The Good Old Boys | |
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Directed by | Tommy Lee Jones |
Screenplay by | Tommy Lee Jones J.T. Allen |
Produced by | Mitch Engel Matt Merritt Salli Newman Edgar J. Scherick |
Starring | Tommy Lee Jones Sissy Spacek |
Cinematography | Alan Caso |
Edited by | Kimberly Ray |
Music by | John McEuen |
Distributed by | Turner Pictures |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.
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
The TV movie was filmed in Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, Alpine, Texas, Del Rio, Texas, and Fort Davis, Texas.
The film debuted on Turner Network Television on March 5, 1995.
The film holds a 6.7 rating at imdb.com.[1]