Rotten
Writers Charlie Haas and Tim Hunter (latter making his directing debut) seem intent on incorporating every conceivable adolescent and adult trauma into their script.
Variety Staff, Variety
Overview
After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.
Director and cast
- Tim Hunter Director
- Matt Dillon as Tex McCormick
- Jim Metzler as Mason McCormick
- Meg Tilly as Jamie Collins
- Bill McKinney as Pop McCormick
- Frances Lee McCain as Mrs. Johnson
- Ben Johnson as Cole Collins
- Emilio Estevez as Johnny Collins
- Phil Brock as Lem Peters
- Jack Thibeau as Coach Jackson
- Pamela Ludwig Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There is a shock of recognition almost from the beginning of Tex, because we're listening to the sound of American voices in an authentically American world.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
This is a film that accomplishes everything that it attempts, and does so expertly. On its own terms, it is a success through and through.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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