American Outlaws (2023 film)

American Outlaws (formerly titled The Dougherty Gang) 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. It is also based on the true story of criminal siblings Dylan, Lee-Grace and Ryan Dougherty.

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

Release

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

Reception

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

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

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.

See also

• List of hood films