Appaloosa (film) Appaloosa (film) Appaloosa is a 2008 American Western film based on the 2005 novel "Appaloosa" by crime writer Robert B. Parker. Directed by Ed Harris and co-written by Harris and Robert Knott, "Appaloosa" stars Harris alongside Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. The film premiered at 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in selected cities on September 19, 2008, then expanded into wide-release on October 3, 2008. The film shares some narrative similarities with the 1959 Western "Warlock", directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Richard Widmark. There is also a 1966 Western
Viola Harris Viola Harris Viola Harris (July 5, 1926 – August 23, 2017) was an American actress known for roles in television, theater and film from the 1950s to the 2010s. She has appeared in a number of films including Woody Allen's "Deconstructing Harry" in 1997, "Choke" in 2008, "The Other Guys" in 2010, and "Sex and the City 2" in 2010. In 2010, Harris starred in the short film, "The Secret Friend", directed by Flavio Alves. Harris received positive reviews for her role in the film. Phil Hall of "Film Threat", who gave the film a positive score for example, argued