White Line Fever (1975)

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Writers:

Ken Friedman, Jonathan Kaplan

Stars:

Jan-Michael Vincent, Kay Lenz, Slim Pickens

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Carrol Jo Hummer
Kay Lenz	...	Jerri Kane Hummer
Slim Pickens	...	Duane Haller
L.Q. Jones	...	Buck
Sam Laws	...	Pops
Don Porter	...	Cutler
R.G. Armstrong	...	Prosecutor
Leigh French	...	Lucy
Johnny Ray McGhee	...	Carnell
Dick Miller	...	Birdie
Martin Kove	...	Clem
Jamie Anderson	...	Jamie
David Garfield	...	Witness Miller (as John David Garfield)
Nate Long	...	Sunglasses
Ron Nix	...	Deputy

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

miscarriage | on the road | smuggling | corruption | money | 

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Taglines:

Carrol Jo Hummer--A working man who's had enough!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 July 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brølende kæmper

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 1,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, International Cinemedia Center, White Line Fever Syndicate

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Jan. 1976, Columbia distributed this film theatrically on a double bill with Bite the Bullet starring Gene Hackman and Candice Bergen.

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Goofs

The scene where Carrol Jo is charging toward the Glass House they used 2 different Ford W 9000 tractors. Throughout the movie Carrol Jo's truck had polished 10 hole aluminum wheels and in this scene, the truck had 5 hole steel wheels

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Connections

Referenced in Grindhouse (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Drifting and Dreaming of You"
Sung by Valerie Carter

User Reviews

Best trucking movie ever ?

I saw this film years ago at the cinema. On the big screen it was fantastic and since then I have been waiting for it to be released on either video or DVD. Its a very simple story about a lone trucker. He's an honest man looking to make an honest living but ends up fighting the corrupt system, a true classic of the seventies. The acting is acceptable, the director resisted the temptation to over play the main characters role. The film rolls along at a fairly good pace and is for the most part quite believable, the finale has the hero driving his truck through a large sign in a highly symbolic gesture. If this film was to be remade today I am sure the acting would be much better, the action scenes much more explosive and I am sure it would have the standard sex scenes. However White Line Fever is a classic of its time and in my opinion a remake would never match the originals simple plot and drama without adding too many unnecessary distractions. There have been very few good trucking movies ever made, so hopefully this one will be re-released.