Tex

Overview

"Tex represented the first film adaption of a novel by ""teen angst"" specialist S. E. Hinton. Matt Dillon stars as Tex McCormick, an Oklahoma farm boy who drifts into bad company and a dangerous lifestyle after his mother dies and his father deserts him. His older brother Mason (Jim Metzler) struggles to keep his sibling on the straight and narrow, but he too has a cross to bear: his crippling lack of self-worth. Surprisingly, the film was produced by the Disney company, which heretofore had painted a more upbeat portrait of teen-age life. Dillon would go on to appear in two more Hinton adaptations, while Tex supporting player Emilio Estevez would show up in an additional three. S.E. Hinton herself appears in the small role of Mrs. Barnes, a schoolteacher."

Product Details

Release Date:	09/07/2004
UPC:	0786936240849
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00
Sales rank:	8,694

Special Features

Closed Caption;Spanish language track; French subtitles; Dolby Digital Mono sound; Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Matt Dillon	Tex McCormick
Jim Metzler	Mason McCormick
Meg Tilly	Jamie Collins
Bill McKinney	Pop
Frances Lee McCain	Mrs. Johnson
Ben Johnson	Cole Collins
Emilio Estevez	Johnny Collins
Phil Brock	Lem Peters
Jack Thibeau	Coach Jackson
Zeljko Ivanek	Hitchhiker
Tom Virtue	Bob Collins
Pamela Ludwig	Connie
Jeff Fleury	Roger
Suzanne Costallos	Fortune Teller
Marilyn Redfield	Ms. Carlson
Mark Arnott	Kelly
Ric Krause	Ride Operator,Ride Operator
Jill Clark	Marcie
Sheryl Briedel	Lisa
Lisa Mirkin	Shelly
Rod Jones	Doctor
Don Harral	Doctor in Hospital
Janine Burns	Nurse
Mark Huebner	Orderly
Ron Thulin	Anchorman
Mary Simons	Mrs. Germanie
Francine Ringold	Reporter
Darren Cates	Kid
Wayne Dorris	Kid
Adam Hubbard	Kid
Robin Winters	Girl on Bike
Lance Parkhill	Boy
Mike Coats	Dave
Charlie Haas	Lee
Larry Stallsworth	Patrolman
Scott Smith	Biker
Eric Beckstrom	Biker
S.E. Hinton	Mrs. Barnes
Coralie Hunter	Lukie

Technical Credits

Charlie Haas

Tim Hunter	Director
Ron Miller	Executive Producer
Tim Zinnemann	Producer
Charlie Haas	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Matt Dillon's considerable talents as a young actor did not go unnoticed by writer/director Tim Hunter, who was the first to give Dillon a complex, mature role as the title character in his screen adaptation of S.E. Hinton's Tex. There's more to the performance than the trademark Dillon impudence: he's allowed to reveal some of the worry and fear behind the character's macho, prankster posturing, and he never becomes maudlin or unconvincing. The film charts a few pivotal weeks in the lives of parentless brothers Tex and Mason (Jim Metzler), and Hunter does away with the sentiment common to Hinton's stories in favor of a gritty, sloppy look uncommon to most Disney productions. Tex would be one of many Hunter films chronicling disaffected teens, from his first produced script, 1979's cautionary tale Over the Edge, to 1987's haunting River's Edge, to many episodes of the popular 1990s television series, Beverly Hills, 90210.