This movie picks up from movie 1 which joe don baker played. Hear classic music from walking tall, 1973, directed by phil karlson, with joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, gene evans, at tcm. Walking tall 1973 is a revisionist version of john wayne, randolph scott, or other larger than life western paragon bolstered by a shocking degree of brutality that still maintains its power today. With its bold stance against tainted moonshine and women of ill repute, the film was quaint and oldfashioned, as is its. Joe don baker did an admirable job with the role, and the hugely violent film was a surprise hit.
The year 1973 in film involved some significant events. Based on pussers true story, it was a combination of very loosely based fact and hollywood revisionism. I remember it from back in the 70s and it was a big hit. Walking tall 19 movie clip buford catches a cheater. Find movie and film cast and crew information for walking tall 1973 phil karlson on allmovie. And when he is a victim of it and decides to strike back by running against the corrupt sheriff. When ex wrestler buford moves back home to tennessee w. A pictorial history of the walking tall sheriff 1997.
Walking tall is a remake of a 1973 basedonfact film about a man who fights back against corruption in his town by becoming sheriff and waging war on the bad guys. Find movie and film cast and crew information for walking tall 1973. But i knew that what i loved at age 12 might seem silly now. Walking tall is a 1973 american semibiographical action film of sheriff buford pusser. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop.
A real american hero, a 1978 madefortelevision remake of walking tall 1973. Final chapter, a 1977 sequel to walking tall part 2. Walking tall 1973 joe don baker dvd elvis dvd collector. Buford pussers a wrestler, whose wife wants him to settle down, so they go to his home town in tennessee, where he plans to get into business with his father. See more ideas about walking tall, walking and joe don baker. Walking tall is a 1973 american action semibiopic film of sheriff buford pusser, a former professional wrestlerturnedlawman in mcnairy county, tennessee. However, one of the highlights of our day was sitting on bufords lovely sofa while watching film clips of him. Never resorting to subtlety, walking tall was such a winner that it spawned two sequels, a madefortelevision movie, and a weekly tv series none of which were enjoyed by the real buford pusser. The 1973 movie walking tall was based on pussers story. The original walking tall was a hit, but the sequels. But he is shocked to discover all sorts of graft and corruption going on. Based on the life of tennessee sheriff buford pusser whom almost singlehandily cleaned up. Walking tall 19 movie clip buford catches a cheater 1973. All the trivia you can handle about walking tall, 1973, directed by phil karlson, with joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, gene evans.
Buford pusser jo don baker figures out how to deal with a corrupt judge. The highestgrossing 1973 films in countries outside of north america. Jul 17, 2010 buford pusser jo don baker figures out how to deal with a corrupt judge. 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. As a television actress with good dramatic scope, she managed to piece together a wide and impressive portfolio of guest shots in a career spanning just over 16 years before taking her life at the age of. Watch exclusive videos, interviews and the best video clips from walking tall at. Youtube walking tall commons templates are 1973 walking tall movie youtube. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
I highly recommend to watch this if it is in your category. This 1973 movie is based on actual events in the life of sheriff buford pusser of mcnairy county, tennessee during the 1960s. A surprise hit when it premiered, walking tall carried the theme of one man standing up for his sense of right and wrong. Walking tall part 2 was directed by earl bellamy, and produced by charles a. Joe don baker born february 12, 1936 is an american character actor and a life member of the actors studio. The recent remake is a disposable and generic action picture, but its 1973 source is best viewed in light of an older movie by the same director, 1955s scorching film noir classic the phenix city story, of which walking tall is itself more or less a remake adjusted for the times.
