Details the lives of two feuding families of bootleggers, the Pruitts and the Woodalls, in rural 1920s and 1930s Arkansas.Details the lives of two feuding families of bootleggers, the Pruitts and the Woodalls, in rural 1920s and 1930s Arkansas.Details the lives of two feuding families of bootleggers, the Pruitts and the Woodalls, in rural 1920s and 1930s Arkansas.
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- TriviaOn August 1st, 2018 it was announced that the rights to The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) and this film, the first two from director Charles B. Pierce, were assigned back to his daughter, Pamula Pierce Barcelou, by the son of the films' investor, Steve Ledwell of the Ledwell & Son Enterprises Inc. However, only The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) was said to be getting a 4K restoration by the George Eastman Museum in New York for a future theatrical and home video high-definition release. Nothing was said about Bootleggers (1974) as of the announcement.
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two families compete for the (illegal) business.
Period piece film, 1921. You'll recognize slim pickens as grandpa. Competing families trying to earn a living bootlegging moonshine during prohibition, the federal law from 1919 to 1933. Various states had their own versions in addition. The two families get into showdowns now and then, hatfield and mccoy style. Lots of harmonica and banjo music. Every now and then we hear cartoon music, keeping it light and fluffy. And silly. One of the keywords is "hixploitation"....that's pretty accurate! Jaclyn smith ( charlie's angels) is in here, teasing one of the moonshiners. Moves pretty slowly, and the film is badly in need of restoration. But i'd be surprised if that happens. Picture is pretty dark, bad in some spots. The sound is just fine. Just moves soooo slowly. Big violent showdown at the end, as expected. Directed by charles pierce. He also wrote sudden impact, a dirty harry story. Pierce played homer in the bootleggers, and got his whole family in on the act. It's okay.
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- Deadeye Dewey and the Arkansas Kid
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- $600,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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