Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 09/07/2004
SubTitles: French
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video

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.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Matt Dillon - Tex McCormick
Jim Metzler - Mason McCormick
Meg Tilly - Jamie Collins
Bill McKinney - Pop McCormick
Frances Lee McCain - Mrs. Johnson
Ben Johnson - Cole Collins
Emilio Estevez - Johnny Collins
Phil Brock - Lem Peters

Production:
Tim Hunter - Director
Ron Miller Tim Zinnemann - Producer
Pino Donaggio - Composer
Howard Smith - Editor
Tim Hunter - Screen Writer
John Mansbridge - Art Director
S.E. Hinton - Book Author
Ric Waite - Cinematographer
Natalie Massara - Musical Direction/Supervision
Jack T. Collis - Production Designer
Louis Mann - Production Designer
Bob Hathaway - Sound/Sound Designer

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