I was never really a huge fan of THE DUKES OF HAZARD but plenty of people in the 80's were and it was a pretty unavoidable phenomenon at the time. This movie is basically the blueprint for the TV show and they're both based on a real-life moonshine runner named Jerry Rushing. You even get two of the same character names from TV and narration and music by Waylon Jennings. The difference is in this there's a little sex, a main character dies, our heroes are moonshine runners and the Boss Hogg character actually runs a whorehouse. These are all big pluses in my book and I'd choose watching this movie again over that silly TV show any day. I was lucky enough to catch this a few days ago at a theater that was serving genuine moonshine which I'm sure heightened the experience a bit. I also have to add that the movie could have been trimmed a bit as it seems to go on a little long towards the end. There were a few spots where it could have been wrapped up sooner but dragged on. Besides this minor flaw I'd say check this out for some decent 70's moonshine-filled hicksploitation car-crashing goodness if that's your thing. This movie was originally promoted as a sort-of sequel to 1958's THUNDER ROAD but it's not really. It just also stars James Mitchum who was in the earlier film and it's also about moonshine running.
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