American Outlaws (2023 film)

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American Outlaws
American Outlaws 2023 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySean McEwen
Written bySean McEwen
Based on"The Whole True Story of the Dougherty Gang"
by Kathy Dobie
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJustin Henning
Edited by
  • Jason Dopko
  • Andrew Dickler
Music by Michael Lira
Production
companies
  • Narrator Entertainment
  • Big Cat Productions
  • Charlie Baby Productions
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release dates
  • February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17)(SBIFF)
  • September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)(United States)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.1 million [1]

American Outlaws is a 2023 American mystery crime drama film written and directed by Sean McEwen and starring India Eisley, Emory Cohen and Sam Strike. This was Treat Williams' final film appearance before his death. It is based on the GQ article "The Whole True Story of the Dougherty Gang" by Kathy Dobie, [2] about criminal siblings Dylan, Lee-Grace and Ryan Dougherty. [3]

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Plot

Three siblings, facing the possibility of prison, take matters into their own hands with a cross-country crime spree of epic proportions.

Cast

Production

In October 2018, it was announced that Cohen, Eisley, Strike, Harper, Hardrict and Williams were cast in the film, then titled The Dougherty Gang. [3] In December that same year, it was announced that Nichols was cast in the film and filming occurred in Plain Dealing, Louisiana. [4]

Release

The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 17, 2023. [5]

Reception

Alan Ng of Film Threat rated the film an 8.5 out of 10. [6]

Donald Liebenson of RogerEbert.com praised the performances of Williams and Hardrict, writing that they "etch an entertaining mentor-mentee dynamic." [2]

Awards

The film won five awards at the Boston Film Festival, including:

Williams was also recognized with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award, accepted by his son Gil. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "The Dougherty Gang" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  2. 1 2 Liebenson, Donald (March 27, 2023). "SBIFF 2023: Miranda's Victim, American Outlaws: Faces of True Crime". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Hipes, Patrick (October 31, 2018). "'The Dougherty Gang' Movie In Works; Emory Cohen, India Eisley, Sam Strike Star As Sibling Outlaws". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Nichols, Lance E. (December 12, 2018). "Local Actor Scores Role in The Dougherty Gang Film". PRLOG. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ascione, Drew (February 17, 2023). ""American Outlaws" stars and director join our News Channel 3-12 Morning Team ahead of the film's world premiere at SBIFF". KEYT-TV. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ Ng, Alan (February 18, 2023). "American Outlaws". Film Threat. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "American Outlaws Sweeps the 39th Boston Film Festival with Five Awards and Honors the Late Treat Williams". KTLA-TV. September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
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