Directed by joseph sargent and written by william w. The music for the film was written by charles bernstein who also wrote the music for a nightmare on elm street. Burt reynolds, ned beatty, bo hopkins, dianne ladd, r. We have 40 burt reynolds television torrents for you. Burt reynolds in the 1973 movie white lightning a 71 ford ltd with a 427 and tshifter. Did anyone ever see the good ole boy flick white lightning.
Its filmed in rural arkansas i believe, and the location shooting doesnt hide the sweat and humidity and the general conditions of life there. He had made duel, something evil and savage and decided to direct white lightning the same year. You tube you tube at the sheriffs funeral at the end of the movie around 8. The 1973 movie white lightening starred burt reynolds and a ton of cars. With burt reynolds, jennifer billingsley, ned beatty, bo hopkins.
In the early 70s, then up and coming star burt reynolds made a string of genre classics including deliverance, fuzz and shamus. Mcklusky agrees to the deal, but mainly for reasons of personal revenge. Burt reynolds, jennifer billingsley, ned beatty, bo hopkins, matt clark, louise latham, diane ladd, rg armstrong, conlan carter,dabbs greer, lincoln demyan, john steadman, iris korn, stephanie burchfield, barbara muller. I spent twoandahalf months on the film, said spielberg, met burt once, found most of the locations and began to cast the movie, until i realized it wasnt something that i wanted to do for a first film. Action thriller starring burt reynolds as moonshine runner gator mcclusky.
Info hash, 92e6fdf4e0cf7094eabc324cc264f0f7e17a1449. You havent seen white lightning you havent seen burt reynolds. Navajo joe movie 1966 burt reynolds, aldo sambrell, nicoletta machiavelli. Its dark and nasty, and has its humor but the drama is pretty real as is the violence. He is offered a chance of releaseif he will serve as an informer and help catch his onetime cohorts. Burt reynolds casting was announced in february 1972. Burt reynolds himself would be associated with this subgenre, with his appearance in white lightning, the more lighthearted sequel gator, and the wildly popular smokey and the bandit. Burt reynolds had developed into a much indemand actor since his start in the tv series riverboat 195960, gunsmoke 196265, and the title roles in hawk1966 and dan august 197071. Norton, white lightning is an american action film starring burt reynolds, jennifer billingsley, diane ladd, ned beatty, r. Since the suspected ring leader is the man who killed gators little brother, he. White lightning 1973 stream and watch online moviefone.
White lightning by joseph sargent burt reynolds, jennifer. Burt reynolds, who died at the age of 82 from a heart attack, was a hollywood legend. We have 40 burtreynolds television torrents for you. White lightning is a 1973 american action film directed by joseph sargent and starring burt reynolds as the main character robert gator mcklusky, jennifer. Burt reynolds, jennifer billingsley, ned beatty, bo hopkins, matt clark, louise latham, diane ladd, r. White lightning 1973 easygoing arkansas good ol boy gator mcklusky burt reynolds is serving his second federal prison sentence for running moonshine when. Another turning moment in reynolds career came when he made the lighthearted car chase film written by norton, white lightning 1973. An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring. Download mickeys christmas carol movie torrent download songs computer memory card white lightning. White lightning is the story of a good ol boy moonshiner by the name of. Navajo joe 1966 burt reynolds feature western film gorillas. Rent white lightning 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Gator is a 1976 american action comedy film and a sequel to white lightning starring and directed by burt reynolds in his directorial debut. Gator burt reynolds finishes buddying up to bootlegger roy bo hopkins then insists that dude matt clark introduce him to sheriff connors ned beatty, the object of his vengeance, in white lightning, 1973.
White lightning is a 1973 american action film from united artists starring burt reynolds as gator mcklusky. When the police pick up gator mcklusky burt reynolds for running moonshine, they agree to let him out of jail if he will help them capture the key figures in his. White lightning gator mcklusky burt reynolds has been convicted of running moonshine whiskey. The man just wont go down, no matter what odds are stacked against him.
In form, white lightning is straightforward revenge melodrama. White lightning movie an ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring. Watch the latest white lightning trailer on video detective. He broke through to top movie stardom with deliverance 1972, but his role as bootlegger gator mcklusky in white lightning 1973 set the tone for the films that kept him. White lightning is a terrific actiondrama that tells the story of a harddriving moonshiner named gator mcklusky burt reynolds who is released from prison early in exchange for any help he can give the government with its case against his fellow moonshiners. White lightning is a terrific actiondrama that tells the story of a harddriving moonshiner named gator mcklusky burt reynolds who is released from prison early in exchange for any help he can. White lightning will give you the jolt of your life. Its a hillbilly car chase black comedy but not really. Released 1973, white lightning stars burt reynolds, jennifer billingsley, ned beatty, bo hopkins the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of 60 out of 100 on. When the police arrest him, mcklusky is offered a deal. Rent white lightning 1973 starring burt reynolds and ned beatty on dvd and bluray. You can trace a vital change in hollywood filmmaking and american culture itself through the seventies films of burt reynolds. White lightning was a tough country melodrama in which harddriving bogen county, arkansas moonshiner gator mccluskey burt reynolds is paroled from prison in order to get the goods on a thoroughly corrupted sheriff ned beatty who is not only taking graft but also murdered gators kid brother.
White lightning pg 1h 41min action, drama, crime 22 october 1973 sweden an ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring. He had worked with the writer and producers previously on sam whiskey 1969. Gator mcklusky burt reynolds has been convicted of running moonshine whiskey. He has another motive he believes that he crooked sheriff ned beatty murdered his younger brother, a civil rights activist. Search, discover and share your favorite white lightning gifs.
White lightning burt reynolds on you tube m14 forum. Rory kelly, billy miller, mike kelly, chris corkery, josh morningstar and joe. This is a discussion on white lightning burt reynolds on you tube within the hollywood forums, part of the m14 m1a forum category. White lightning and gator arrived on bluray on nov 11 from kl studio classics burt reynolds has become one of my favorite actors in the last few years as ive become familiar with his output. Burt reynolds is out for justice in white lightning. Gator mcklusky burt reynolds, a convicted arkansas moonshiner, is let out of.
Mar 28, 2014 burt reynolds white lightning before burt completely gave up acting. When the police pick up gator mcklusky burt reynolds for running moonshine, they agree to let him out of jail if he will help them capture the key figures in his moonshine operation. Reynolds later called it the beginning of a whole series of films made in the south, about the south and for the south. Well, white lightning just so happens to be the freshest movie in my memory, as i watched it just last night. An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with. Burt reynolds makes his grindbin debut with the classic hickspoloitation film white lightning. White lightning, released in 1973, is a hixploitation gem with burt playing gator mcklusky an. Burt reynolds sam whiskey is gator mcklusky, a moonshine runner who wages war against corrupt police officials in this twofisted, fourwheeling action extravaganza. Reynolds was already wellknown on the big screen when white lightning came out in 1973, but this was the first film to associate the actor with exciting, and in this case, slightly comedic car. The list includes a 1971 mercury monterey, 1964 chevrolet chevelle malibu, 1963 mercury comet, 1962 ford fairlane, 1962 oldsmobile dynamic 88, 1972 ford ltd, but the starburt reynolds at his peak of awesomenessmainly drove a 1971 ford galaxie custom 500.
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