---
title: 'Tex (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tim Hunter'
released: '1982-07-30'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tex-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084783/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tex (1982)

1982 · 103 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Tex is a 1982 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Tim Hunter in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Charles S. Haas and Hunter, based on S. E. Hinton's best-selling 1979 novel of the same name. It follows two teenage brothers in rural Oklahoma and their struggle to grow up after their mother's death and their father's departure. The film stars Matt Dillon in the title role, with Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Emilio Estevez, Bill McKinney, Frances Lee McCain and Ben Johnson in supporting roles. Metzler was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tim Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-hunter)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles S. Haas](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-s-haas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pino Donaggio](https://cinepixo.com/people/pino-donaggio)
- **Producer:** [Ron W. Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-w-miller), [Tim Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-zinnemann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ric Waite](https://cinepixo.com/people/ric-waite)

## Cast

- [Matt Dillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-dillon)
- [Jim Metzler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-metzler)
- [Tom Virtue](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-virtue)
- [Frances Lee McCain](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-lee-mccain)
- [Emilio Estevez](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-estevez)
- [Meg Tilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-tilly)
- [Ben Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-johnson)
- [Bill McKinney](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-mckinney) as Pop McCormick
- [Nell Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/nell-carter)
- [Jack Thibeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-thibeau)
- [Željko Ivanek](https://cinepixo.com/people/zeljko-ivanek)

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/tex
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/tex-1982
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