The Milagro Beanfield War
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Milagro Beanfield War performed
Budget
$22.0M
Worldwide Gross
$14.0M
Gross Profit
−$8.0M
Return
0.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
Rubén Blades
Sheriff Bernabe Montoya
Ladd Devine
Richard Bradford
Ladd Devine
Ruby Archuleta
Sonia Braga
Ruby Archuleta
Nancy Mondragon
Julie Carmen
Nancy Mondragon
Horsethief Shorty
James Gammon
Horsethief Shorty
Flossie Devine
Melanie Griffith
Flossie Devine
Charlie Bloom
John Heard
Charlie Bloom
Marshal Amarante Cordova
Carlos Riquelme
Marshal Amarante Cordova
Herbie Platt
Daniel Stern
Herbie Platt
Joe Mondragon
Chick Vennera
Joe Mondragon
Kyril Montana
Christopher Walken
Kyril Montana
Mayor Sammy Cantu
Freddy Fender
Mayor Sammy Cantu
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