Billy Bob Thornton (Best Adapted Screenplay, Sling Blade, 1996), Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow) and Jason Patric (Sleepers) team up for the year's most explosive motion picture epic. In the spring of 1836, facing incredible odds, fewer than 200 ordinary men of all races defended a small Texas fort for 13 days against thousands of soldiers led by the dictator of Mexico. Based on this true story - The Alamo depicts what would become a legendary rallying cry for independence...and a heroic fight for freedom.