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Post by jeffersoncody on Jul 13, 2021 10:04:28 GMT
MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS 1977 -- I really liked it the first time I saw it--amused as a Smokey and the Bandit clone-especially John Saxon's not quite Burt Reynolds kind of character. But the movie belongs to Susan Howard. I had to seek out other movies she did--and mostly she was known for tv supporting roles--but she deserved a leading actress career. She has a commanding presence. It was a welcome surprise that Albert Salmi's sheriff turns into a different character by the end of it--perhaps they were forced to make changes due to budget restrictions but it's a nice change from the usual corrupt backwater cop shtick. I found MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS quite fun when I saw it on video Prime, but my favorite moonshine B-movies from that era were BOOTLEGGERS and MOONRUNNERS - which I got to see on the big screen in a Hillbrow cinema; it was a blast, and the inspiration for the hit TV series THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. The slicker, bigger budgeted, Burt Reynolds-starring WHITE LIGHTNING was a whole lot of fun too.
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