American Outlaws (2023 film)

American Outlaws
Directed by	Sean McEwen
Written by	Sean McEwen
Based on	"The Whole True Story of the Dougherty Gang" by Kathy Dobie
Produced by	Sean McEwen Cassidy Lunnen Alexandre Dauman John Papsidera
Starring	India Eisley Emory Cohen Sam Strike Cory Hardrict Treat Williams
Cinematography	Justin 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
Country	United States
Language	English

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,[1] about criminal siblings Dylan, Lee-Grace and Ryan Dougherty.[2]

Plot

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

Cast

• Emory Cohen as Dylan Dougherty
• India Eisley as Lee-Grace Dougherty
• Sam Strike as Ryan Dougherty
• Tess Harper as Loretta Hillhouse
• Cory Hardrict as Agent Morely
• Treat Williams as Agent Jameison R. Donovan
• Lance E. Nichols as Willy Spencer
• Michael Myles Hayes as Chase Little

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.[2] In December that same year, it was announced that Nichols was cast in the film and filming occurred in Shreveport, Louisiana.[3]

Release

The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 17, 2023.[4]

Reception

Alan Ng of Film Threat rated the film an 8.5 out of 10.[5]

Donald Liebenson of RogerEbert.com praised the performances of Williams and Hardrict, writing that they "etch an entertaining mentor-mentee dynamic."[1]

Awards

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

• Best Film
• Best Screenplay
• Best Director
• Best Actress: India Eisley
• Best Ensemble Cast: India Eisley, Sam Strike, Emory Cohen, Cory Hardrict, Treat Williams, Tess Harper

Williams was also recognized with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award, accepted by his son Gil.[6]

See also

• List of hood films

References

1. Liebenson, Donald (March 27, 2023). "SBIFF 2023: Miranda's Victim, American Outlaws: Faces of True Crime". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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.
3. Nichols, Lance E. (December 12, 2018). "Local Actor Scores Role in The Dougherty Gang Film". PRLOG. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
4. 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.
5. Ng, Alan (February 18, 2023). "American Outlaws". Film Threat. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
6. "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.

External links

• American Outlaws at IMDb