Novak emphasized he just wants Texans to feel seen and do for the Lone Star State what ‘The Office’ did for Scranton - something echoed by co-star Boyd Holbrook. ‘Vengeance’ toes the line between making jokes and making it right. The rest was shot in New Mexico because Novak said they got better tax breaks there. However, the movie was only partially shot in Texas. Novak went to West Texas rodeos, football games and - of course - Whataburger on his multiple research trips. Look, every character has a comic side, that’s true in real life, but I wanted to really do the place right, and I didn’t want to get my ass kicked when I came to Lubbock either. I didn’t want anyone to be the butt of the joke in the movie. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Paul Newman and Robert Redford stole hearts and set a new standard for the buddy film when they portrayed notorious real-life outlaws Robert Butch. lost-in-limbo 13 June 2009 Bronson a union leader Yep, hes running for the job as president of the United Mines Union, due to the poor state of the partys image. So I have to ask, what did you do to prepare to get it so right?īJN: Well, I really cared, that itself is an important first step. Act of Vengeance (1986 TV Movie) User Reviews 17 Reviews Hide Spoilers Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10 When power and pride rears its ugly head. LL: I was blown away by how West Texans were portrayed and how accurate it was. LL: Why West Texas? Out of all the places in the world, why us?īJN: Because I didn’t know it at all, and I thought that was interesting - to explore a place I didn’t know at all, and second, y’all are intimidating! And so I thought, okay what’s a place that someone like me, who’s from Boston, only lived in big cities on the coast, would look at and be like, ‘okay that’s a tough place, it’s a different culture.’

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