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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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
| Jack Thibeau | ... | Coach Jackson | |
| Zeljko Ivanek | ... | Hitchhiker | |
| Tom Virtue | ... | Bob Collins | |
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Pamela Ludwig | ... | Connie |
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Jeff Fleury | ... | Roger |
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Suzanne Costollos | ... | Fortune Teller (as Suzanne Costallos) |
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Marilyn Redfield | ... | Ms. Carlson |
| Mark Arnott | ... | Kelly | |
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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.
Plot Keywords:
pickup truck | motorcycle | ranch | family home | two on a motorcycle |Taglines:
From the author and the star of "The Outrsiders" - the story of a young man who wouldn't be beaten. See more »Genres:
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Tex McCormick: [In Lem's new car] Come on, let's go for a ride!
Mason McCormick: [Points at Tex] What do you think he is? A baboon!
Tex McCormick: Who me?
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Several mock-up sets duplicating Tex's house were built inside the National Guard Armory building on the campus of Broken Arrow Senior High. See more »Goofs
During the shots where it is considered "morning" like when Tex is riding Rowdy before school, where a hungover Tex overhears Mason and Cole's conversation, and when Tex and Mason's father arrives, the sunlight tells us that it is noon, when the story line is supposed to be around 7 or 8 o clock in the morning. See more »Quotes
Lem Peters: [to mason about why he sells dope] You don't have people depending on you, to take care of!Tex McCormick: [In Lem's new car] Come on, let's go for a ride!
Mason McCormick: [Points at Tex] What do you think he is? A baboon!
Tex McCormick: Who me?
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30 July 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$7,400,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I first came across writer SE Hinton's work when the great Francis Ford Coppola adapted two of her books and made contrasting films. The Outsiders and Rumblefish. Both were released in 1983 having been shot back to back and both featured Matt Dillon.
A year earlier, Dillon starred as Tex, in this adaptation of a SE Hinton book made by Disney. It is not as memorable as the Coppola movies.
It is one of these coming of age dramas filled with teenage angst and Matt Dillon gives an early brat pack performance. Someone should had told him back then to do some comedy.
Tex is the younger of two brothers growing up on their own, the older brother cares for Tex. Their mother has died, their dad has walked out on them. Tex likes the sister of his best friend, their father does not like Tex hanging out with either of them.
Tex and his brother get to be heroes when they apprehend a villain on the run who initially holds them hostage. Later Tex gets involved with a drug dealing friend.
The film is a slice of life drama about young adults. It features some early brat packers, apart from Dillon it also has Emilio Estevez and Meg Tilly. It does feel a bit to contrived and cliched but also shows a direction that Disney were moving away from its family friendly roots.