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History is about to catch up with America's most successful bank robbers.
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
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Jun 2, 2022 · via TMDB
Richard Linklater has tried hard with his cast here, but somehow this tale of the real life Newton gang whose criminal career culminated in one of America's most infamous train robberies just doesn't catch fire - at all. Matthew McConaughey (Willis) leads his brothers Jess (Ethan Hawke), Joe (Sweet Ulrich) and the scene stealing Vincent D'Onofrio (Dock) as the young men conclude - with the complicity of their mother (Gail Cronauer) that they don't need to live in rural penury for ever, and that with some meticulous planning they can accrue a considerable fortune without harming anyone but by robbing the railroad. Sadly, though, the actors don't really gel - they are four men who seem to be vying for screen time as much as anything else; there is little evidence of a team on screen which rather belies the truth about why this gang were at all successful. It does move a long apace, though - there is plenty of gun action and some fun pyrotechnics as their antics gain momentum and their targets become bigger. Historically, the ending is quite interesting - and I think quite suitable, though I very much doubt the railroad saw it that way. It's watchable, the production is fine and the dialogue is quite lively at times, but in the end, the sum of the parts just doesn't make for much of an whole. Disappointing.
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Matthew McConaughey
Willis Newton
Skeet Ulrich
Joe Newton
Ethan Hawke
Jess Newton
Vincent D'Onofrio
Dock Newton
Dwight Yoakam
Brentwood Glasscock
Gail Cronauer
Mia Newton
Julianna Margulies
Louise Brown
Lew Temple
Waiter
Charles Gunning
Slim
Chloe Webb
Avis Glasscock
Anne Stedman
Madeline
Ken Farmer
Frank Hamer
Rooster McConaughey
Tool Pusher
Boots Southerland
Wagon Driver
Bo Hopkins
K.P. Aldrich
Lori Heuring
Flapper
Joe Stevens
Bank Association President
Eddie Matthews
Bank Messenger
Jeff Schwan
Bank Messenger
David Jensen
William Fahy
Richard Andrew Jones
Engineer
Chamblee Ferguson
Head Postal Clerk
Grant James
Gangland Doctor
Kerry Tartack
Chicago Detective
Luke Askew
Chief Schoemaker
Danny Kamin
District Attorney
Rebecca Davis
Dancer (uncredited)
Scarlett McAlister
Party Girl (uncredited)
Christopher Meister
Courthouse Reporter (uncredited)
King Orba
Railroad Hobo (uncredited)
Catherine Hardwicke
Production Design
Peter James
Director of Photography
Peter James
Cinematography
Fred Lerner
Stunt Coordinator
Ben Scott
Stunts
Clint Lilley
Stunts
Eddie Matthews
Stunts
Mark Norby
Stunts
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Jr.
Stunts
Richard Linklater
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Gregory Jacobs
First Assistant Director
Vincent Palmo Jr.
Second Second Assistant Director
Fred Lerner
Second Unit Director
Sandra Adair
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John Sloss
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Lora Hirschberg
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