Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I can see where the Smokey and the Bandit got its' influence. On the flip side, there is a decent sequence where Gator visits his parents. It ends with Hal Needham ('Smokey and the Bandit' and 'The Cannonball Run') jumping the car onto a moving barge which almost failed (but they kept it in). Right there and then Gator decides to escape...and does just that! 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". Millions in diamonds are stolen from a safe in NYC and later the burglar is killed. A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Behind him is Gator's brother bound and gagged in another small boat. It all felt real to me. White Lightning was made before Burt became a clown, mugging for the camera. Easygoing Arkansas good ol' boy Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) is serving his second federal prison sentence for running moonshine when he learns his straight-arrow college graduate brother and his girlfriend have been murdered. It drew me in right from the start and held my attention throughout. An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring. |, June 15, 2007 Just confirm how you got your ticket. A single girl is dancing to the music while the customers are fanning themselves to keep cool. It's Burt Reynolds as Gator McCluskey...need I say more?! The movie was helped tremendously by the decision to film in rural Arkansas. I'm honesty not really sure how Reynolds became this icon of the south (being born in Michigan), but yet again his character here is a typical good ol' boy criminal type serving time for running moonshine. A tremendously good film often forgotten. They reach a point and stop. Title: Armstrong, Bo Hopkins, Diane Lane, and Dabbs Greer give solid, memorable performances. He does of course get captured quite quickly, luckily he's friends with the warden so its kinda overlooked. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2018. From Coraline to ParaNorman check out some of our favorite family-friendly movie picks to watch this Halloween. An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. This FAQ is empty. Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2018. The opening sequence of the movie shows Sheriff Connors slowly rowing out into the middle of an isolated swamp, either at dusk or early dawn. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. Add the first question. Knowing that this sheriff is taking money from other illegal moonshiners, Gator agrees to go undercover for the Department of Justice to bring him in. God forbid asking my parents because you know that means no more TV after football. It was the first time I had seen this movie and it was stellar! White Lightning: Official Clip - Sheriff J.C. 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This is a reasonable car chase that will kinda satisfy you. I lived in the South all my life and everything from the locations to the sweat dripping off Burt's chin had a feeling of authenticity. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. White Lightning This was a Burt Reynolds who seemed to actually care about the final product and not just yucking it up with his buddies on screen. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. The start of the Burt Reynolds' "Hick Flick" run, and it has to be noted for that. Naturally being an early Reynolds movie you can expect car chases. Eager to take down corrupt county sheriff J.C. Connors (Ned Beatty), whom he suspects is behind his brother's death, Gator agrees to a federal attorney's deal that releases him from prison to infiltrate Connors' underground booze-running business. White Lightning is a terrific action/drama that tells the story of a hard-driving moonshiner named Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) who is released from prison early in exchange for any help he can give the government with its case against his fellow moonshiners. Burt is joined by phenomenal cast. Agents force a former con man to help them nab a corrupt politician. Whilst serving time (for runnin' moonshine) Gator's brother is murdered by a corrupt local sheriff. There was a style of movie making in the 70s where heroes were villains and villains were heroes, and violence ruled without apology. In the theater this was about knock your socks off volume. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. Released from prison, Stick meets up with a friend and joins him on a job delivering a bag. 38 of 40 people found this review helpful. All rights reserved. Classic 70's tale of moonshine, crooked cops, fast cars and faster women (sticky pudding anyone)? Gator, however, has his own agenda and it has nothing to do with his altruistic nature. With the help of a fellow "informant" (Matt Clark) and a daredevil driver (Bo Hopkins), a few fights and some astonishing stunt-driving chases, Gator will eventually prove his case against the sheriff. White Lightning is Burt Reynold's best work. Essentially this was a Burt Reynolds movie where we didn't see him mugging for the camera or messing around with his other A-list star buddies. Gator accepts, but only to get our of jail. It seems that Sheriff J.C. Connors (Ned Beatty) of Bogen County is not only one of the biggest moonshiners in Arkansas, he's also responsible for killing Gator's brother. With Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins. Dukes of Hazzard, Smokey and the Bandit and half a dozen other owe their genre to White Lightning. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. They basically blackmail him into going undercover, but in a friendly way. One of the coolest things about White Lightning is that it presents Burt Reynolds as an actor at the top of his game. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. View production, box office, & company info, Wamg Presents: The Top Ten Best Movie Car Chases of the 1970’s, Why the Cadillac Three Are Nashville’s Most Uncompromising Band, DVDs I Own (And Maybe Some I Plan to Buy). One of Beatty's few early serious roles (Nashville and Deliverance come to mind). Yes much of his work was still based around comedies but they still had drama included. The thing is its in complete contrast to the rest of the movie which at times feels like a slightly adult version of [i]The Dukes of Hazzard[/i] or 'Smokey and the Bandit'. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Of course Gator isn't interested in bringing the sheriff in, he wants revenge. 70s movies like this sometimes require multiple viewings to catch details like this, the what and the why. Video availability outside of United States varies. Good movie if you enjoy the topics in the headline. White Lightning may not have aged well in the past 40 odd years, but in some ways, that's part of the charm. There's a problem loading this menu right now. So now I understand Burt Reynolds charm and why my mom had a semi nude poster of him in her beauty shop office. Shot through with radiant natural light and Reynolds's scalawag grin, The film has plenty of rip-roaring car chases (Hal Needham was the stunt coordinator), but it also has genuine emotion, in the pain and anger the hero feels over the loss of his brother and in the incidental reactions and attitudes of almost every support. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2019, It was a scond hand disk but it was in a reasonable good condition,so yes I am satisfied, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2017, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2015, Great Classic Thriller and a great Performance from the legend ,Made a year Burt Reynolds Starred in Deliverance, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2016, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2014.