Val Kilmer had to undergo over an hour of makeup, facial hair and wig placement each day for his role. He elected to shave his head into a Mohawk to make it easier to glue the wig onto his scalp.]
Richard King was a real person who started the King Ranch in South Texas. At the time of King's death in 1885, his ranch covered 825,000 acres, an area larger than Rhode Island. It remains the largest ranch in Texas.
David Midthunder's role of Famous Shoes first appeared in Lonesome Dove: Le crépuscule (1995), where he was played by Wes Studi, who plays Buffalo Hump in this film.