Being forced to sell his land, Jared Teeter share with his family in search of a better life in Florida. They discover, like many other immigrants in Appalachia that work is scarce. Jared ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ralph Waite | ... | Jared Teeter | |
| Paul Winfield | ... | Cy | |
| Jennifer Warren | ... | Cloma Teeter | |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Kristy Teeter | |
| Mitchell Ryan | ... | Silas Creedy (as Mitch Ryan) | |
| Robert MacNaughton | ... | Bennie Teeter | |
| Red West | ... | Sud | |
| Bob Minor | ... | Jabbo | |
| Ken Renard | ... | The Cook | |
| Paulene Myers | ... | Bertha | |
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John David Allen | ... | Jeff |
| Joe Dorsey | ... | Tom | |
| Wallace Wilkinson | ... | Cyrus | |
| Sandra Dorsey | ... | 1st Woman | |
| Bob Hannah | ... | Fred | |
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Being forced to sell his land, Jared Teeter share with his family in search of a better life in Florida. They discover, like many other immigrants in Appalachia that work is scarce. Jared is reduced to working the fields in a forced labor camp called "Angel City". Creedy, the supervisor of Angel City is a sadistic man who maintains discipline through violence and intimidation. Days too long, too little pay, a lack of food, inadequate shelter, inhumanity and cruelty in Angel City encourage Jared to an escape attempt. He failed and he suffers. But he takes revenge on Creedy again when looking for a new girl for his harem: the daughter of Jared Teeter. Written by markyoloup
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They lied to him. Cheated him. Beat him. Then they kidnapped his daughter-and that was their last mistake! An inspiring story about the power of a family's love!Genres:
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12 November 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Dirt poor southern family Go West!" , find work, get abused and revolt. Ralph Waite is good as the paterfamilias and his change from solid hard-working farmer to (mini) revolutionary leader is believable.
Solid performances all round. It was a fruit/vegetable farm they were working on btw, not cotton - they spent their time pickin' the cuze' (cucumbers).
Nice decry of immigrant exploitation in the food industry. The traps used by the landowner (high rent, booking fee etc), and the hopelessness of the poverty trap get a good exposure Hope that eyes were opened etc.......................