The Good Old Boys (film)
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First episode date March 5, 1995 Duration Language English | 6.8/10 Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date March 5, 1995 (1995-03-05) Cast Similar movies Sam Shepard appears in The Good Old Boys and Purgatory |
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.
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Plot
An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.
Cast
Production
The TV movie was filmed 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.
Critical response
The film holds a 6.7 rating at imdb.com.
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.
References
The Good Old Boys (film) WikipediaThe Good Old Boys (film) IMDb The Good Old Boys (film) themoviedb.org