Dancer, Texas Pop. 81
| Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Tim McCanlies |
| Written by | Tim McCanlies |
| Produced by | Dana Shaffer Peter White Chasse Foster |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Andrew Dintenfass |
| Edited by | Rob Kobrin |
| Music by | Steve Dorff |
Production company | Caribou Pictures |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $676,631[1] |
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 is a 1998 comedy-drama film starring Breckin Meyer, Peter Facinelli, Eddie Mills, and Ethan Embry.
Plot
Set in the small, fictional American town of Dancer (Brewster County, Texas), only 81 people live in this town. Following their high school graduation, four young men wrestle with their decisions to leave town for Los Angeles.
Cast
- Breckin Meyer as Keller Coleman
- Peter Facinelli as Terrell Lee Lusk
- Eddie Mills as John Hemphill
- Ethan Embry as Squirrel
- Ashley Johnson as Josie Hemphill
- Patricia Wettig as Mrs. Lusk
- Michael O'Neill as Mr. Lusk
- Eddie Jones as Earl
- Wayne Tippit as Keller's grandfather
- Alexandra Holden as Vivian
- Keith Szarabajka as Squirrel's father
- Shawn Weatherly as Sue Ann
- Michael Crabtree as Mr. Hemphill
- Lashawn McIvor as Mrs. Hemphill
Reception
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 received positive reviews; it currently holds an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]
Film reviewer Joe M. O'Connell, writing for the San Antonio Express-News, called the film "The finest representation of small-town Texas since The Last Picture Show."[3] The movie was filmed in Fort Davis, Texas as dancer and the tri county area.
References
External links
- Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 at IMDb
- Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 at AllMovie
- Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 at Box Office Mojo
- Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 at Rotten Tomatoes
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