An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
Richard Andrew Jones
- Alvin Lawdermilk
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- TriviaMatt Damon said that in 1995, he was paid $20,000 to be in Tommy Lee Jones' film The Good Old Boys. He was able to hang out with Jones all summer and the money kept Damon and Ben Affleck free from having to take other jobs so that they could write Good Will Hunting (1997).
- GoofsAlmost all of the costumes are obviously brand-new, with no attempt to age them. This is particularly noticeable in the first scene, with the close-up shot of the chaps, which had supposedly had at least two years' use.
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Hewey Calloway: Tommy, I ain't never been killed in my life.
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Good Directorial Debut
I didn't even realize until after we had watched it (I guess I had somehow missed it in the beginning credits?) and came online here to review it that this TV movie was actually directed by Tommy Lee Jones, who is also the main lead in this. He did a very good job as an actor and a director both for this film, especially considering he had to do both at once.
It is a western drama about a cowboy who is rugged and wants to be free but also has the pull of "civilization" and family, who are making him more domesticated.
It's a good if predictable story and the acting make it definitely worth seeing, with a fantastic cast all around. Sam Shepard is great, as is Jones.
It is a western drama about a cowboy who is rugged and wants to be free but also has the pull of "civilization" and family, who are making him more domesticated.
It's a good if predictable story and the acting make it definitely worth seeing, with a fantastic cast all around. Sam Shepard is great, as is Jones.
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- MikeSNation
- Feb 10, 2017
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