To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. With matt dillon, jim metzler, meg tilly, bill mckinney. On the road a johnny collins leftemilio estevez and his sister jamie meg tilly try to reason with their friend tex matt dillon following an emotional scene with his brother in tex, a realistic comingofage adventure based on the novel by s. Matt dillon full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. It was adapted to the film in 1982, which starred matt dillon.
With matt dillon, michael eric kramer, pamela ludwig, vincent spano. There is more to this movies story, but the important thing about it isnt what happens, but how it happens. I feel that matt dillon was a pretty good actor during that time. Matt dillons successful film career has spanned over three decades and has showcased his wide range of dramatic and comedic talents. Matt dillons successful film career has spanned over three decades and has showcased his wide. The movie is so accurately acted, especially by jim metzler as mason and matt dillon as tex, that we care more about the characters than about the plot. With matt dillon, cindy fisher, hoyt axton, margaret blye. Dillon strikes a lot of emotions as the tough kid from brooklyn who makes the right moves in the end. While tex and mason try to live on their own, their individual teen woes threaten their relatively independent existence out in the country. Why matt dillon doesnt get many movie offers anymore.
There is a shock of recognition almost from the beginning of tex. Released 1982, tex stars matt dillon, jim metzler, meg tilly, phillip brock the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. Times are so tough, brother mason has to sell off tex s favorite horse just to put food on the table. Tex 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He made his feature film debut in over the edge 1979 and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films my bodyguard 1980, little darlings 1980, tex 1982, rumble fish. Watch tex online stream full movie nowtv free trial. May 27, 2008 i saw this as a kid and only remember this scene,but have remembered it for a quarter century so i thought id post it. Matt dillon got his start in a string of rebellious adolescent flicks over the edge, tex, rumble fish that turned him into a teen idol, a sort of 1980s james dean. For tex mccormick matt dillon and older brother mason, just growing up is the ultimate adventure, especially when dad is always gone, mom has passed on, and life is dealing you one challenge. Milk shampoo a tex mccormick matt dillon doesnat get mad, he gets even, when a schoolmate teases him about his girlfriend jamie collins in tex, a realistic comingofage adventure based on the novel by s. His older brother mason struggles to keep his sibling on the straight and narrow, but he too has. Their father takes to the rodeo circuit to keep food on the table. But by the decades end, he set out to reinvent himself with more adult roles, starting with his portrayal of a junkie in 1989s drugstore cowboy. There is more to this movie s story, but the important thing about it isnt what happens, but how it happens.
Tex rare walt disney hard white case 1982 vhs matt dillon. For other people named matt dillon, see matt dillon disambiguation. Matthew raymond dillon born february 18, 1964 is an american actor and film director. We can see them learning and growing, and when they have a hearttoheart talk. Tex is a good movie and the most of the landmarks that are in the movie are still there in bixby and that little town is growing very quickly. Jim metzler steals the show from topbilled star matt dillon in this poignant tale about a quiet 15yearold who. Tim hunters film version captures miss hintons novel perfectly. The characters are vividly real, especially the confused, searching tex of matt dillon, a naturalborn star, and the. Experience disneys poignant comingofage tale based on the bestselling novel by s.
For tex mccormick matt dillon and older brother mason, just. The flamingo kid is an acting duel between dillon and crenna. I saw this as a kid and only remember this scene,but have remembered it for a quarter century so i thought id post it. See all condition definitions opens in a new window or tab. Matt dillon in tex submits his classroom assignment youtube. Tex rare walt disney hard white case 1982 vhs matt dillon 80s. Tex, is a great movie with matt dillon as i first saw it back in the mid to late 1980s decade. To the last man 1992 as usual, trouble finds retired u.
Follow the movie on facebook plot summary at the wedding of his daughter amy stockpoynton, retired marshal matt dillon james arness is shockingly charged with a murder he did not commit. In the meantime, tex falls for local girl jamie collins meg tilly, the sister of his. For tex mccormick matt dillon and older brother mason, just growing up is the ultimate adventure. If the movie does nothing else, it will make a star out of matt dillon, who plays. See the sellers listing for full details and description of any imperfections. He made his feature film debut in over the edge 1979 and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films my bodyguard 1980, little darlings 1980, tex 1982, rumble fish 1983, the outsiders 1983 and the flamingo kid 1984. Matt dillon, jim metzler, meg tilly, bill mckinney, frances lee mccain, ben johnson, phil brock, emilio estevez, jack thibeau, zeljko ivanek.
For tex mccormick matt dillon and older brother mason, just growing up is the ultimate adventure, especially when dad is always gone, mom has passed on, and life is dealing you one challenge after another. Tex is a 1982 american drama film directed by tim hunter his first film as a director and written by charles s. Tex is a 1982 american drama film released by buena vista distribution company and directed by tim hunter based on the novel of the same name by s. Jim metzler plays mason mccormick, a young man who is left to raise his younger brother.
Matt dillon is still out there, hes still talented, and hes still acting, so why do we not see him on the big screen much. Tex 1982 cast and crew growing up on a farm with his elder brother, mason jim metzler, tex mccormick matt dillon becomes troubled after his mothers death and his fathers departure. Tex 1982 cast and crew moviefone movies movie times. Growing up on a farm with his elder brother, mason jim metzler, tex mccormick matt dillon becomes troubled after his mothers death and his father. Matt dillon s successful film career has spanned over three decades and has showcased his wide range of dramatic and comedic talents.
For a long time, matt dillon was a teen idol known mostly for his tiger beatready looks, but he was able to make a successful transition from pubescent star to adult actor. David arquette, matt dillon, noah emmerich, annabeth gish, lauren holly, timothy hutton, natalie portman, michael rapaport, uma thurman connect with beautiful. Growing up on a farm with his elder brother, mason jim metzler, tex mccormick matt dillon becomes troubled after his mothers death and his fathers departure. Greeley was pretty much the perfect place for this movie. Beautiful girls headed home hd matt dillon, timothy. Matt does a lot of growing up at that cabana that summer. May 30, 20 movie documentary movie documentary thursday, may 30, 20. The book like rumble fish and that was then, this is now takes place in the same universe as hintons first book the outsiders, but in a rural town called garyville, oklahoma, a fictional suburb of. In this film, tex mccormick is an oklahoma farm boy who drifts into bad. Matt dillons best movies apr 03, 2012 experience disneys poignant comingofage tale based on the bestselling novel by s. In this case, it all starts when he is called upon to retrieve some stolen cattle.
As he grew, his physical attributes the dark, prettyboy eyes and. The characters are vividly real, especially the confused, searching tex of matt dillon, a naturalborn star, and the solid, sensible mason of jim metzler, who is also destined for an important career. Tex, parentless boys in oklahoma the new york times. Tex vhs matt dillon, jim metzler, meg tilly rare disney movie tape exlibrary. Jim metzler steals the show from topbilled star matt dillon in this poignant tale about a quiet 15yearold who falls out with his reckless brother as they struggle to make ends meet. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. From the late 1980s onward, dillon achieved further success. And matt dillon toned down, after such films as crash and little darlings. That movie, a small masterpiece containing matt dillons first movie. The movie captured all that stupidity plus the apathy and ignorance of the adults.
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