On This Day July 30 1982 – Tex Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day July 30 1982 – Tex Premiered in Theaters.

On this day July 30 1982, Tex premiered in theaters, bringing to the screen a thoughtful and grounded coming of age drama adapted from the novel by S. E. Hinton. The film starred Matt Dillon as Tex McCormick, a sixteen year old struggling to navigate life with his older brother in rural Oklahoma after the loss of their mother and the absence of their rodeo rider father.

Directed by Tim Hunter, Tex stood out from other...

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