The Good Old Boys
Film poster
Genre	Western
Based on	The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton
Screenplay by	Tommy Lee Jones J.T. Allen
Directed by	Tommy Lee Jones
Starring	Tommy Lee Jones Terry Kinney Frances McDormand Sam Shepard Sissy Spacek Matt Damon
Theme music composer	John McEuen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Edgar J. Scherick
Producers	Mitch Engel Matt Merritt Salli Newman
Production locations	Alamo Village – Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas Alpine, Texas Del Rio, Texas Fort Davis, Texas
Cinematography	Alan Caso
Editor	Kimberly Ray
Running time	118 minutes
Production companies	Edgar J. Scherick Associates Firebrand Productions The Javelina Film Company Turner Pictures
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	March 5, 1995 (1995-03-05)

The Good Old Boys is a 1995 American western television film that was the TV 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.^[1]

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 – Snort Yarnell
• Sissy Spacek – Spring Renfro
• Joaquin Jackson – Sheriff Wes Wheeler
• Wilford Brimley – C.C. Tarpley
• Matt Damon – Cotton Calloway
• Walter Olkewicz – Frank (Fat) Gervin
• Blayne Weaver – Tommy Calloway
• Larry Mahan – Blue Hannigan
• Bruce McGill – City Marshall
• Margaret Bowman – Mrs. Faversham

Production

Filming was 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.

Accolades

Sissy Spacek was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie at the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1995, but lost to Judy Davis and Shirley Knight, who shared the award as co-winners for two separate TV movies.