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Director:
Gy Waldron
Writer:
Gy Waldron (written by)
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Release Date:
14 May 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy
Tagline:
You take a load of 200 proof corn liquor through a Georgia roadblock at 100 miles an hour and if you ain't a dead man, you're a moonrunner. more
Plot:
Grady and Bobby Lee run moonshine for Uncle Jesse, who prides himself on his old-school moonshining methods, and refuses to buckle in to the 'big business moonshine' of Jake, who controls these parts for New York mobsters. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Warner Bros. Settles Suit Over 'Dukes of Hazzard' Movie
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User Comments:
This is the movie that the great "Dukes Of Hazard" was based on more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
James Mitchum ... Grady Hagg
Kiel Martin ... Bobby Lee Hagg
Arthur Hunnicutt ... Uncle Jesse Hagg
Chris Forbes ... Beth Ann Eubanks
George Ellis ... Jake Rainey, Bootlegger
Pete Munro ... Zeebo, Bootlegger
Joan Blackman ... Reba Rainey
Waylon Jennings ... The Balladeer
Ralph Mooney ... Steel guitar and drums
Don Brooks ... Harmonica
Fred Newell ... Himself - Lead guitar / banjo
Larry Whitemore ... Rhythm guitar
Duke Goff ... Bass guitar
Richie Albright ... Percussion
Elaine 'Spanky' McFarlane ... Precious, Jake Rainey's bartender (as Spanky McFarlan)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Sweden:15 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Griffin, Georgia, USA
Company:
Moonrunner more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In 1975, United Artists theatrically distributed this film on a double bill with Brannigan (1975) starring John Wayne. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Bobbie Lee is tuning his guitar in the bar getting ready to play, when a bar patron (played by pro wrestler Rick Hunter) starts a fight with him. Bobbie Lee then breaks his guitar over the guy's head, destroying the guitar, and immediately gets sent to jail for 30 days. As he is released from jail, he has his guitar again. more
Quotes:
Grady: I do all of his heavy work. The artiste has to protect his hands. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Collier & Co. (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Whiskey Man more

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This is the movie that the great "Dukes Of Hazard" was based on, 26 October 2005
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Author: freeman27028 from United States

This is one of my favorite movies of all time for 2 reasons. First it is my favorite because it is the bases that got the great T.V. show The DUKES OF HAZARD started. Also a lot of people don't know that this movie and The DUKES OF HAZARD was based on the real life of Jerry Rushing who played in MOONRUNNERS and also had a part in THE DUKES OF HAZARD as the used car salesmen "ACE PARKER". I think we owe a very large "THANK YOU" to this man because without his input from his real life history of him and his brother neither MOONRUNNERS nor THE DUKES OF HAZARD would ever exist for all of us to enjoy. I know all of this to be true because he is a very close friend of mine. He is a great man,a great actor with many films, and a great friend.

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