The Newton Boys is a 1998 dramatic film based on the true story of a family of bank robbers from Uvalde, Texas. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D'Onofrio. It was filmed in Lockhart, Texas. This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Uvalde is a city located in Uvalde County, Texas. ... Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. ... Bryan Ray Skeet Ulrich (born January 20, 1970, in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American actor. ... Ethan Hawke at press conference for Before Sunrise at the 1995 Berlinale. ... Vincent Phillip DOnofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and producer. ... Lockhart is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. ...
he NewtonBoys" is less a movie than a tale that might be told by some good old Texans sitting on the porch at night, listening to the crickets while they pass the jug around, somewhere west of Amarillo.
There were four Newton brothers, Willis, Joe, Jess and Dock, Texas cowboys and farmhands, who decided in 1919 that existence atop a horse or crouched under cotton plant No. 4,568 in a field of 12,908 cotton plants wasn't exactly the lifestyle of the rich and famous.
Based on the book The NewtonBoys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang by Claude Stanush, director Richard Linklater's film takes his trademarked casual approach to the story of the true-life gang who robbed 40 banks during a few short years in the 1920s, until they were caught after a less-than-smooth $3 million train robbery.
The youngest Newton, Joe (Skeet Ulrich), is the most troubled by their illegitimate business, but his input is limited to stomping out of one campfire consultation, only to be in on the next job.
The best part of The NewtonBoys is the final credits, and not only for the relief they bring after over two hours of undistinguished filmmaking, but because they are accompanied by interviews with a few of the real Newton brothers reflecting back on their criminal careers from the perspective of old age.
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