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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. Search, discover and share your favorite white lightning gifs. Gator mcklusky burt reynolds has been convicted of running moonshine whiskey. Since the suspected ring leader is the man who killed gators little brother, he. Mcklusky agrees to the deal, but mainly for reasons of personal revenge. Burt reynolds in the 1973 movie white lightning a 71 ford ltd with a 427 and tshifter. Burt reynolds, ned beatty, bo hopkins, dianne ladd, r. Reynolds later called it the beginning of a whole series of films made in the south, about the south and for the south. Its filmed in rural arkansas i believe, and the location shooting doesnt hide the sweat and humidity and the general conditions of life there. Navajo joe 1966 burt reynolds feature western film gorillas.
Its a hillbilly car chase black comedy but not really. Hes been a hero of mine for most of my life and ive grown up loving his movies. This is a discussion on white lightning burt reynolds on you tube within the hollywood forums, part of the m14 m1a forum category. 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. 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. You tube you tube at the sheriffs funeral at the end of the movie around 8. Navajo joe movie 1966 burt reynolds, aldo sambrell, nicoletta machiavelli. An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring. 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. Gator is a 1976 american action comedy film and a sequel to white lightning starring and directed by burt reynolds in his directorial debut. 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 moonshine operation. When the police arrest him, mcklusky is offered a deal.
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. Burt reynolds is out for justice in white lightning. Burt reynolds casting was announced in february 1972. White lightning by joseph sargent burt reynolds, jennifer. He had made duel, something evil and savage and decided to direct white lightning the same year. Action thriller starring burt reynolds as moonshine runner gator mcclusky. Rent white lightning 1973 starring burt reynolds and ned beatty on dvd and bluray.
Burt reynolds sam whiskey is gator mcklusky, a moonshine runner who wages war against corrupt police officials in this twofisted, fourwheeling action extravaganza. 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 1973 easygoing arkansas good ol boy gator mcklusky burt reynolds is serving his second federal prison sentence for running moonshine when. In form, white lightning is straightforward revenge melodrama. You havent seen white lightning you havent seen burt reynolds. He is offered a chance of releaseif he will serve as an informer and help catch his onetime cohorts. White lightning 1973 stream and watch online moviefone.
Burt reynolds and the creation of burt reynolds the. The pirate bay the galaxys most resilient bittorrent site. Did anyone ever see the good ole boy flick white lightning. White lightning burt reynolds on you tube m14 forum. Rory kelly, billy miller, mike kelly, chris corkery, josh morningstar and joe. The man just wont go down, no matter what odds are stacked against him.
He is offered a chance of release, if he will serve as an informer and help catch his onetime cohorts. 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. This first, 1973s white lightning, is the most gritty of the trio. 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. Burt reynolds, who died at the age of 82 from a heart attack, was a hollywood legend. Download mickeys christmas carol movie torrent download songs computer memory card white lightning. Agents force a former con man to help them nab a corrupt politician. White lightning gator mcklusky burt reynolds has been convicted of running moonshine whiskey. White lightning 1973 1080p download yify movie torrent yts. Rent white lightning 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. White lightning, released in 1973, is a hixploitation gem with burt playing gator mcklusky an. Another turning moment in reynolds career came when he made the lighthearted car chase film written by norton, white lightning 1973.
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. Which is why the scene in the burt reynolds hixploitation classic white lightning dropped jaws and scored guffaws at the war eagle theatre late that june. Burt reynolds makes his grindbin debut with the classic hickspoloitation film white lightning. 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. 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. White lightning is the story of a good ol boy moonshiner by the name of. 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. Well, white lightning just so happens to be the freshest movie in my memory, as i watched it just last night. People can say what they want about him, hes certainly no quitter and he usually comes out on top. Its dark and nasty, and has its humor but the drama is pretty real as is the violence.
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. He has another motive he believes that he crooked sheriff ned beatty murdered his younger brother, a civil rights activist. Gator mcklusky burt reynolds, a convicted arkansas moonshiner, is let out of. White lightning will give you the jolt of your life. He had worked with the writer and producers previously on sam whiskey 1969. 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. 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. White lightning is a 1973 american action film directed by joseph sargent and starring burt reynolds as the main character robert gator mcklusky, jennifer. We have 40 burt reynolds television torrents for you. If you havent seen white lightning you havent seen burt reynolds.
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