The Newton Boys

19981998
PG-13PG-13
2h 2m

Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, and Vincent D'Onofrio in The Newton Boys (1998)

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Action Crime Drama

The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.

Director
- Richard Linklater
Writers
- Claude Stanush(based on the book by)
- Richard Linklater(screenplay by)
- Clark Walker(screenplay by)
Stars

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Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dwight Yoakam in The Newton Boys (1998)

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Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, and Skeet Ulrich in The Newton Boys (1998)

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Ethan Hawke and Matthew McConaughey in The Newton Boys (1998)

Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, and Vincent D'Onofrio in The Newton Boys (1998)

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Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, and Vincent D'Onofrio in The Newton Boys (1998)

Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, and Vincent D'Onofrio in The Newton Boys (1998)

Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, and Vincent D'Onofrio in The Newton Boys (1998)

Director
- Richard Linklater
Writers
- Claude Stanush(based on the book by) (screenplay by)
- Richard Linklater(screenplay by)
- Clark Walker(screenplay by)
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Four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. The oldest of them, Willis, one day realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become a bank robbers. Soon the family agrees. They become very famous robbers, and five years later execute the greatest train robbery in American history. —Anonymous

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Taglines
- Pests of the West
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for violence including bloody aftermath of a shooting, and for language
Parents guide

Trivia
In the movie, the Texas Ranger who arrests Jess Newton is Frank Hamer. The real Frank Hamer planned and participated in the ambush of Bonnie and Clyde.

Goofs
After the armoured car robbery, when the boys stop the car and fight about why it had gone so badly, a modern day wheelchair-access drop-down curb is seen. During the 20s, no such curb would have existed. They would have been straight across.

Quotes
Willis Newton: This isn't a real job.
Jess Newton: It is real. It is real fun.

Crazy credits
As the end credits roll, portions of two interviews are shown, each with one of the brothers. The interview with Joe Newton is from James Coco/Joe Newton/Chet Atkins (1980); the interview with Willis Newton is from The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang (1976).

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Newton Boys/Meet the Deedles/A Price Above Rubies/No Looking Back (1998)

Soundtracks
The Pearls
Written by Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (as Ferdinand Joseph 'Jellyroll' Morton)
Performed by The Jim Cullum Jazz Band
Produced by Bob Erdos
Courtesy of Stomp Off Records, York, PA

Top review

Engaging

The adventure is quite engaging. It is also great to see famous faces back from over twenty years ago!

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Release date
- March 27, 1998 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- 牛頓小子
Filming locations
- Liberty Hill, Texas, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $27,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $10,452,012
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,010,245
- Mar 29, 1998
Gross worldwide
- $10,452,012

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Runtime
2 hours 2 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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