Moonshiner Bobby "Gator" McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) is in prison when he's told that Sheriff J.C. Connors (Ned Beatty) is suspected of killing Gator's younger brother Donny. Indeed, Connors had drowned Donny and his friend in the swamps. The Feds recruits him to take down the corrupt sheriff for taking whiskey money.
It's great to see Burt and Ned team up again in another southern movie. It's interesting that they are playing opposite each other although that means that they don't have much time together. It's a credit to Ned that he is so versatile. This is a good ole boys movie of thrilling car chases, moonshine, and sly comedy. Burt is at his smiling charms best. It's Dukes of Hazzard with the sweaty grungy South and dirty low life world. There are black people but they occupy different spaces. This is the car chasing, whiskey running, sweating buckets, corrupts cops, poor white folks south. The knocked up teens home is funny. It's not quite that sharp. It's a bit messy but it is fun for its times.
It's great to see Burt and Ned team up again in another southern movie. It's interesting that they are playing opposite each other although that means that they don't have much time together. It's a credit to Ned that he is so versatile. This is a good ole boys movie of thrilling car chases, moonshine, and sly comedy. Burt is at his smiling charms best. It's Dukes of Hazzard with the sweaty grungy South and dirty low life world. There are black people but they occupy different spaces. This is the car chasing, whiskey running, sweating buckets, corrupts cops, poor white folks south. The knocked up teens home is funny. It's not quite that sharp. It's a bit messy but it is fun for its times.