Walking Tall

Walking Tall

🎞️ Movie 125 min US
โ˜… 6.9 /10 1973

Take your best shot... 'cause it'll probably be your last.

A surprise hit when it premiered, Walking Tall carried the theme of one man standing up for his sense of right and wrong. Selmer, a small town in southwest Tennessee, served as the authentic background for the bio-pic of the heroic southern Sheriff. Joe Don Baker did an admirable job with the role, and the hugely violent film was a surprise hit. Former Sheriff Pusser himself was set to potray himself in the sequel, but he died in a car crash as he as returning from his contract signing in California. The sequel was filmed using Swedish actor Bo Swensen, and a Final Chapter triquel told of Pussers' demise. While the Walking Tall franchise will never be on any list of Classic Film, the original is a great slice of Americana, Circa '70s. It made Bakers' career and perhaps kicked the 'southsploutation' genre of that decade into gear.

Cast

Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker
Buford Pusser
Elizabeth Hartman
Elizabeth Hartman
Pauline
Leif Garrett
Leif Garrett
Mike
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Dawn Lyn
Dwana
Noah Beery Jr.
Noah Beery Jr.
Grandpa
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
Grandma
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Ed Call
Lutie McVeigh
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Dominick Mazzie
Bozo
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Lynn Borden
Margie Ann
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Brenda Benet
Luan Paxton
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Walter Scharf
Composer
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Jack A. Marta
Cinematographer

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Walking Tall (1973) Official Trailer
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Walking Tall (1973) Official Trailer