Cry Macho (2021)

Directed by

Clint Eastwood

Genre

drama film, contemporary Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 1,126 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former rodeo star travels to Mexico in 1979 to bring a young boy back to the United States to live with his father. The two form an unlikely bond as they make the journey together.

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What happens

Cry Macho is a 2021 American neo-Western drama film directed, produced by and starring Clint Eastwood in his final acting role and written by Nick Schenk and N. Richard Nash, based on Nash's 1975 novel. Set in 1979, it stars Eastwood as a former rodeo star hired to reunite a young boy (Eduardo Minett) in Mexico with his father (Dwight Yoakam) in the United States. There were many attempts to adapt Nash's novel into a film over the years. Arnold Schwarzenegger came on board to star in 2011, but canceled after a scandal. In 2020, Eastwood's adaptation was announced; he produced the film with Albert S. Ruddy (in his final film before his death), Tim Moore, and Jessica Meier. It is Eastwood's final starring role before his retirement in 2026. Cry Macho was filmed from November to December 2020 in the state of New Mexico; Ben Davis was the cinematographer, Mark Mancina was the composer, and Joel and David Cox were the editors. It was theatrically released in the United States on September 17, 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures with a simultaneous 31-day release on the HBO Max streaming service. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $16 million against a $33 million budget. It received mixed reviews, with its cinematography and calm style of storytelling and score receiving praise while the screenplay was targeted for criticism; Eastwood's performance drew polarized responses. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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