younger brother.
The two families live on the border between these two states. Friends, neighbors, and community members join the feud, and full blown battle between the hatfields and. Featured, based on a true story, bluray, dvd, emmy award, historical, miniseries, netflix, streaming tv, svod 12202017 sean axmaker the hatfields and the mccoys turned the most famous family feud in american history into a personal war right out of a shakespeare tragedy. This historic feud teeters on the brink of an all out civil war as friends and neighbors join opposing sides in a rivalry that would ultimately shape american history. In 1878 randolph mccoy accused floyd hatfield, a cousin of devil anse, of stealing one of his pigs, a valuable commodity in the poor region. Kevin costner and bill paxton were both nominated for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or movie, with costner winning the award. It hinged on the testimony of star witness bill staton. Brad pitt, robert duvall, and crazy heart director scott cooper were linked to a separate hatfield mccoy movie over a year ago, with the caveat that it will happen if and when pitt decides to. Boyd holbrook portraiting devil anses son cap in hatfields and mccoys scene. The series was nominated for outstanding miniseries or movie. But history and folk legend blur as the show follows the.
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