25 best Texas movies of all time

DFW.com ^ | July 16, 2014 | Cary Darling, Robert Philpot and Preston Jones

[EveningStar]

We round up our 25 favorite films set in Texas. If you’ve seen them, maybe it's time to see them again. If you haven’t seen them, what are you waiting for?

[Veggie Todd]

Sadly, “Debbie Does Dallas” didn’t make the list.

[4everontheRight]

“The Sugarland Express.”......TCM is showing that movie this weekend....Saturday night I think.

[autumnraine]

Thanks for the heads up.

[onedoug]

Both of “The Alamo’ films 1960 & 2004.

[detective]

My top 10.

1. Hud
2. The Last Picture Show
3. The Getaway(Steve McQueen and Ally McGraw not the later one)
4. Red River
5. The Searchers
6. The Comancheros
7. Flesh and Bone
8. Bonnie and Clyde
9. Tender Mercies
10. Friday Night Lights

[yarddog]

“Last Picture Show” was the first movie I ever saw with full nudity. Cybil Shepherd really did look good.

When Ben Johnson was asked to do the movie he said he would except he refused to use the profanity which they originally had written into his part.

Later, Bogdanovitch admitted it was better without it.

[yarddog]

John Wayne said “Red River” was the best movie he ever did.

He even used the “Red River D” brand as his own and nearly always wore a belt buckle with that brand on it.

[hoagy62]

“Aror-har!”

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[massgopguy]

Pigskin Parade starring Ray Bolger and introducing Judy Garland.

[Parley Baer]

I would have at least moved The Searchers into the top 5.

[Pollster1]

Apollo 13 (okay, only part of the movie is in Texas).

[BenLurkin]

Second one I thought of and a flick which I recommend to people.

Is it on the list at the website? — the “slideshow” there crashed my browser.

[dblshot]

Me either. There must be a criteria that the movie is filmed in Texas and not necessarily about Texas but in this case it wasn’t even filmed in Texas...it was filmed in Dallas and Austin.

[GeronL]

Not Miss Congeniality?

[bgill]

We met Ben Johnson and he told mom to never ever let me see that movie. He said it was horrible and bad.

[Joe 6-pack]

Eastwood and Kevin Costner’s “A Perfect World,” is a hugely underrated film, and IMHO,belongs somewhere on this list.

[COBOL2Java]

I can't believe "Mars Needs Women" didn't make the list!

[morphing libertarian]

check the best sic-fi list

[willyd]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Legend of Billy Jean, Rushmore, Breast Men