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Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly

This unassuming little coming-of-age drama features Matt Dillon in the title role as a sweet, slightly dim teenager living with his older brother Mason (Jim Metzler) in a rural Oklahoma town. With an...( read more  read more... ) absentee father and a deceased mom, the two eke out a marginal existence; things get desperate enough for Mason to sell his and Tex's horses to have enough money for groceries. Mason is ready to graduate high school and has his sights set on Indiana University and a basketball scholarship; he has little patience for his younger brother and his antics, feeling like he has to babysit him to keep him out of trouble. Tex's partner-in-mischief is Johnny (Emilio Estevez), while Johnny's sister Jamie (Meg Tilly) is the object of Tex's crush. The two live under the stern eye of their authoritarian dad (Ben Johnson), foiling any ideas Tex may have about Jamie. If this film seems reminiscent of The Outsiders, it's because it's similarly based on an S.E. Hinton novel; its tone and mood also calls to mind early-'80s kid dramas such as Breaking Away and My Bodyguard. It's a quiet little movie, capturing the boredom and tedium of small-town life nicely, with good characterizations and early roles by the Brat Pack. Dillon helped define himself early on with troubled-teen roles, and this is a fine example. Tex is also notable because it was one of the first adult dramas to come from Disney Studios. --Jerry Renshaw

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PG, 102 min.

Directed by: Tim Hunter

Release Date: November 19, 1982

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DVD Release Date: November 16, 1999

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  • sdcraftnmom
    January 13, 2007
    sdcraftnmom
    love this movie.. matt dillon yummy.
  • bobsteele0069
    September 13, 2009
    bobsteele0069
    Just reminds me of me....
  • Swordfishtrombone99
    May 31, 2009
    Swordfishtrombone99
    Exciting storyline and with pretty good acting. The first movie based on an S.E. Hinton novel that I hadn't read first. Now I'd definitely like to read it.
  • jenmills69
    January 6, 2009
    jenmills69
    ANOTHER GREAT ONE BE S E HINTON
  • madcat612
    June 24, 2008
    madcat612
    It was decent back in tha day.
  • bilow
    June 14, 2008
    bilow
    i saw this movie with my older sister.still one of my fav movies
  • jasminlee19
    June 10, 2008
    jasminlee19
    this is such a cutee movie! and matt dillon!!
    aah!
    <33
  • fireprincess24
    February 5, 2008
    fireprincess24
    I love his hangover mornin lolz
  • mielestephen
    February 1, 2008
    mielestephen
    S.E.Hinton she just couldn't make a book that hollywood didn't want to make a movie about
  • hannahff9
    November 28, 2007
    hannahff9
    this is my other fucking favorite movie:D

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  • rhyrhy92
    January 8, 2007
    rhyrhy92
    Iread the book Tex in school and then watched the movie.....I think the book is better than the movie, but the movie was AWESOME!
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