The Dry Gulch Kid
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The Dry Gulch Kid is an upcoming adventure comedy set to star Willie Nelson. The film is scheduled to be released under Luck Films, Nelson's film company. The film also has a number of well-known actors attached to it, including Johnny Knoxville
, Woody Harrelson
, and Matthew McConaughey
.
) is a spinner of tall tales who keeps those around him intrigued with his stories of daring adventures and near escapes. In truth he has little in his past that is worth retelling and so he colors his dreary life with the fabrication of fantastic tales.
Many of these contrived exploits fall on deaf ears, but he has found one fan who entertains his fanciful delusions in his friend Bobby Ryder (Knoxville
), a coworker at the mill.
Downs' incredible concoctions annoy some of his fellow workers. He and Ryder become involved in a skirmish that cost them both their jobs. It is at this point that Ryder questions the validity of Downs' inventions.
Yet the man has had one genuinely magical moment in his life, He once was a bit player as a cowboy in the early days of Western films. At this point Bobby is reluctant to buy into the tale, but he is convinced by Lester to journey to the old town where Downs once stood at the gates of stardom. It is here that Lester will live his greatest and most dangerous adventure.
Johnny Knoxville
Philip John Clapp , better known by his stage name Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, stunt performer, best known for being the co-creator and principal star of the MTV reality series Jackass, with the catchphrase "I'm Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to Jackass."-Early...
, Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American actor.Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd...
, and Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor.After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, McConaughey gained notice for his breakout role in Dazed and Confused . He then appeared in films such as A Time to Kill, Contact, U-571, Tiptoes, Sahara, and We Are Marshall...
.
Plot
Lester Downs (NelsonWillie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
) is a spinner of tall tales who keeps those around him intrigued with his stories of daring adventures and near escapes. In truth he has little in his past that is worth retelling and so he colors his dreary life with the fabrication of fantastic tales.
Many of these contrived exploits fall on deaf ears, but he has found one fan who entertains his fanciful delusions in his friend Bobby Ryder (Knoxville
Johnny Knoxville
Philip John Clapp , better known by his stage name Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, stunt performer, best known for being the co-creator and principal star of the MTV reality series Jackass, with the catchphrase "I'm Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to Jackass."-Early...
), a coworker at the mill.
Downs' incredible concoctions annoy some of his fellow workers. He and Ryder become involved in a skirmish that cost them both their jobs. It is at this point that Ryder questions the validity of Downs' inventions.
Yet the man has had one genuinely magical moment in his life, He once was a bit player as a cowboy in the early days of Western films. At this point Bobby is reluctant to buy into the tale, but he is convinced by Lester to journey to the old town where Downs once stood at the gates of stardom. It is here that Lester will live his greatest and most dangerous adventure.
Cast
- Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
as Lester Downs - Johnny KnoxvilleJohnny KnoxvillePhilip John Clapp , better known by his stage name Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, stunt performer, best known for being the co-creator and principal star of the MTV reality series Jackass, with the catchphrase "I'm Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to Jackass."-Early...
as Bobby Ryder - Woody HarrelsonWoody HarrelsonWoodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American actor.Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd...
has an unspecified role in the film - Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaugheyMatthew David McConaughey is an American actor.After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, McConaughey gained notice for his breakout role in Dazed and Confused . He then appeared in films such as A Time to Kill, Contact, U-571, Tiptoes, Sahara, and We Are Marshall...
has an unspecified role in the film - Lindsay LohanLindsay LohanLindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
as Leiutenant - Kerry Wallum has an unspecified role in the film