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   • 6.4/10 6.4/10 IMDb
   • 67% 67% Rotten Tomatoes

1. • • 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.
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   Is White Lightning a good movie?

   • 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. Gator, however, has his own agenda and it has nothing to do with his altruistic nature.

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   Is White Lightning a satire?

   • "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.

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   Did Steven Spielberg direct White Lightning?

   • The film was almost directed by Steven Spielberg, who had previously made three TV movies (1971's Duel, 1972's Something Evil and 1973's Savage) and decided to direct White Lightning the same year.

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   Why was white lightning so popular?

   • WHITE LIGHTNING was a hit with fans and most critics when it was released and it helped keep steam in the Reynolds train that was burning pretty bright thanks to DELIVERANCE.

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   67% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 61% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Easygoing Arkansas good ol' boy Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) is serving his second federal prison sentence for running moonshine when...

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   The film has a score of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews. Roger Greenspun of The New York Times called it "a fairly awful movie" with "endless car chases, which are a crushing bore." Variety characterized the film as "hit-and-miss," adding, "Reynolds is quite up to all the demands of his smashing role, as he forges toward his goal. Too ...

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   Oct 22, 1973 · 76 User reviews. 49 Critic reviews. 60 Metascore. Videos 1. Trailer 2:24. Watch Official Trailer.

   • 6.4/10 (5.8K)
   • Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

   • Director: Joseph Sargent
   • Release Date: 1973-10-22

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   White Lightning is a very enjoyable, Southern gothic, gritty film. Set and filmed in Arkansas, Burt Reynolds plays Gator, an ex con turned "stool pigeon " in order to implicate and bust corrupt Bogan County sheriff JC Connors played by Ned Beatty.

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   Cinema Retro. REVIEW: "WHITE LIGHTNING" (1973) STARRING BURT REYNOLDS; KINO LORBER BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION. BY LEE PFEIFFER. By the time Burt Reynolds finally starred in the 1972 classic "Deliverance", he had been paying his dues in Hollywood for many years with varying degrees of success on television.

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   “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.... read the rest.