Tex (film)

Tex is a 1982 American drama film about the life of two brothers after their mother dies, and their father walks out on them. They continue to struggle financially and mentally.
 * Directed by Tim Hunter. Written by Charles S. Haas and Tim Hunter, based on the novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton.

'''His father's gone. His mother's a memory. His brother's moving on. But Tex McCormick isn't giving in.'''taglines

Dialogue

 * Tex: [whimpers] Oh, no...
 * Mason: [walks into Tex's room] Tex? You alright? You lose something?
 * Tex: [laying under his bed with only his feet sticking out] It's kind of nice down here. Cool and quiet.
 * Mason: Yeah, well maybe you should hurry it up so you can come have breakfast under the kitchen table. Then maybe you can catch a ride under the school bus!
 * Tex: [gets up from under his bed and wraps a blanket around him] You would like that. Wouldn't you?


 * Fortune Teller: You may think of one yes or no question to yourself.
 * Tex: [he sees a horse pass by and thinks about Rowdy] Yeah, okay.
 * Fortune Teller: I am sorry, the answer is no.


 * Tex: [in Lem's new car] Come on, let's go for a ride!
 * Mason: [points at Tex] What do you think he is? A baboon?!
 * Tex: Who, me?


 * Ms. Carlson: And Tex, I don't want another report on "Smokey the Cow Horse".
 * Tex: Yeah, but I read it every time.
 * Ms. Carlson: Why don't you read another book by the same author?
 * Tex: You mean, that guy, wrote another book?
 * Ms. Carlson: Yes, Tex. In the library.
 * Tex: Oh, wow!

Taglines

 * His father's gone. His mother's a memory. His brother's moving on. But Tex McCormick isn't giving in.
 * From the author and the star of "The Outsiders" - the story of a young man who wouldn't be beaten.
 * Tough. Tender. Today.

Cast

 * Matt Dillon - Tex McCormick
 * Jim Metzler - Mason McCormick
 * Meg Tilly - Jamie Collins
 * Bill McKinney - Pop McCormick
 * Frances Lee McCain - Mrs. Johnson
 * Ben Johnson - Cole Collins
 * Phil Brock - Lem Peters
 * Nell Carter - Mrs. Peters
 * Emilio Estevez - Johnny Collins
 * Tom Virtue - Bob Collins
 * Jack Thibeau - Coach Jackson
 * Zeljko Ivanek - Hitchhiker
 * Pamela Ludwig - Connie