A Small Town in Texas (1976)

A crooked sheriff in a small Southern town frames an ex-convict in a drug bust and takes his girlfriend.

Director:

Jack Starrett

Writer:

William W. Norton

Stars:

Timothy Bottoms, Susan George, Bo Hopkins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Bottoms	...	Poke Jackson
Susan George	...	Mary Lee
Bo Hopkins	...	Sheriff Duke
Morgan Woodward	...	C.J. Crane
John Karlen	...	Lenny
Art Hindle	...	Boogie
Hank Rolike	...	Cleotus
George 'Buck' Flower	...	Bull Parker
Clay Tanner	...	Junior
Mark Silva	...	Kevin
Santos Reyes	...	Jesus Mendez
Debi Bieberly	...	Mrs. Carter
Jack Starrett	...	Buford Tyler (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
James N. Harrell	...	Old Codger
Ron McPherson	...	P.R. Man

Storyline

After doing five years in prison on a drug charge, Poke is returns to his hometown intent on taking his sweetheart Mary Lee (and their child) away with him to California. His plan hits a snag, however, when he discovers that since his incarceration, Mary Lee has taken up with Duke, the very sheriff who put Poke behind bars in the first place. Things turn even worse for Poke when he later witnesses Duke assassinating a local hispanic politician. Now with Duke out for his blood, Poke must choose to run for his life or make a stand.

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Plot Keywords:

sheriff | girlfriend | ex convict | prison | corrupt | 

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Taglines:

All Poke wanted was to get his girl and get out. All the Sheriff wanted... was to get Poke.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

24 November 1976 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Caccia aperta

Filming Locations:

Lockhart, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Movielab) Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During most of the chase scenes, the cars that Poke and Duke are driving change alternately from 1972 to 1973 Plymouths.

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Quotes

Poke Jackson: Duke here, he don't bite. He's just a little pecker.

User Reviews

nothing special here

This obscure (to me anyway) film has a lot of problems. All the characters are either one dimensional, annoying, or cliched. It's overlong, boring, and has a script that spends the first half meandering around endlessly, then gets hopelessly predictable.

In its defence I will say that it is less dated than many films from the 1970s, and is occasionally entertaining or amusing (mainly me laughing at the dolts who populate this film). And its handful of action scenes are decent...though I suspect they may seem better than they really are because even the most inept stunts would seem exciting compared to the generally mundane tone of the film.

You could do worse, but you could do much better too.