Grady and Bobby Lee run moonshine for Uncle Jesse, who prides himself on his old-school moonshining methods, and refuses to buckle in to the 'big business moonshine' of Jake, who controls these parts for New York mobsters
Practical Effects
Real cars genuinely destroyed in rural Georgia, no CGI in sight.
Sound
Waylon Jennings' balladeer narration elevates trash into folklore.
Stunts
Dirt track demolition derbies that would give insurance agents nightmares.
Director
Gy Waldron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film directly spawned The Dukes of Hazzard—same creator, same car (the General Lee was originally black here), same Uncle Jesse, but minus the network censors.
James Mitchum is Robert Mitchum's son, and his performance as Grady is basically inherited charisma with worse lighting.
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