GONE TO TEXAS (1987)

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Here's how the Brackettville Alamo set looked for "Gone To Texas" and "13 Days" To Glory".



Following the Alamo in Brackettville photos are shots of the Battle Of San Jacinto recreation, taken on the Mud Creek Ranch, just outside of Del Rio.

[Greg C.]

whats gone to texas about

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ALAMOGUY said:

whats gone to texas about

It's about Sam Houston and the Texas Revolution. The film (originally airing in 1987 as "Houston, The Legend Of Texas", starred Sam Elliott as Sam Houston.

"Gone To Texas" was the only Alamo related film to include scenes of the battle of Gonzales, the siege of Bejar, the Alamo aftermath, the Goliad massacre and the battle of San Jacinto.

I was one of the reenactors in Sam Houston's army.

[Greg C.]

cool

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Here's some behind the scenes shots of the siege of San Antonio from "Gone To Texas".

[Bromhead24]

Great photo's Nef,
Hey, what does that yellow sign say thats on the right of the chapel in the above photo?

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Bromhead24 said:

Great photo's Nef,
Hay, what does that yellow sign say thats on the right of the chapel in the above photo?

Don't remember the exacxt wording. Something about how cars should stay on the road, as there are cattle wandering about the Alamo. I know part of it reads "No Cars beyond this point."

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The Mexican camp at San Jacinto, under fire.

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My big screen moment, charging the Mexican barricade at San Jacinto.

[Greg C.]

how far into the movie is it? and is that the only part in which you face can actually be seen?

i might rent it next week and i'll look for you.

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That's the only close-up shot I have. It's mid-battle of San Jacinto when the barricade is being rushed.

Earlier, they do a pan of us coming out of the woods from behind (as in one of the above photos). As I was chosen to be one of the Texians who gets killed in the attack, I did this amazing backward fall, spread-eagle into the swamp and got drenched. Unfortunately, the shot is never shown on film. After that, I changed from my black hat with maroon hat-band into one of Charlie Morfin's period sombreros. In the scene where Sam Elliot as Houston says, "Now is the time to fire!" I am very prominent in the firing line as the only guy with this huge sombrero. That's what I end up being seen in in the close-up shot.

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Here a photo of my second costume change for the film GONE TO TEXAS (AKA HOUSTON: THE LEGEND OF TEXAS). It's what I was wearing in the close-up scene, above. The reason I had to have a costume change is that I was chosen as one of the Texians who would be killed in a volley from the Mexican barricade. In the volley scene, I flew backwards spread-eagle into two feet of marsh water and got pretty soaked. After all that, the scene was cut. Oh well.

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Alamo Society members who participated in the filming of GONE TO TEXAS:

FRONT ROW, KNEELING: Alan Huffines, Steve Aabolt, Charie Morfin Jr., Charlie Morfin Sr., Mike Waters

BACK ROW,STANDING: Michael Boyd, Bill Chemerka, Kevin Young, Ned Huthmacher, Dan Gagliasso, Jerry Laing, Larry Grimsly, Mark Matthews

[Bromhead24]

Good old Michael T Boyd, Costume designer for many Turner movies as well as "Son of the morning star", "We were Soldiers" and many others. I haven't talked to him in a while, i sent him a Royal Marine Pith helmet for an event in Texas and have not heard from him since...hmmmmm


I would of thought that James Neil would be there.

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Jerry Laing displays the San Jacinto battle flag on the Mud Creek set for GONE TO TEXAS.

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Dan Gagliasso, in the plaza.

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Ray Herbeck and Kevin Young, on the Mud Creek Set.

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The capture of Santa Anna's tent. I recognize Jerry Laing,
Bill Chemerka, Charlie Morfin and Steve Aabolt.

(By the way, doesn't she...?)

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For all of you reenactors and extras from THE ALAMO (2004) San Jacinto Set at Hidden Pines Ranch, near Bastrop, May/June 2003, this scene may seem familiar to you---but it ain't. It's the Mud Creek set, near Del Rio, 1986.

Nevertheless, when I arrived at Bastrop for THE ALAMO (2004) shoot, it felt very much 'deja vu, all over again.' For the Mud Creek scene shows the Texians preparing to come out of the woods to head toward that Mexican camp in the distance, again and again and again and again and...