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   When was Walking Tall based on a true story?

   • Then in 1973, a movie called Walking Tall was released that was based on Pusser’s life. One day Pusser was returning home from the county fair in 1974. This was the same day he negotiated the sequel movie to Walking Tall. His car hit an embankment and flew off the road. Pusser was thrown from the car after it caught fire.

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   What is Walking Tall about?

   • ‘Walking Tall’ is the story of a man who returns back home and discovers that crime and gambling are rampant in the streets. Having had an altercation with the criminals already in which the man was brutally wounded, he decides to take matters into his own hands but is arrested by the police instead.

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   Was Walking Tall a success or a failure?

   • Walking Tall became a box-office smash, but Pusser died in a car wreck in 1974. His death and the success of the first story spawned two sequels, neither of which was as successful as the first. The following information is provided for citations.

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   Did Buford Pusser die in Walking Tall?

   • Facebook Buford Pusser was apparently pleased with his portrayal in the movie Walking Tall and even agreed to star in a sequel — just hours before his untimely death in 1974. One of the accused hitmen, Carl Douglas “Towhead” White, was found fatally shot in Mississippi in 1969.

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   Jan 8, 2024 · This is the true story of Buford Pusser that inspired the film Walking Tall. Who Was Buford Pusser? Buford Pusser was born on December 12, 1937, in McNairy County, Tennessee. The son of Helen and Carl Pusser — the police chief of Adamsville, Tennessee — Buford was large and tough, even from a young age.

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   Pusser was the subject of three biographical books written by W.R. Morris: The Twelfth of August: The Story of Buford Pusser (1971), Buford: True Story of "Walking Tall" Sheriff Buford Pusser (1984), and The State Line Mob: A True Story of Murder and Intrigue (1990).

   • Cause of death: Road accident
   • Occupation: Sheriff

   • Children: Dwana Pusser
   • Other names: Buford the Bull

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   May 6, 2023 · Yes, ‘Walking Tall’ is inspired by a true story. The films are based on the life of Buford Pusser, a former wrestler known as “Buford the Bull” turned Sheriff of McLairy County, Tennessee. Pusser is known for his one-man war against all sorts of criminal activities that plagued McLairy County at the hands of the Dixie Mafia and the ...

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   Oct 27, 2020 · The Tennessean folk hero inspired the 1973 film Walking Tall and its depiction of a lone sheriff single-handedly waging war against the criminal underbelly of a small town. That sheriff was Buford Pusser. The enigmatic figure didn’t set out to be in law enforcement.

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   Jan 25, 2024 · Many have wondered whether the⁤ film is based‍ on a true story, and the answer is ⁣a resounding yes. ⁤The movie is inspired by the life of ⁢Sheriff Buford Pusser,‌ a real-life lawman who overcame tremendous odds to bring justice to his small Tennessee⁤ town.

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   Walking Tall: The True Story of Buford Pusser. By Robert Carlock. As something of a folklore hero, Buford Pusser has had a trio of movies dedicated to his life, There are also multiple songs, including two that mention an altercation between Jimmy Buffett and Pusser. His law enforcement career was legendary.

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   Oct 8, 2017 · On August 12, 1967, Pusser witnessed the violent death of his wife in an ambush that was meant for him. Permanently disfigured, Pusser underwent numerous reconstructive surgeries to mend his battered face and crushed jaw. Born December 12, 1937, in Adamsville, Pusser moved to Oklahoma during his junior year in high school.