Set mostly on a sheep ranch in rural North Dakota (hence Wooly Boys), the movie follows the fortunes of AJ Stoneman or Stoney (Peter Fonda) who travels to Minneapolis to re-engage with his pampered tech geek 16 year old grandson Charlie (Joe Mazzello) as he feels he has little time left. Somewhat estranged from his high powered realtor daughter Kate (Robin Deardon) for 9 years who lured her father to a Minneapolis hospital for a checkup that he refuses until he collapses from an aneurysm. His best friend and fellow rancher Shuck (Kris Kristopherson) busts Stoney out of the hospital taking nervous Charlie with them. Taking Charlie is compounded by them holding hostage a hearse driver who they abandon along with the coffin in it.
Stoney starts to teach his city slicker grandson the ways of country life (old style cooking, horseback riding and even delivering a lamb). Headstrong and spoilt by his parents' wealth, Charlie at first resists and then begins to bond with his grandpa who he hasn't seen since a small boy. The plot has some humorous twists as Shuck and Stoney with Charlie in tow evade an over the top FBI manhunt. Kate is reunited with Charlie and has a little time with her rugged outdoor Dad until his aneurysm catches up with him.
Fonda and Kristopherson are two elderly and established actors who apprise their roles with authenticity and emotion. Wooly Boys gives a window into the reasons why Joe Mazzello became such a star and at 16 years old, he was already a seasoned and fabulous actor. All in all a warm and enjoyable movie.
Stoney starts to teach his city slicker grandson the ways of country life (old style cooking, horseback riding and even delivering a lamb). Headstrong and spoilt by his parents' wealth, Charlie at first resists and then begins to bond with his grandpa who he hasn't seen since a small boy. The plot has some humorous twists as Shuck and Stoney with Charlie in tow evade an over the top FBI manhunt. Kate is reunited with Charlie and has a little time with her rugged outdoor Dad until his aneurysm catches up with him.
Fonda and Kristopherson are two elderly and established actors who apprise their roles with authenticity and emotion. Wooly Boys gives a window into the reasons why Joe Mazzello became such a star and at 16 years old, he was already a seasoned and fabulous actor. All in all a warm and enjoyable movie.