White Lightning/Comments
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
- If theres one film that defines the Good Ol' Boy genre of the 1970s, White Lightning has to be it. Burt Reynolds plays Gator McClusky, a rebellious moonshiner whose been jailed for his crimes. Gator manages to get released early from prison by ATF agents after agreeing to become an informant for an Arkansas moonshiners ring. Gator's motivation for doing so: his brothers been murdered and he learns the corrupt sheriff of Bogan County (Burt's Deliverance co-star Ned Beatty) is responsible. Look for Actress Laura Dern in a small cameo as the young daughter of her real life mom Diane Ladd. This here movie gets 5 jars of moonshine! It's got car chases, laughs and plenty of southern fried thrills. NOTE: Audiences loved White Lightning so much, that the studio produced a sequel called Gator in 1976 which was directed by Burt himself! --Pete
