White Lightning
“Meet the Bayou's baddest good ol' boy.”
An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
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2 films
Cast
26 people
Burt Reynolds
Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
Known for
Boogie Nights
The Longest Yard
Jennifer Billingsley
Lou
Known for
Lady in a Cage
Ned Beatty
Sheriff J.C. Connors
Known for
Rango
Toy Story 3
Bo Hopkins
Ray Boone
Known for
Midnight Express
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Matt Clark
Dude Watson
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Louise Latham
Martha Culpepper
Known for
Marnie
The Philadelphia Experiment
Diane Ladd
Maggie
Known for
Joy
Wild at Heart
R.G. Armstrong
Big Bear
Known for
Predator
Children of the Corn
Conlan Carter
Deputy
Known for
Combat!
Dabbs Greer
Pa McKlusky
Known for
Little House on the Prairie
The Green Mile
Lincoln Demyan
Warden
Also in
Star Trek
Married Too Young
John Steadman
Skeeter
Known for
The Hills Have Eyes
The Longest Yard
Joseph Sargent Director · William W. Norton Writer Charles Bernstein Composer
Worldwide gross $6.5M · United States release August 6, 1973 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,500,000
Production
Levy-Gardner-Laven
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
McKlusky
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 6, 1973
Theatrical
France
February 13, 1974 · Theatrical
March 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
May 25, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
March 1, 1974 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 7, 1973 · Theatrical
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