The Good Old Boys (film)

The Good Old Boys is a 1995 American Western television film directed by Tommy Lee Jones and written by Jones and J.T. Allen, based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Elmer Kelton. Jones stars alongside Terry Kinney, Frances McDormand, Sam Shepard, Sissy Spacek, Wilford Brimley, and Matt Damon. The film aired on TNT on March 5, 1995.

Plot
An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.

Cast

 * Tommy Lee Jones as Hewey Calloway
 * Terry Kinney as Walter Calloway
 * Frances McDormand as Eve Calloway
 * Sam Shepard as Snort Yarnell
 * Sissy Spacek as Spring Renfro
 * Joaquin Jackson as Sheriff Wes Wheeler
 * Wilford Brimley as C.C. Tarpley
 * Matt Damon as Cotton Calloway
 * Walter Olkewicz as Frank (Fat) Gervin
 * Blayne Weaver as Tommy Calloway
 * Larry Mahan as Blue Hannigan
 * Bruce McGill as City Marshall
 * Margaret Bowman as Mrs. Faversham

Production
Filming was in Alamo Village – Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, Alpine, Texas, Del Rio, Texas, and Fort Davis, Texas.

Release
The film debuted on TNT on March 5, 1995.

Accolades
Sissy Spacek was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie at the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1995, but lost to Judy Davis and Shirley Knight, who shared the award as co-winners for two separate TV movies.