Wooly Boys (2001)

A sheep rancher's visit to the big city triggers a mischevious adventure with his teenage computer-whiz grandson.

Director:

Leszek Burzynski

Writers:

Max Enscoe, Annie DeYoung

Stars:

Peter Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Joseph Mazzello

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Fonda	...	A.J. 'Stoney' Stoneman
Kris Kristofferson	...	Shuck
Joseph Mazzello	...	Charles
Keith Carradine	...	Sheriff Hank Dawson
Robin Dearden	...	Kate Harper
Jad Mager	...	Billy Spratt
Adam Logan	...	Owen Spratt (as Adam Stradlin)
Gregory Sporleder	...	Deputy Sheriff Orville Spratt
Rosanna DeSoto	...	Martinez
Mike Booth	...	Agent Collins (as Michael Booth)
T. Mychael Rambo	...	Hearse Driver (as T. Michael Rambo)
Mark Benninghoffen	...	Ben
Marquetta Senters	...	Nurse
Wayne A. Evenson	...	Carlson
Lana Schwab	...	Verla

Storyline

A sheep rancher's visit to the big city triggers a mischevious adventure with his teenage computer-whiz grandson.

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Plot Keywords:

sheep | sheriff | ranch | north dakota | minneapolis minnesota | 

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Taglines:

Fight'n, Steal'n, Shoot'n and other lessons from Grandpa.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, brief violence and thematic material

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Belades gia treis

Filming Locations:

Beach, North Dakota, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$335,726

Company Credits

Production Co:

PFG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sheila Schafer ("Lady in Diner"), actual resident of Medora, North Dakota, has one line in Wooly Boys (2001) with Peter Fonda. Sheila has coincidentally stated that her husband, Harold Schafer, who restored Medora in 1964, had one line as an extra in How the West Was Won (1962) with Henry Fonda.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Shuck: I wouldn't make a lot of noise if I was you. You don't want to alert Stoney to your leavin'.
Charles: As if he would care if I left.
Shuck: What makes you think he don't care?
Charles: I don't know... What would you call no contact for nine years?
Shuck: I'd call it bein' a man of few words.

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Soundtracks

Round and Round
Written by: Scott Nickoley, Jamie Dunlap, and Molly Pasutti

User Reviews

Fish-out-of-water in the Badlands of ND with Peter Fonda & Kris Kristofferson

Released to2001, "Wooly Boys" stars Peter Fonda and Kris Kristofferson as two aging sheep ranchers in the Badlands of North Dakota. After the former pays a visit to his daughter (Robin Dearden) in Minneapolis, he brings back his city-bred 16 year-old grandson (Joseph Mazzello). Keith Carradine plays a country sheriff, Rosanna DeSoto a ranch hand and Michael Booth an FBI agent. Jad Mager and Adam Logan are on hand as troublemakers while T. Mychael Rambo plays a hearse driver.

This dramedy focuses is on the conflict-habituated friendship of the two older ranchers and the visiting teen being a fish-out-water in the wilderness, which brings to mind 2003's "Secondhand Lions." At around the 30-minute mark there are several laugh-out-loud scenes, which are less frequent throughout the rest of the movie. The lines of the idiotic FBI agent are the best. Beyond this, the cast and authentic North Dakota locations are great, but the movie's mediocre about half the time. For instance, the kid responds to Kristofferson's character in one scene and it's wholly unconvincing. A top-of-the-line movie would re-do the scene or ad lib; whatever it took to make it work. So it's one of those part good/part meh movies, but I think the good makes it worthwhile, like the laughs, the birthing scene, the cast and the ND locations.

The film runs 99 minutes and was shot in Fryburg, Beach & Medora, North Dakota, and Minneapolis.

GRADE: C+