Big Bad John

I was expecting the plot to follow the song, but it didn't. Decent cast, but they did not deliver. The plot was thin, weak, slow, and the acting was mediocre at best. If you are not expecting much it is passable, but, in my opinion, it is a waste your time. It had potential but did not deliver. It may have gotten better after the halfway point, but I don't know because that was all I could take. If you have not heard the song, it might be watchable, but I was expecting a movie that followed the song. Even for a "red neck" movie, it was bad. There are many movies of this genera that I like, but this is not one of them. Do not waste your time.

Can't find this on DVD yet, still got old VHS tape. Love Jack Elam, can tolerate Dean, and Bo Hopkins is great. He tells that punk; "Don't mess with me boy i've had a very rough day i'll jerk them lips off your head and whistle Dixie." Best line. When they are driving the truck and Elam flips a switch - hilarious. Is good all in all. The song, somehow you never forget it.

A good ol' boy film is almost required to have moonshine, car chases, a storyline that has a vague resemblance to "plot" and at least one very pretty country gal, barefoot with short shorts and a low top. The pretty gal is here (dressed in designer jeans)-- but the redneck prerequisites stop there. Jimmy Dean is a natural as a sausage spokesman but as a tough guy former sheriff, he comes up way short. Big John is big, but he isn't convincing with the "bad" part of his moniker. Bug-eyed Jack Elam is a hoot as always and Bo Hopkins has been playing this same part for decades; Ned Beatty also does his part in a small role... but there is no STORY. It smells more like an episode of In The Heat Of The Night than a feature film. Cornball cornpone with easily predictable sentiment. Perhaps the most glaring problem with this movie is Charlie Daniels singing the theme. You know the one; it was made famous by... Jimmy Dean.

I'm a sucker for these kinds of movies but I really enjoyed Big Bad John. I'm sure no one has ever heard of it and I seriously doubt if any one will EVER read this review but since no one has bothered, I think I will "do the honors".

I first saw this movie when I was nine years old. Well, I'm twenty now. It was cool then and it's cool now. I usually like anything with Bo Hopkins in it and this is no exception. Even though he is one of the baddies.

This is just an old-fashioned, good ole boy flick. If that's your sort of thing and you can actually find a copy of this, give it a run

The popular song by Jimmy Dean in the 1950s leads to this really terrible motion picture that never does make a whole lot of sense. Two young people decide to elope to escape her abusive step-father in this cut-and-paste mess that looks like it was thrown together on a boring weekend for the film-makers. The film includes the likes of Doug English (in the titled role), the usually dependable Ned Beatty (I don't know what he is doing in this film) and of course Jimmy Dean himself. Do anything other than sit and watch this. Turkey (0 stars out of 5).