Tex (1982)

Director:

Tim Hunter

Writers:

S.E. Hinton (novel)
Charles S. Haas (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

30 July 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Tagline:

From the author and the star of "The Outrsiders" - the story of a young man who wouldn't be beaten.

Plot:

Coming-of-age adventure about two teenage brothers and their struggles to grow up, on their own, after their mother dies and their father leaves them. |

Plot Keywords:

Coming Of Age | Brother | Teen Angst | Bittersweet | Juvenile Delinquent

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Matt Dillon	...	Tex McCormick
Jim Metzler	...	Mason McCormick
Meg Tilly	...	Jamie Collins
Bill McKinney	...	Pop McCormick
Frances Lee McCain	...	Mrs. Johnson
Ben Johnson	...	Cole Collins
Phil Brock	...	Lem Peters
Emilio Estevez	...	Johnny Collins
Jack Thibeau	...	Coach Jackson
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Hitchhiker
Tom Virtue	...	Bob Collins
Pamela Ludwig	...	Connie
Jeff Fleury	...	Roger
Suzanne Costollos	...	Fortune Teller (as Suzanne Costallos)
Marilyn Redfield	...	Ms. Carlson

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Bell's Amusement Park - 3901 E. 21st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Tex's birthday is October 22.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Tex and Mason run the truck into the ditch with the hitch hiker the passenger side window that should be up is down, then up, then down again. When the driver’s side window is shot out by the police, you can see a second pane of glass with a bullet hole behind the shattered glass.

Quotes:

Ms. Carlson: And Tex, I don't want another report on "Smokey the Cow Horse"
Tex McCormick: Yeah, but I read it everytime
Ms. Carlson: Why don't you read another book by the same author?
Tex McCormick: You mean, that guy, wrote another book?
Ms. Carlson: Yes Tex, in the library.
Tex McCormick: Oh, wow!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)

Great!

In the rough days of teen life trying to find where one belongs in relationship to one's self, family and friends and the need for change and breaking away.This movie portrays all of that with great care and fantastic acting by the entire cast.I highly recommend it. What a great film this was- there was good acting, a good script, unexpected moments of hilarity- and best of all this film stayed close to the book. Many of the characters' lines in the movie are directly from the book. If you are a fan of S.E. Hinton and her writings, you won't be disappointed by it. In my mind, "Tex" was even better than "The Outsiders," at least in terms of the movies. Matt Dillon is superb as Texas McCormick, a quiet, somewhat immature teenager living in Oklahoma, the usual setting for Hinton's books. There are few moments in the film (don't worry, I won't give them away) that were extremely funny. However, not only is the humor entertaining in the movie, but the drama is well done too. Tex faces changes at home, with his friends Johnny and Jamie, and at school, and the result makes for a captivating story line. The selection for the supporting cast is right on in almost every case- Jim Metzler plays Tex's brother Mason, who has to tend for his younger brother while also looking ahead to college and his own future. Emilio Estevez is Tex's spunky friend Johnny and Meg Tilly is Johnny's independent-minded sister Jamie, the object of Tex's affections. Even the filming and quality of the movie is not bad, considering that it was made two decades ago. The music is usually fitting in each scene, and the script came off sounding realistic and genuine. All in all, this is a movie well worth checking out. I think the only thing wrong with this movie is the rating it received; there's probably enough swearing in this movie to have earned it a PG-13 rating. Highly recommended.