FEATURE FILM

White Lightning

6.1/10
TMDB124 votes
1973Original: English101 min

An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.

Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Matt Clark

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About White Lightning

Meet the Bayou's baddest good ol' boy.

White Lightning (1973) is a film in the drama, action, crime genres. Directed by Joseph Sargent. The cast includes Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins.

Released
1973-08-06
Original language
English
Runtime
101 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Levy-Gardner-Laven, United Artists
Writers
William W. Norton

White Lightning cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.1/10 from 124 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

Wuchak

TMDB member review

*Southern Gothic with Burt Reynolds and action* A moonshiner on a prison farm in Arkansas, Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds), gets released early under the condition that he helps the Feds break a moonshining ring backed by a corrupt Sheriff (Ned Beatty), who also happens to be the murderer of Gator’s little brother. “White Lightning” (1973) is a Deep South crime drama/thriller that mixes “Deliverance” (1972)…

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*Southern Gothic with Burt Reynolds and action* A moonshiner on a prison farm in Arkansas, Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds), gets released early under the condition that he helps the Feds break a moonshining ring backed by a corrupt Sheriff (Ned Beatty), who also happens to be the murderer of Gator’s little brother. “White Lightning” (1973) is a Deep South crime drama/thriller that mixes “Deliverance” (1972) with Peck’s “I Walk the Line” (1970), adding elements of “Bullitt” (1968) and the early Dirty Harry flicks. “Smokey and the Bandit” (1977) took the basic idea and satirized it. The creators really captured the early 70’s Deep South with loads of sweat and believable characters played by Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Jennifer Billingsley, Matt Clark and R.G. Armstrong. “Walking Tall” (1973) is a good comparison. The film runs 1 hour, 41 minutes, and was shot in Benton, Arkansas, and nearby parts (Keo, Scott, Little Rock, Wrightsville & Alexander). GRADE: B

JPV852

TMDB member review

Has some okay car chases/stunt work and Burt Reynolds is charming as usual, but the story never really clicked for me and I found my mind lingering. Personally I prefer spending that time watching Smokey and the Bandit again. Next I'll be checking out the sequel, Gator. 3.0/5

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An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.

Who stars in White Lightning?

Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Matt Clark, Louise Latham. See the cast cards above for character names.

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