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The Wild McCullochs

  • 1975
  • PG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
109
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The Wild McCullochs (1975)
DramaRomance

A Story about the rich McCulloch Family, their overbearing father and the children's misguided blaming him for everything that doesn't go right.A Story about the rich McCulloch Family, their overbearing father and the children's misguided blaming him for everything that doesn't go right.A Story about the rich McCulloch Family, their overbearing father and the children's misguided blaming him for everything that doesn't go right.

  • Director
    • Max Baer Jr.
  • Writer
    • Max Baer Jr.
  • Stars
    • Forrest Tucker
    • Julie Adams
    • Max Baer Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    109
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Max Baer Jr.
    • Writer
      • Max Baer Jr.
    • Stars
      • Forrest Tucker
      • Julie Adams
      • Max Baer Jr.
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Mike Mazurki and Forrest Tucker in The Wild McCullochs (1975)
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    Forrest Tucker
    Forrest Tucker
    • J.J. McCulloch
    Julie Adams
    Julie Adams
    • Hannah McCulloch
    Max Baer Jr.
    Max Baer Jr.
    • Culver Robinson
    Janice Heiden
    • Ali McCulloch
    Dennis Redfield
    Dennis Redfield
    • Steven McCulloch
    Don Grady
    Don Grady
    • R.J. McCulloch
    Chip Hand
    • Gary McCulloch
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Father Gurkin
    Harold J. Stone
    Harold J. Stone
    • George
    Vito Scotti
    Vito Scotti
    • Tony, the Bartender
    Sandy McPeak
    Sandy McPeak
    • Rad
    • (as Sandy Kevin)
    Lillian Randolph
    Lillian Randolph
    • Missy
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • Cliff Randall
    Billy Curtis
    Billy Curtis
    • Charlie P.
    Biff Elliot
    Biff Elliot
    • Ralph
    Kenneth Tobey
    Kenneth Tobey
    • Larry Carpenter
    Doodles Weaver
    Doodles Weaver
    • Pop Holson
    Timothy Scott
    Timothy Scott
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    • Director
      • Max Baer Jr.
    • Writer
      • Max Baer Jr.
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    3/10
    Those Dysfunctional McCullochs
    Max Baer, Jr. produced, directed, and had a role in The Wild McCullochs who might be better classified as dysfunctional rather than wild. Julie Adams and Forrest Tucker head the clan with children Don Grady, Janice Heiden, Dennis Redfield, and Chip Hand.

    Most of the film is a combination of Dallas and The Last Picture Show. Forrest Tucker runs a trucking company and he's the Jock Ewing of the local area in Texas. Max Baer is one of his drivers and is courting his daughter Janice Heiden which doesn't sit well with Tucker. Oldest son Don Grady is a chip of the rough old block. He joins the Air Force just in time to get sent to Korea. The other two sons have issues which quite frankly are not brought out too well in the script. Especially Redfield whose main problem just seems to be he won't grow up.

    The film looks like it could have been a failed TV pilot. Quite frankly the characters were just not interesting enough for me to care. And while those other two items that I cited are the basis for most of the film, the rather wild climax was completely ripped off from The Quiet Man.

    It didn't become a TV series for good reason.
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    • Release date
      • May 21, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dynasteia katharmaton
    • Filming locations
      • Rio Vista, California, USA
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $122,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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