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9 December 1978 (USA)
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Bufford Pusser is the Sheriff of a Tennessee County who must go against a former friend, and a group...
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Pretty decent made-for-TV fare
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Brian Dennehy | ... | Buford Pusser | |
| Forrest Tucker | ... | Carl Pusser | |
| Brian Kerwin | ... | Til Johnson | |
| Ken Howard | ... | Danny Boy Mitchell | |
| Sheree North | ... | Carrie Todd | |
| Lane Bradbury | ... | Debbie Pride | |
| Brad David | ... | Mick Rodgers | |
| Ed Call | ... | Grady Coker (as Edward Call) | |
| W.O. Smith | ... | Obra Eaker | |
| Julie Thrasher | ... | Dwana Pusser | |
| Jason Hood | ... | Mike Pusser | |
| Ann Street | ... | Grandma Pusser | |
| George Boyd | ... | Lloyd Tatum | |
| Maureen Shannon | ... | Amelia Biggins (as Maureen Burns) | |
| Charlie Briggs | ... | Miles Conway |
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USA:94 min
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Buford Pusser: The wrong kind of people have had their say for too long and I want to remind them that somewhere in this world there is a little law and order left - to let them know in the only way their kind understands, that they can't bribe or threaten their way and they will damn well pay pay dearly for every crime they commit.
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Buford Pusser: The wrong kind of people have had their say for too long and I want to remind them that somewhere in this world there is a little law and order left - to let them know in the only way their kind understands, that they can't bribe or threaten their way and they will damn well pay pay dearly for every crime they commit.
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Follows Walking Tall (1973)
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Walking Tall
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"A Real American Hero" looks and feels like what it is: a late '70s telefilm. But it benefits from strong performances by Brian Dennehy as the legendary (or infamous?) Sheriff Buford Pusser, Forrest Tucker as Pusser's father, and Sheree North as an ex-prostitute trying to start over after serving time for killing her pimp. Ken Howard is okay as Pusser's moonshining nemesis, but he lays on the phony Southern accent a bit thick. A film like "A Real American Hero" is best viewed on a warm summer night as you relax in your favorite chair, a can of beer in your hand. If you're from my generation (and particularly if you grew up in the Deep South), the car chases and punch-outs will bring back pleasant memories :)