Photo: Claire Folger
Clint Eastwoodis getting back on the horse.
The 91-year-old star appears at ease in boots, a cowboy hat, a coat and jeans as he plays Mike Milo, a one-time rodeo star who takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man’s young son, Rafo (Eduardo Minett), home from Mexico.
Forced to take the backroads on their way to Texas, the older man and young boy find unexpected bonds between them.
The movie, as Eastwood tells PEOPLE, has been 40 years in the making.
Clint Eastwood and Eduardo Minett inCry Macho.Claire Folger
Eastwood adds he “didn’t really think about” what it felt like to finally make the film into a reality, saying he takes “one picture at a time, but this was the right time for this one so I feel good about that.”
As for what it’s like to work with young talent such as Minett, 15, Eastwood said the best part is bringing “out their natural talent.”
This is Eastwood’s latest film in his legendary career that’s spanned more than 100 projects.
He last appeared in and directed 2018’sThe Mule. Other recent directorial outings include 2019’sRichard Jewell, 2018’sThe 15:17 to Paris, 2016’sSullyand 2014’sAmerican SniperandJersey Boys.
(L to R) Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven and Clint Eastwood inCry Macho.Claire Folger
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In December 2019, the actor and director appeared onTheEllen DeGeneresShowwhere he spoke about continuing to work in his later years.
“I don’t think about it,” the star said when asked about his approaching 90th birthday. “I sometimes think, when I was a little kid and I used to hangout with my grandfather who was in his 90s, and I thought, ‘Jesus, who the h— would want to live this long?'”
“I like doing it, it’s nice to be able to have a paying job,” he told This Morning viaGulf News. “I like being in films, I like making films and I started directing films because I thought one day I’m going to look up on screen and say, ‘That’s enough, Eastwood - you’d better do something else.'”
Cry Machois in movie theaters and on HBO Max on September 17.
source: people.com
