The Newton Boys

The Newton Boys
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Linklater
Screenplay by	Richard Linklater Claude Stanush Clark Lee Walker
Based on	The Newton Boys by Claude Stanush
Produced by	Anne Walker-McBay
Starring	Matthew McConaughey Ethan Hawke Skeet Ulrich Vincent D'Onofrio Dwight Yoakam Julianna Margulies
Cinematography	Peter James
Edited by	Sandra Adair
Music by	Edward D. Barnes
Production company	Detour Filmproduction
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	March 27, 1998 (1998-03-27)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$27 million
Box office	$10,452,012

The Newton Boys is a 1998 American Western crime film directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Claude Stanush and Clark Lee Walker. It is based on Stanush's 1994 book of the same name, which tells the true story of the Newton Gang, a family of bank and train robbers from Uvalde, Texas. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, who was actually born in Uvalde, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dwight Yoakam. It was filmed throughout Texas including the towns of Bertram, Austin, Bartlett, New Braunfels, and San Antonio.