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Lone Ranger | Wild Bill Hickok
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Worst Actor | 1981
Worst Remake | 1981
Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or End Credits | 1981 | Merle
Budget 18,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 2,945,600 USD
At the time of production, Clayton Moore was still making personal appearances as The Lone Ranger. The Wrather Company, owner of The Lone Ranger character, sued the actor to prevent him from wearing the mask, saying an elderly man didn't represent the character the way he should. Moore continued making personal appearances in costume, wearing oversized sunglasses instead of the mask. After this movie flopped, Moore was allowed to make appearances as The Lone Ranger, mask and all. This was parodied in season five of Night Court (1984).
The filmmakers were disappointed with Klinton Spilsbury's line readings, and wanted an actor with a stronger voice. James Keach dubbed his lines.
This is Klinton Spilsbury's first, and (as of 2020) only acting credit.
Producer Sir Lew Grade later wrote he thought the problem was the movie took an hour and ten minutes for The Lone Ranger to put on his mask. "The mistake was not dispensing with the legend in ten minutes, and getting on with the action much earlier on", he said.
Reportedly, casting The Lone Ranger and Tonto took eight months. In the end, two unknown actors were cast.
"[last lines] President Ulysses S. Grant: Who is that masked man? The Lone Ranger: Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!"
"Ranger Captain Dan Reid: Grant. Grant's comin' out here. He's gonna hunt buffalo, make speeches. Everybody in the whole town's gonna turn out there and wave little flags. Me? I'd like to piss on him. John Reid: [laughing uncomfortably] He's the President of the United States. Ranger Captain Dan Reid: He's a liar and a drunk. Piss on the president. Piss on the cabinet. He ain't gonna help us out here, you know. In Texas, robbers are outlaws. In Washington, robbers are elected. Isn't that right? Huh, Little Brother? John? [John Reid is fast asleep] Ranger Captain Dan Reid: I don't want to talk about it anymore."
