The Newton Boys

The Newton Boys

122 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | March 26, 1998

The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the oldest of them, Willis, realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become bank robbers. Soon the family agrees. They become very famous robbers and execute the greatest train robbery in American history five years later.

The Newton Boys

122 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | March 26, 1998

The Newton Boys
The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the oldest of them, Willis, realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become bank robbers. Soon the family agrees. They become very famous robbers and execute the greatest train robbery in American history five years later.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers 20th Century Fox, Detour Filmproduction
Original title The Newton Boys
Directors Trey Batchelor, Fred Lerner, Vincent Palmo Jr., Gregory Jacobs, Richard Linklater
Writers Claude Stanush, Clark Walker, Richard Linklater

Cast

Matthew McConaughey

as Willis Newton

Skeet Ulrich

as Joe Newton

Ethan Hawke

as Jess Newton

Vincent D'Onofrio

as Dock Newton

Dwight Yoakam

as Brentwood Glasscock

Gail Cronauer

as Mia Newton

Julianna Margulies

as Louise Brown

Jena Karam

as Orphan Singer

Casey McAuliffe

as Orphan Singer

Regina Mae Matthews

as Orphan Fiddler

Lew Temple

as Waiter

Charles Gunning

as Slim

Glynn Williams

as Farmer Williams

Charles 'Chip' Bray

as Bank Teller

Chloe Webb

as Avis Glasscock

Gary Moody

as Crooked Banker

Robert Iannaccone

as Tailor

Jennifer Miriam

as Catherine

Anne Stedman

as Madeline

Marjorie Carroll

as Old Woman

Katie Gratson

as Young Hotel Clerk

Angie Chase

as Kat

Lynn Mathis

as Arthur Adams

Becket Gremmels

as Lewis

Ken Farmer

as Frank Hamer

Scott Roland

as Bank Messenger

Rooster McConaughey

as Tool Pusher

Ed Dollison

as Night Guard

Boots Southerland

as Wagon Driver

Bo Hopkins

as K.P. Aldrich

Tommy Townsend

as Omaha Detective

Mary Love

as Hotel Maid

Zeke Mills

as Old Usher

Abra Moore

as Argosy Ballroom Singer

Lori Heuring

as Flapper

Joe Stevens

as Bank Association President

Eddie Matthews

as Bank Messenger

Jeff Schwan

as Bank Messenger

Bo Franks

as Barker

Ali Nazary

as Thug

Ron De Roxtra

as Murray

David Jensen

as William Fahy

Brad Arrington

as Hobo

Richard Andrew Jones

as Engineer

Randy Stripling

as Fireman

Harold Suggs

as Old Brakeman

Chamblee Ferguson

as Head Postal Clerk

F.W. Post

as Postal Turkey

Grant James

as Gangland Doctor

Mark Fickert

as Chicago Sergeant

Kerry Tartack

as Chicago Detective

Luke Askew

as Chief Schoemaker

Blue McDonnell

as Nurse

Eduardo Cavazos Garza

as Mexican Cab Driver

Danny Kamin

as District Attorney

Ross Sears

as Judge

Johnny Carson

as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rebecca Davis

as Dancer (uncredited)

K. Todd Lytle

as Toronto Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Hallie Martin

as Party Girl (uncredited)

Scarlett McAlister

as Party Girl (uncredited)

Christopher Meister

as Courthouse Reporter (uncredited)

King Orba

as Railroad Hobo (uncredited)

Gavin Perry

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Steven Phillips

as Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)

Vincent James Prendergast

as Kid in Movie Theater (uncredited)

Bobby Shue

as Theater Attendant (uncredited)

Jenny Tesler

as Secretary (uncredited)

Amber Lea Voiles

as Joe Newton's Date (uncredited)

Tara Wood

as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)