The success of walking tall spawned two sequels walking tall chapter 21975,and walking tall. In 1973, walking tall became a surprise hit by appealing to the fears and insecurities of cultural conservatives who were repelled by 60s permissiveness and longed for a return to the halcyon days of the eisenhower era. May 17, 2012 never resorting to subtlety, walking tall was such a winner that it spawned two sequels, a madefortelevision movie, and a weekly tv series none of which were enjoyed by the real buford pusser. Jackson, tennessee, usa 8 of 8 found this interesting interesting. If you are a southern male who grew up in the 1970s, walking tall is your gone with the wind. The legend of buford pusser, a 1975 sequel to walking tall. The top ten 1973 released films by box office gross in the united states and canada are as follows. Our trip to adamsville, tennessee was quite an excursion. A runaway boxoffice hit to the tune of 17 million dollars, walking tall is the unabashedly manipulative story of reallife tennessee sheriff buford pusser. Walking tall 29 movie clip i thought you walked tall. As played by joe don baker, pusser can either be regarded as a tireless champion of justice or a baseballbatwielding hooligan. Pussers daughter dwana released a book in 2009 entitled walking on, which is also an account of his life. Old moviesgreat moviesawesome moviesjoe don bakertv schedule walking tallmovies worth watchingoriginal moviefilm music books.
Walking tall videos watch walking tall videos, featuring walking tall interviews, clips and more at. The original 1973 movie with joe don baker teetered on the brink of vigilantism. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Discover what genre walking tall, 1973, directed by phil karlson, with joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, gene evans, belongs at turner classic movies.
Walking tall was based on phil karlsons 1973 action hit of the same name, which was in turn inspired by the true story of buford pusser, who was sheriff of tennessees mcnairy county between 1964 and 1970 and gained fame for his tough tactics against the local criminal element. Buford pusser was a tennessee sheriff and a one man army who walked tall and carried a big stick. The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several highgrossing films that originally. I havent seen the original, but im willing to bet its closer to the truth than the 2004 walking tall, which is packed with more machine guns, axes, exploding trucks, and. Based on a true story, three classic films, the first starring baker. 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 varrick 1973. Walking tall 1973 nude scenes 1973 is a revisionist version of john wayne, randolph scott, or other larger than life western paragon bolstered by a shocking degree of brutality that still maintains its power today. In addition, morris also created a pictorial history book of buford called the legacy of buford pusser. Walking tall part 2 is the 1975 sequel to the crimeaction film, walking tall. Walking tall is a 1973 american semibiographical action film of sheriff buford pusser, a professional wrestlerturnedlawman in mcnairy county, tennessee, played by joe don baker. Filming locations 3 filming dates 1 filming locations. 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. It really does keep you engrossed for the duration of each episode. Its too bad that amazon could not get the 1st movie of walking tall.
Walking tall is a 1973 american action semibiopic film of sheriff buford pusser, a former professional wrestlerturnedlawman in mcnairy. The final chapter1977,a shortlived television series and two prequels starring dewayne the. 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. Buford pusser patrol car 12 walking tall, civil war photos, thin blue lines. Frequently graphic in its bloodletting, the violence is often sudden and vicious. Walking tall 1973 film a real american hero 1978 tv film walking tall is an american television drama series that ran on nbc in 1981 for one season of seven episodes. May 27, 2008 joe don baker sheriff buford pusser walk tall 1973.
The film stars bo svenson as buford pusser, replacing joe don baker who played pusser in the first walking tall film. Walking tall 1973 phil karlson cast and crew allmovie. Criminal minds season 12 episode 19 is an american police procedural. Selmer, a small town in southwest tennessee, served as the authentic background for the biopic of the heroic southern sheriff. And he wins and wages his own little war against them. Walking tall 1973 an astonishing, actionpacked thriller, the critical and box office sensation walking tall stars joe don baker the dukes of hazzard as buford pusser, the tall, no nonsense sheriff who fought a tremendous uphill battle to clean up his hometown. May 07, 2012 trailer for the film walking tall, on dvd and bluray as part of the walking tall trilogy. Trailer for the film walking tall, on dvd and bluray as part of the walking tall trilogy. 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. We stopped by buford pussers house expecting to be led through the attraction and not being able to touch, let alone sit, on any of bufords items. With joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, leif garrett, dawn lyn.
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