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Burt Reynolds in a muscle car vs. corrupt cops. What more do you need?
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IMDb
64
Rotten Tomatoes
67
Audience Score
61
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White Lightning (1973)

Southern-fried revengePrimal masculinityDirt-road chase

Overview

ActionDramaCrime

An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.

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Content warning
corruptionsmuggling (contraband)repaymentmoonshine
corruptionredemptionloyalty versus lawrural poverty

Standout Aspects

Stunts

Real car destruction before CGI ruined everything.

Acting

Burt's smirk carries half the dialogue.

Practical Effects

Actual 1971 Ford Custom 500 getting absolutely obliterated.

Best for:Solo: Friday night with cheap beer and zero interruptions.·Friends: Bond over how insanely charismatic young Burt was.·Rewatch: Catch the stunt work you missed while staring at the car.
Heads up:Violence: Prison fight scene and some rough hill country justice.
Joseph Sargent

Director

Joseph Sargent

ReleasedAug 6, 1973
Runtime1h 41m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
United Artists
Levy-Gardner-Laven

Top Cast

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Bobby "Gator" McKlusky

Jennifer Billingsley

Jennifer Billingsley

Lou

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Sheriff J.C. Connors

Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins

Ray Boone

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

Dude Watson

Louise Latham

Louise Latham

Martha Culpepper

Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Maggie

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Big Bear

Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Pa McKlusky

Lincoln Demyan

Lincoln Demyan

Warden

John Steadman

John Steadman

Skeeter

Stephanie Burchfield

Stephanie Burchfield

Jenny

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Burt Reynolds performed many of his own stunts, including the infamous river jump. He broke his tailbone. Worth it.

Cultural

This film essentially created the 'good ol' boy' action genre that dominated 1970s drive-ins and made Reynolds a superstar.

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