Tex

1982
PG
1h 43m

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After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.

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6.4/10

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Awards
- 3 nominations total

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Trivia
When writer of the original novel S.E. Hinton met Matt Dillon (Tex) for the first time, he said in his thick New York accent, "Yo, S.E., I thought you was a man!" Hinton recalls initially being nervous about a city kid playing the character of a country cowboy. Now, Hinton states that she believes this was one of Dillon's best performances. Dillon went on to star in two more film adaptions of Hinton's novels, Outsiders (1983) and Rusty James (1983).

Goofs
When Tex and Mason run the truck into the ditch with the hitch hiker the passenger side window that should be up is down, then up, then down again. When the driver's side window is shot out by the police, you can see a second pane of glass with a bullet hole behind the shattered glass.

Quotes
Tex McCormick: [Whimpers] Oh no...
Mason McCormick: [walks into Tex's room] Tex? You alright? You lose Something?
Tex McCormick: [laying under his bed with only his feet sticking out] It's kinda nice down here. Cool and Quiet.
Mason McCormick: Yeah, well maybe you should hurry it up so you can come have breakfast under the kitchen table. Then maybe you can catch a ride under the school bus!
Tex McCormick: [Gets up from under his bed and wraps a blanket around him] You would like that wouldn't you?

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Teenage Sex Movies (1983)

Soundtracks
The Godfather (Main Theme)
(uncredited)
Written by Nino Rota

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6/10

Not quite good enough, all in all

Not bad, but I can't honestly say I enjoyed 'Tex'.

It's too forced for my liking. I didn't feel a connection to the characters, nor did I really rate the performances of the cast. The premise isn't super watchable either. All just very meh, to be honest.

Matt Dillon is OK in the main role of Tex, though it is safe to say his acting - thankfully - improved as he got older; as seen in 'Wayward Pines'. I can't say any of the other cast members did anything to remember.

Not quite good enough, all in all.