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McKlusky, metà uomo metà odio

Titolo originale: White Lightning
  • 1973
  • PG
  • 1h 41min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
6,4/10
6444
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Burt Reynolds in McKlusky, metà uomo metà odio (1973)
An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
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Un ex carcerato si allea con agenti federali per aiutarli a rompere l'anello di traffico illegale dello sceriffo locale.Un ex carcerato si allea con agenti federali per aiutarli a rompere l'anello di traffico illegale dello sceriffo locale.Un ex carcerato si allea con agenti federali per aiutarli a rompere l'anello di traffico illegale dello sceriffo locale.

  • Regia
    • Joseph Sargent
  • Sceneggiatura
    • William W. Norton
  • Star
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Jennifer Billingsley
    • Ned Beatty
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    6,4/10
    6444
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Joseph Sargent
    • Sceneggiatura
      • William W. Norton
    • Star
      • Burt Reynolds
      • Jennifer Billingsley
      • Ned Beatty
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    • 52Recensioni della critica
    • 60Metascore
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    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Gator McKlusky
    Jennifer Billingsley
    Jennifer Billingsley
    • Lou
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Sheriff J.C. Connors
    Bo Hopkins
    Bo Hopkins
    • Roy Boone
    Matt Clark
    Matt Clark
    • Dude Watson
    Louise Latham
    Louise Latham
    • Martha Culpepper
    Diane Ladd
    Diane Ladd
    • Maggie
    • (as Diane Lad)
    R.G. Armstrong
    R.G. Armstrong
    • Big Bear
    Conlan Carter
    Conlan Carter
    • Deputy
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer
    • Pa McKlusky
    Lincoln Demyan
    Lincoln Demyan
    • Warden
    John Steadman
    John Steadman
    • Skeeter
    Iris Korn
    Iris Korn
    • Ma McKlusky
    Stephanie Burchfield
    • Jenny
    Barbara Muller
    • Louella
    Robert Ginnaven
    Robert Ginnaven
    • Harvey
    Fay Martin
    • Sister Linda Fay
    Richard Allin
    • Treasury Agent
    • Regia
      • Joseph Sargent
    • Sceneggiatura
      • William W. Norton
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    7Hey_Sweden

    A fun vehicle for one of the 1970s' biggest stars.

    Burt Reynolds plays "Gator" McKlusky, a good ol' boy convict who gets word that his younger brother Donny has died. Not only did Donny die, but he was deliberately drowned by a crooked sheriff, J.C. Connors (Ned Beatty). "Gator" decides to cooperate with the Feds in order to get himself out of jail so he can seek revenge. His official mission will be to get the goods on not just Connors, but the moonshiners with whom he does business.

    In general, "White Lightning" is no great shakes, but it's certainly a pleasant and watchable enough rural action flick. If it does one thing well, it's that it showcases the charms of its star in fine fashion. Burt is engaging, and the strong supporting cast is a big asset. Beatty actually underplays the role of the antagonist, never turning him into the kind of cartoon character we might otherwise see in movies of this type. Jennifer Billingsley adds substantial sex appeal as Lou, the gal who turns Gators' head. First rate character actors and actresses such as Bo Hopkins, Matt Clark, Louise Latham, Diane Ladd, R.G. Armstrong, Dabbs Greer, John Steadman, and Iris Korn all contribute heavily. Buffs should note that Ladds' daughter Laura Dern appears in a couple of shots; it was her film debut.

    The flavourful score by Charles Bernstein is most enjoyable, and the filmmakers get great use out of various Arkansas locations. Joseph Sargent ("Colossus: The Forbin Project", "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three") does a fine job with the first unit direction, but it's really Hal Needhams' deft handling of the action sequences that bring "White Lightning" to life at just the right times. William W. Norton wrote the screenplay, creating a convincing milieu where traditional Southerners mistrust the current young generation of hippies and protesters. There are some poignant interludes with Gator & Lou, and at a home for unwed mothers.

    Fine entertainment for devotees of old drive-in movies.

    Seven out of 10.
    Lechuguilla

    That Authentic Southern Setting

    Although Burt Reynolds may have been more compelling in "Deliverance" (1972), he does give a fine performance in "White Lightning", as Gator McKlusky, a Southern good-ole-boy, out of prison to revenge his hippie brother's murder. And that revenge plot must, of necessity, track to Bogan County Sheriff J.C. Connors (Ned Beatty), who is involved with hillbilly whiskey stills.

    Nobody could have been more convincing as a paunchy Southern redneck sheriff than Ned Beatty. Reynolds and Beatty would team up in later years to make at least two more films with a similar tone: "W.W. And The Dixie Dancekings" (1975), and "Stroker Ace" (1983). In "White Lightning", wonderful Louise Latham makes a semi-cameo appearance as Sheriff Connors' reliable secretary.

    Aside from casting and acting, "White Lightning" has other things going for it, not the least of which is a realistic portrayal of a small Southern town. The authenticity, with its various bubbas who frequent the pool halls, display their guns with pride, and race cars at the local fairgrounds, is striking. And with their big engines, the film's muscle cars gleefully tear up the pavement with their screeching tires and agile corner turning.

