The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Number 2 of 2 in its series by score.
Synopsis
After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes25%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
97 audience votes
Key crew
- Burt ReynoldsDirector
- Charles BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- William W. NortonWriter
Cast
- Burt ReynoldsGator McKlusky
- Lauren HuttonAgatha Weedow "Aggie" Maybank
- Jerry ReedBama McCall
- Dub TaylorMayor T.L. Caffery
- Burton GilliamSmiley
- Jack WestonIrving Greenfield
- Alice GhostleyEmmeline Cavanaugh
- Mike DouglasThe Governor
- William EngesserBones
- John SteadmanNed McKlusky
- Lori FutchSuzie McKlusky
- Stephanie BurchfieldYoung Girl
