Dancer, Texas Pop. 81
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| Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | |
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| Directed by | Tim McCanlies |
| Produced by | Dana Shaffer Peter White Chasse Foster |
| Written by | Tim McCanlies |
| Starring | Breckin Meyer Peter Facinelli Eddie Mills Ethan Embry |
| Music by | Steve Dorff |
| Cinematography | Andrew Dintenfass |
| Editing by | Rob Kobrin |
| Studio | Caribou Pictures |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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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.
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Plot [edit]
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 [edit]
- 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 Mr. Hemphill
Reception [edit]
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]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 at the Internet Movie Database
- Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 at AllRovi
- Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 at Box Office Mojo
- Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 at Rotten Tomatoes
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