‘Cry Macho’ Trailer: Clint Eastwood Seeks Redemption In New Western-ish Drama Arriving Next Month

Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, a Western-ish drama called Cry Macho, is another Warner Bros. flick opening in theaters and HBO Max. Do any of us think Eastwood has even heard of HBO Max? Or streaming, for that matter? Me neither, but the film looks pretty good and Eastwood back in his comfort zone.

The film, which Eastwood directs and stars in, centers on an alcoholic horse breeder who bonds with his boss’s son during an arduous journey through Mexico. Along the way, there will be redemption and explorations of masculinity, themes Eastwood is very familiar in tackling. Hard to believe this was ever a project attached to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Nick Schenk, who wrote Eastwood in Gran Torino and The Mule, joined in the script alongside N. Richard Nash, author of the 1975 novel from which the film is based. Also in the cast are stars Eduardo Minett, Dwight Yoakam, Natalia Traven, Horacio Garcia Rojas, and Fernanda Urrejola.

Cry Macho opens in theaters and HBO Max on September 17th.

 

Travis Hopson
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