The onscreen title of the film is part 2 walking tall. A runaway boxoffice hit to the tune of 17 million dollars, walking tall is the unabashedly. Sheriff buford pusser continues his oneman war against moonshiners and a ruthless crime syndicate after the murder of his wife in late1960s tennessee. Walking tall 1973 r 125 min action, crime, drama 22 february 1973 usa based on the life of tennessee sheriff buford pusser whom almost singlehandily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life. Buford pusser was a tennessee sheriff and a one man army who walked tall and carried a big stick. Hear classic music from walking tall, 1973, directed by phil karlson, with joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, gene evans, at tcm. In the final scenes where sheriff pusser drives a police car to the lucky spot, just before he arrives, in the long shot of him driving down the highway, the patrol car has red lights on its roof. With joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, leif garrett, dawn lyn. The film stars bo svenson as buford pusser, replacing joe don baker who played pusser in the first walking tall film. Watch walking tall online stream full movie directv. Walking tall 1973 walking tall joe don baker walking tall 1973. Walking tall 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Walking tall 2004 cast and crew tennessee sheriff buford pusser joe don baker carries a big stick after thugs beat him up and kill his wife elizabeth hartman.
Joe don baker uncredited camera and electrical department. Based on pussers true story, it was a combination of very loosely based fact and hollywood revisionism. After buford died joe don later changed his story and said he didnt do the sequel because the script was no good. Walking tall stars joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, gene evans, noah beery jr. Mitchell 1975 r 1h 37min action, crime, drama 10 september 1975 usa a sleazy, incompetent detective tries to simultaneously take down heroin dealers and a socialite who murdered a burglar. Jan 16, 2016 the following photo is of buford pusser, the man whose life formed the basis for the walking tall movies.
Walking tall full movie hd action 1973 joe don baker. Joe don baker full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Walking tall 19 movie clip buford catches a cheater. Walking tall 29 movie clip i thought you walked tall. Tennessee sheriff buford pusser almost singlehandily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and.
Joe don baker list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Watch walking tall starring joe don baker in this drama on directv. Walking tall is really a tragic, shockingly violent postnoir film based on various legends surrounding reallife southern sheriff buford pusser. Walking tall 1973 joe don baker as buford pusser imdb. This film was a delicious slice of americana kickass and joe don baker is amazingly effective as the human. Joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, leif garrett\r\rlanguage.
Walking tall 2004 tennessee sheriff buford pusser joe don baker carries a big stick after thugs beat him up and kill his wife elizabeth hartman. Buford pusser of walking tall fame and the elvis connection part 1 duration. When he arrives and drives the car through the bar, the car has blue lights. It starred joe don baker, but for the sequel, buford, bing crosby productions had. Walking tall 1973 based on the life of tennessee sheriff buford pusser whom almost singlehandily cleaned up his small town of crime and. Walking tall 1973 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. With bo svenson, luke askew, john davis chandler, robert doqui. Mitchell 1975 joe don baker, martin balsam, john saxon. Sheriff thurman gene evans gives buford pusser joe don baker some. He established himself as an action star with supporting roles as a mysterious cowboy drifter in guns of the magnificent seven 1969, and as a deputy sheriff in the western wild rovers 1971, before receiving worldwide fame for his roles as a mafia hitman in charley. Based on pussers life, it has become a cult film with two direct sequels of its own, a tv movie, a brief tv series and a remake that had its own two sequels.
The original 1973 movie with joe don baker teetered on the brink of vigilantism. Joe don baker, martin balsam, john saxon we have over 15,000 titles available for licensing to vod. Walking tall 1973 trailer hd joe don baker elizabeth hartman. Vlc media player works best in choosing ur preferred audio track click see how\r\rcountry. Walking tall part 2 is the 1975 sequel to the crimeaction film, walking tall. Buford joe don baker catches the craps dealer cheating and a fight breaks out. Oppressively brutal revenge movie based on real life sheriff buford pusser from tennessee and his one man.
Buford pusser, sheriff depicted in walking tall film, is. Tall, broad shouldered character actor with texan drawl first appeared in support in several western vehicles both on tv and the cinema in the mid 1960s. Weirdly marketed as a rightwing screed upon its initial release in 1973, walking tall is really a tragic, shockingly violent postnoir film based on various legends surrounding reallife southern sheriff buford pusser. Joe don baker called buford pusser a facist pig after he made the first movie and refused to appear in the sequel. Walking tall the original walking tall, joe don baker. Joe don baker, karlsons star in walking tall, plays ron, a highrolling gambler with a streak of integrity. Walking tall full movie hd action 1973 joe don baker, elizabeth hartman. Mitchell 1975 r 97 min crime, action, drama 10 september 1975 usa a sleazy, incompetent detective tries to simultaneously take down heroin dealers and a socialite who murdered a burglar. Based on the life of tennessee sheriff buford pusser whom almost singlehandily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life. Got himself noticed playing steve mcqueens younger brother in junior bonner 1972, and then scored the lead role of buford pusser. The story begins with the critical and box office smash hit film walking tall, starring joe don baker as buford pusser, the fed up lawman who fought a tremendous uphill battle to clean up his hometown. How hiram garcia keeps the rocks blockbuster movies on track. Joe don baker the natural gives a powerful performance as pusser, who took on determined forces of crime and corruption in his. Walking tall part 2 was directed by earl bellamy, and produced by charles a.
Based on the life of tennessee sheriff buford pusser whom almost singlehandily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly. Tennessee sheriff buford pusser joe don baker carries a big stick after thugs beat him up and kill his wife elizabeth hartman. Walking tall 1973 joe don baker trailer action, crime, drama. Yes, they know how to stage fights, though the battles in this walking tall are more intense and graphic than the mpaa normally permits in a pg. Joe don baker born february 12, 1936 is an american character actor and a life member of the actors studio. Varrick 1973 official trailer walter matthau, joe don baker movie hd. Born and raised in mcnairy county, tennessee, pusser stood 6 feet 6 inches tall and signed. Brenda benet, dawn lyn, dominick mazzie, ed call, elizabeth hartman, joe don baker, leif garrett, lurene tuttle, lynn borden, noah beery jr. Walking tall 2004 stream and watch online moviefone. Framed by the films villainsincluding a cartel of corrupt copsron is carted off to.