    Indeed, those cars are so souped-up they even burn rubber on dirt roads. Oh well, who cares if there's a minor sound effects plot hole. A more substantive plot hole has Sheriff Connors unfamiliar with the geography of his own county. In particular, he might want to check the map again to note the existence of a large lake at the end of one particular dirt road. Still, his ignorance is our gain as a plot point that proves symmetrically effective.

    Plot holes aside, this is a film of dust, dirt, car chases, whiskey stills, the sounds of screeching tires, and some dang good performances. "White Lightning" is worth viewing also for its 1970s nostalgia, and for its authentic Southern setting.
    7bkoganbing

    I Got The Sheriff

    White Lightning is the first of two appearances Burt Reynolds made as Gator McKlusky, moonshiner with a mission. He's got a year to go on a rap for running illegal whiskey, but gets word of the death of his kid brother, arrested and later found drowned in a lake in another county. He decides to help the Feds get the corrupt good old boy sheriff who runs that county, Ned Beatty.

    Of course that means going against tradition that southern folks have about cooperating with revenuers. One of Beatty's sideline enterprises is a nice partnership with R.G. Armstrong who's a crazy sadistic old shiner from the piney woods.

    Beatty and Armstrong play a pair that was rapidly disappearing from the south because of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts of the Sixties. They don't like the fact their world is changing one little bit. Long haired hippie types like Reynolds's brother apparently was, arouse their murderous ire as surely as Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney did.

    White Lightning did a respectable business in the red state area of the USA and certainly was a nice boost to Burt Reynolds career. More than his fans will be pleased with it.
    8andydufresne

    The South in the 70's from a Hollywood Perspective

    As a 15 year old I watched parts of this movie being made. It was partly filmed in Benton Arkansas (30 miles S of LR). Benton was also the location for Sling Blade. My mom's Volkswagen and my bicycle show up in this movie.

    It really is a somewhat accurate view of the South in the 70's from the rejection of hippies by "Good ole boys" to the Corrupt Sheriff, to the home for unwed mothers to the interaction of the races while still staying "respectfully apart". The movie was not intended to be an Oscar contender it was intended to capitalize on Reynolds immense popularity at the time. It did this well. Ned Beaty shaved his head to give himself the proper receding hairline for a Southern sheriff, and many locals were cast. If you like car chases, and "good ole boys" you'll love this. Otherwise you can watch it for it's historical value as a peek at the South through Hollywood colored eyes.

    In an interview with Larry King, Ned Beaty said this was the most important role of his career because it kept him from being typecast as a wimp after Deliverance. Diane Ladd and her daughter, Laura Dern are both in this film.
    7planktonrules

    If you love car chases, I have a film for you!!

    There's not a lot of depth to "White Lightning". Now this is not to say it's a bad film....there just isn't a ton of plot and much of it consists of car chases....sort of like "Bullit" set in the deep South!

    When the story begins, two men are murdered out in the swamps. You soon learn that one of the dead men was Gator McKlusky's brother...and Gator wants revenge. The problem is that Gator's in prison! So, he makes a deal with the Feds....if they let him out early, he'll dig up evidence against the Sheriff who is probably behind the murders.

    What follows is Gator getting in good with local moonshiners. After all, none of these folks can do this without the Sheriff's approval...as well as a piece of the action! But this goes awry, and soon Gator's racing for his life. Good thing he has a VERY fast car and he loves to drive!

    This is a decent time-passer. You don't watch this one for the acting or plot (not that they are bad) but in order to watch the action...and the film is full of it. Apparently the movie did so well that two years later they made a sequel, "Gator".

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    • Quiz
      This was originally slated to be Steven Spielberg's first theatrical feature and he spent over two months on pre-production. He then decided he did not want to do this film and quit to go do Sugarland Express (1974).
    • Blooper
      When Gator is trying out the 1971 Ford Galaxie he was given by the federal agents, you see him working a manual gear shift on the floor. Throughout the scene Gator up-shifts and downshifts. However, when he arrives at his parents' home, you see him place the car in park on the steering wheel, which is likely an automatic transmission.
    • Citazioni

      Vinnie Carruthers: What happened to you?

      Gator McKlusky: I was tryin' to save these two buddies of mine from getting knocked up by a homosexual.

      Vinnie Carruthers: Oh, praise God!

    • Curiosità sui crediti
      Diane Ladd's name is misspelled as DIANE LAD in the opening and closing credits.
    • Connessioni
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996)
    • Colonne sonore
      Way Down Under
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Charles Bernstein

      Performed by Jerry Whitman

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    • Data di uscita
      • 22 ottobre 1973 (Svezia)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
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      • White Lightning
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Hope of the Hubcap Hamburger, Keo, Arkansas, Stati Uniti(Rebel Roy and Gator argue about Roys girlfriend)
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      • Levy-Gardner-Laven
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      • 1h 41min(101 min)
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      • 1.85 : 1

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