June 6, 2001

Daddy and Them, a comedy-drama written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, debuted at the Newport Independent Film Festival. The film stars Thornton and Dern as Claude and Ruby Montgomery, a passionate but antagonistic married couple from Arkansas, and featured an impressive supporting cast, including Andy Griffith, Diane Ladd, Kelly Preston, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Affleck, Walton Goggins, and country singer/songwriter John Prine. Filming took place in Cabot (Lonoke County) and various locations around Little Rock (Pulaski County), including Pinnacle Mountain State Park and the interior of the Arkansas State Capitol.