The Good Old Boys
Directed byTommy Lee Jones
Screenplay byTommy Lee Jones
J.T. Allen
Produced byMitch Engel
Matt Merritt
Salli Newman
Edgar J. Scherick
StarringTommy Lee Jones
Sissy Spacek
CinematographyAlan Caso
Edited byKimberly Ray
Music byJohn McEuen
Distributed byTurner Pictures
Release date
  • March 5, 1995 (1995-03-05) (USA)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Good Old Boys is a 1995 American western adventure TV movie that was the directorial debut of Tommy Lee Jones. Jones also starred and co-wrote the teleplay, which is based on the book of the same name by Elmer Kelton.

Plot

An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones - Hewey Calloway
Terry Kinney - Walter Calloway
Frances McDormand - Eve Calloway
Sam Shepard - Tarnell
Sissy Spacek - Spring Renfro
Wilford Brimley - C.C. Tarpley
Matt Damon - Cotton Calloway

Production

The TV movie was filmed in Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, Alpine, Texas, Del Rio, Texas, and Fort Davis, Texas.

Release

The film debuted on Turner Network Television on March 5, 1995.

Critical response

The film holds a 6.7 rating at imdb.com.[1]

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