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Tex

Tex

19826.11h 43m

Overview

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

Directed by Tim Hunter
Written by Charles S. Haas, S.E. Hinton, Tim Hunter
Produced by Tim Zinnemann
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $7.4M

Top Cast

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Tex McCormick

Jim Metzler

Jim Metzler

Mason McCormick

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Jamie Collins

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Pop McCormick

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain

Mrs. Johnson

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Cole Collins

Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

Johnny Collins

Jack Thibeau

Jack Thibeau

Coach Jackson

Željko Ivanek

Željko Ivanek

Hitchhiker

Tom Virtue

Tom Virtue

Bob Collins

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookoklahomacoming of agetulsa, oklahomateenager

About Tex

Tex is a drama film released in 1982 exploring themes of based on novel or book, oklahoma, coming of age, tulsa, oklahoma, teenager. Directed by Tim Hunter, it stars Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly. 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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