Directed by Ang Lee Written by Annie Proulx   Larry McMurtry   Diana Ossana   Cast Heath Ledger ... Ennis Del Mar Jake Gyllenhaal ... Jack Twist Randy Quaid ... Joe Aguirre Valerie Planche ... Waitress Dave Trimble ... Basque (as David Trimble) Victor Reyes ... Chilean Sheepherder #1 Lachlan Mackintosh ... Chilean Sheepherder #2 Michelle Williams ... Alma Larry Reese ... Jolly Minister Marty Antonini ... Timmy Tom Carey ... Rodeo Clown Dan McDougall ... Bartender #1 Don Bland ... Biker #1 Steven Cree Molison ... Biker #2 Anne Hathaway ... Lureen Newsome Duval Lang ... Announcer Dean Barrett ... Bartender #2 Hannah Stewart ... Alma Jr., Age 3 Scott Michael Campbell ... Monroe Mary Liboiron ... Fayette Newsome Graham Beckel ... L.D. Newsome Kade Philps ... Ennis, Age 9 Steffen Cole Moser ... K.E. Del Mar, Age 11 Brooklynn Proulx ... Jenny, Age 4 (as Brooklyn Proulx) Keanna Dubé ... Alma Jr., Age 5 James Baker ... Farmer #1 Pete Seadon ... Farmer #2 Sarah Hyslop ... Alma Jr., Age 9-12 Jacey Kenny ... Jenny, Age 7-8 Jerry Callaghan ... Judge Cayla Wolever ... Jenny, Age 11 Cheyenne Hill ... Alma Jr., Age 13 Jake Church ... Bobby, Age 10 Ken Zilka ... Roughneck #1 John Tench ... Roughneck #2 Linda Cardellini ... Cassie Anna Faris ... Lashawn Malone David Harbour ... Randall Malone Kate Mara ... Alma Jr., Age 19 Will Martin ... Carl Gary Lauder ... Killer Mechanic Christian Fraser ... Grease Monkey Cam Sutherland ... Assailant Roberta Maxwell ... Jack's Mother Peter McRobbie ... John Twist Uncredited Cast Dean Blanke ... Spectator / Voyeur Bonkers ... Bear Rose Davidson ... July 4th Picnic Goer Spencer Kayden ... Western Dancer Jon-Paul Khouri ... Hippy Mary McBride ... Singer Barb Mitchell ... Western Dancer Rodrigo Prieto ... Young Mexican Suki Úna Rae ... Hippie Girl Neil Riddaway ... Biker #3 Ken Roberts ... Signal Bartender Kailin See ... Hippy Girl Richard Sherry ... Rancher Jayson Therrien ... Bar Patron Erika Walter ... Waitress #2 Tyson Wiebe ... Spectator Nicola Wilson ... Smoking Girl Produced by Michael Costigan   Tom Cox   Scott Ferguson   Michael Hausman   Larry McMurtry   Murray Ord   Diana Ossana   Bill Pohlad   James Schamus   Original Music by Gustavo Santaolalla

Additional Info Premiere: September 02, 2005 Theatrical Release: December 16, 2005 DVD Release: April 04, 2006 Blu-ray Release: March 10, 2009 Countries: Distributor: Focus Features Websites: Production Companies Focus Features (presents) River Road Entertainment (presents) Alberta Film Entertainment Good Machine Distributors Focus Features   (2005) (United States) (theatrical) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2006) (United States) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2012) (United States) (Universal's 100th Anniversary) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Filming Locations Alberta, Canada Beiseker, Alberta, Canada   (Twist Ranch, Motel) Calgary, Alberta, Canada Canada Carseland, Alberta, Canada   (Bar Scene) Cowley, Alberta, Canada Crossfield, Alberta, Canada Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA Horseshoe Lake, Alberta, Canada   (Icefield Parkway rd 93) Irricana, Alberta, Canada Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada La Mesilla, New Mexico, USA Lacombe, Alberta, Canada New Mexico, USA Rockyford, Alberta, Canada Seebe, Alberta, Canada USA Wyoming, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.9 / 10 Our Rating 6.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.3 / 10 Female Users 6.9 / 10 Site Ranking #480 / 20,869 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 6 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 3 total ratings Site Ranking #476 The Gentlemen (2019) #477 Mission: Impossible III (2006) #478 The Lego Movie (2014) #479 Sleepy Hollow (1999) #480 Brokeback Mountain (2005) #481 Die Hard 2 (1990) #482 Signs (2002) #483 Shazam! (2019) #484 Monsters University (2013)