lot of horse riding, a lot of shooting.
It’s a sure ‘nuff western that everybody can enjoy.”
According to Headrick, Headin’
for Mexico is a rewrite of a “short”
script he’s had laying around for
years. With the goal of premiering the
film at the upcoming film festival in
Hico, he punched up the screenplay
to feature length, adding characters,
expanding the dialogue of existing
characters. The cast has gone from
25-30 characters to 89. Shooting
locations around the North Texas
area include the Flying S Ranch near
Weatherford, the historical museum
in Palo Pinto, Santo, Glen Rose and
Whitt.
Asked about the title, Headrick basically said that’s just what you did in
the Old West when things went south
and the odds were that if you stuck
around too long, your hide would be
“nailed to the wall.” Thinking back,
headin’ for Mexico as a last resort was
a common theme of the old westerns — “Getting Out of Dodge,” as it
were.
Western Town Set
SEPTEMBER 2015
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
The holdup of the stagecoach
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