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Thunder and Lightning

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
497
YOUR RATING
Thunder and Lightning (1977)
ActionAdventureComedy
A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation.A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation.A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
497
YOUR RATING
    • Corey Allen
    • William Hjortsberg
    • Roger Corman(concept)
  • Stars
    • David Carradine
    • Kate Jackson
    • Sterling Holloway
    • Corey Allen
    • William Hjortsberg
    • Roger Corman(concept)
  • Stars
    • David Carradine
    • Kate Jackson
    • Sterling Holloway
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Kate Jackson in Thunder and Lightning (1977)
    Kate Jackson in Thunder and Lightning (1977)
    Kate Jackson in Thunder and Lightning (1977)
    David Carradine in Thunder and Lightning (1977)
    Thunder and Lightning (1977)
    Thunder and Lightning (1977)
    Kate Jackson and David Carradine in Thunder and Lightning (1977)
    Kate Jackson, David Carradine, and George Murdock in Thunder and Lightning (1977)
    Sterling Holloway and Patrick Cranshaw in Thunder and Lightning (1977)
    Kate Jackson, David Carradine, and Roger C. Carmel in Thunder and Lightning (1977)
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    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Harley Thomas
    Kate Jackson
    Kate Jackson
    • Nancy Sue Hunnicutt
    Sterling Holloway
    Sterling Holloway
    • Hobe Carpenter
    Patrick Cranshaw
    Patrick Cranshaw
    • Taylor
    Charles Napier
    Charles Napier
    • Jim Bob
    George Murdock
    George Murdock
    • Jake Summers
    Ron Feinberg
    Ron Feinberg
    • Bubba
    Roger C. Carmel
    Roger C. Carmel
    • Ralph Junior Hunnicutt
    Hope Pomerance
    • Mrs. Hunnicutt
    Eddie Barth
    Eddie Barth
    • Rudi Volpone
    • (as Ed Barth)
    Malcolm Jones
    • Rainey
    Charles Willeford
    Charles Willeford
    • Bartender
    Christopher Raynolds
    • Scooter
    Claude Earl Jones
    Claude Earl Jones
    • Carl
    • (as Claude Jones)
    Emilio Rivera
    • Honeydew Driver
    Royce D. Applegate
    Royce D. Applegate
    • Mercedes-Benz Salesman
    • (uncredited)
    Allan Arkush
    Allan Arkush
    • Snack Stand Operator at Beach
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Holden
    • Race Announcer
    • (uncredited)
      • Corey Allen
      • William Hjortsberg
      • Roger Corman(concept) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Final live action theatrical feature film of actor Sterling Holloway who later only did a bit of voice work and narration in television but was the narrator in the animated cinema movie Ico, the Brave Horse (1983).
    • Goofs
      When the delivery truck and the Buick wagon take off from the Flight Path Cafe, the shadow of the camera chopper is visible.
    • Quotes

      [after getting thrown to the ground by Harley Thomas]

      Jim Bob: Knock off the kung fu shit!

    • Connections
      Edited into Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)

    User reviews9

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    9/10
    An enjoyable and funny movie
    Thunder and Lightning is an interesting movie, it's an action movie with a plot! The characters actually have reasons to do what they do. David Carradine stars as a bootlegger and Kate Jackson is his fiancee. Her father is a soft-drink manufacturer who is secretly making and distributing large quantities of moonshine. The conflict starts when her father's goons decide to close down Carradine's operation. It is pretty much an adventure comedy from then on, with lots of car chases, fights, banjo music, rednecks, hillbillies and moonshine. Watch for the gator-wrestling church!
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    • Aug 10, 1999

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    • Release date
      • August 12, 1977 (West Germany)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Oasis American Gas station, Tamiami Trail, Collier County, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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