Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 is a 1998 comedy film about four friends in the small, fictional American town of Dancer, located in Brewster County, Texas. As the title implies, only 81 people live in this town. Following their high school graduation, the four young men wrestle with their decisions to leave town for Los Angeles. The movie stars Breckin Meyer, Peter Facinelli, Eddie Mills, and Ethan Embry. Film reviewer Joe M. O'Connell, writing for the Sa... More

Initial release date:

  • May 1, 1998

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PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 37 min

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Also known as:

  • Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

Film

Directed by

Tim McCanlies

Tim McCanlies (born 1953) is a film director and screenwriter. He has attracted attention for his work writing and directing Secondhand Lions, and wrote the screenplays for The Iron Giant and Dennis the Menace Strikes Again. McCanlies attended high school in Bryan, Texas and took some college level...

Tagline:

  • in the middle of nowhere they had everything

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Release date(s):

  • 1998

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  • 1 h 37 min

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List Rank Year Note
  • 4,465
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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