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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 11/16/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Drama, Teen Movie, Coming-of-Age See Also: Tex, Tex

Tex represented the first film adaption of a novel by "teen angst" specialist S. E. Hinton. Matt Dillon stars as Tex McCormick, an Oklahoma farm boy who drifts into bad company and a dangerous lifestyle after his mother dies and his father deserts him. His older brother Mason (Jim Metzler) struggles to keep his sibling on the straight and narrow, but he too has a cross to bear: his crippling lack of self-worth. Surprisingly, the film was produced by the Disney company, which heretofore had painted a more upbeat portrait of teen-age life. Dillon would go on to appear in two more Hinton adaptations, while Tex supporting player Emilio Estevez would show up in an additional three. S.E. Hinton herself appears in the small role of Mrs. Barnes, a schoolteacher. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Matt Dillon - Tex McCormick
Jim Metzler - Mason McCormick
Meg Tilly - Jamie Collins
Bill McKinney - Pop McCormick
Frances Lee McCain - Mrs. Johnson