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The Newton Boys This film ends with documentary footage as the credits roll. We see Johnny Carson laughing at the cute old bank robber. The Newton Boys are apparently considered the most successful thieves in the U.S. There are led by brother Willis (McConaughey). McConaughey's charming smile and clean cut exterior work hard to put across a whingeing, snivelling, thief who believed that being 'dirt poor' and 'just a small thief stealing from bigger thieves' was a justification for ripping off banks, insurance companies, and all the clients onto whom the cost of the bad guys exploits are passed. Do we really need another film that attempts to elevate to heroic stature those too damn lazy/selfish to work? Are the bad guys endearing because they didn't kill anyone? Or because they were occasionally bumblers on a major scale? Or because they were successful thieves?

	Morally questionable, mildly interesting, go see something like Shooting Fish or Sliding Doors instead. Ali Kayn For credits and official site details, click here. Search Festivale for more Due for release May 28, 1998 For credits and official site details, click here. Search Festivale for more
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Enter movie, TV show, or person   Provided by Internet Movie Database.	Just the facts: Title: Newton Boys, The (1998) Written by: Claude Stanush (book The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang) Richard Linklater & Claude Stanush & Clark Lee Walker Directed by: Richard Linklater   Produced by: Keith Fletcher (associate); John Sloss (executive); Clark Walker (co-producer); Anne Walker-McBay   Edited by: Sandra Adair   Director of Photography: Peter James
	The Players: Matthew McConaughey .... Willis Newton Skeet Ulrich .... Joe Newton Ethan Hawke .... Jess Newton Gail Cronauer .... Ma Newton Vincent D'Onofrio .... Doc Newton Jena Karam .... Orphan Singer Julianna Margulies .... Louise Brown
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