- Country: USA
- Genres: Documentary
- Release: 2008-03-01
- Director: René Pinnell
- Writers: N/A
- Language: English
- Stars: Wayne Bell , Ray Benson , Louis Black , Sonny Carl Davis , Doris Hargrave , Kim Henkel , Brian Huberman , Willie Nelson (I) , Lou Perryman
- Runtime: 74 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The King of Texas (United States of America) , The King of Texas , The King of Texas (United Kingdom)
- Plot: A rich and graceful account of the life and work of regional film pioneer Eagle Pennell, the man whose first feature directly inspired Robert Redford's Sundance Institute and who Richard Linklater called 'one of the patron saints of American independent film'. Directed by Rene Pinnell and Claire Huie, the documentary tells the story of Pennell's rise through his own talent and determination and his tragic prolonged alcoholism that resulted in his death in 2002. Featuring interviews with family, friends, collaborators and admirers, 'The King of Texas' is at once inspirational drama, cautionary tale and worthy tribute to an unfairly maligned trailblazer of independent filmmaking.
- IMDB:tt1185370
The King of Texas Cast · · · ALL
René Pinnell
Director
Eagle Pennell
Archive
Chuck Pinnell
Himself
Lin Sutherland
Herself
Sonny Carl Davis
Himself
Lou Perryman
Himself
Doris Hargrave
Herself
Willie Nelson
(I)
Himself
Richard Linklater
Himself
Henry Wideman
Himself