The Great Lester Boggs (1974)

Director:

Harry Thomason

Writers:

Don McLemore (writer)
Harry Thomason (writer)

Release Date:

September 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Learn about life the hard way

Plot:

Malcolm's cross-country motorcycle odyssey - just for the experience - "boggs" down in Arkansas, where he acquires his sidekick...

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Scott McKenzie	...	Malcolm Vandiver
Robert Ridgely	...	Lester Boggs
Willie Jones	...	Leroy Jones
Dean Jagger	...	Grandather Vandiver
Alex Karras	...	Sheriff Billy Bob
Susan Denbo	...	Susan Rollins
Robert Ginnaven	...	T. T. Boggs (as Bob Ginnaven)
Desmond Dhooge	...	Mr. Rollins
Joy Nash	...	Mrs. Rollins
David Haney	...	Deputy #1
Stu Stewart	...	Dputy #2
Chuck Curtis	...	Deputy #3
Gene Westphal	...	Reverend Buford Boggs
Betty McKeller	...	Secretary
Bill Hurd	...	Bartender

Also Known As:

Redneck County (USA) (DVD box title)
The Hard Heads (USA) (reissue title)
The Hootch Country Boys

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Arkansas, USA

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 4: Cooled by Refrigeration (2009) (V)

I paid 2 bucks for this movie...and got ripped off

Hootch County Boys starts out promising enough...that is, promising in a bad-movie kind of way. The cross-country biker gang chase is fun and cheezy enough to actually bear watching a couple times. However, the movie 'boggs' down into garbage with the entry of the loathsome Lester Boggs, whose dialogue makes little to no sense whatsoever. And he simply will not stop talking. I still haven't had the intestinal fortitude to completely sit through this movie, I confess. It just makes me too sad.