Gallery of 15 movie poster and cover images for walking tall 1973. And when he is a victim of it and decides to strike back. However, one of the highlights of our day was sitting on bufords lovely sofa while watching film. Hear classic music from walking tall, 1973, directed by phil karlson, with joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, gene evans, at tcm.
Walking tall 1973 contributor names phil karlson director walter scharf composer. Based on the life of tennessee sheriff buford pusser whom almost singlehandily cleaned up. The original walking tall was a hit, but the sequels. Dec 31, 2016 buford pusser of walking tall fame and the elvis connection. Buford reads the law books for himself to learn exactly what his powers are as sheriff. Walking tall was a really tragic,graphically violent postnoir film based on the life and times of tennessee. 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 1973 where to stream and watch decider. And when he is a victim of it and decides to strike back by running against the. Walking tall 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Our trip to adamsville, tennessee was quite an excursion.
Walking tall is a 1973 american action semibiopic film of sheriff buford pusser, a former professional wrestlerturnedlawman in mcnairy county, tennessee. Find out when and where you can watch walking tall on tv with the full listings schedule at. This onehour show was a continuation of the 1973 film walking tall, which was based on the life of mcnairy county sheriff buford pusser. Walking tall 1973 internet movie firearms database. Walking ta ll i s a 1 973 american semibiographical action film of sheriff buford pusser, a professional wrestlerturnedlawman in mcnairy county, tennessee, played by joe don baker. Based on the life of tennessee sheriff buford pusser whom almost singlehandily cleaned up his small town of c. In this series, pusser is the sheriff of the fictionalized mcneal county, tennessee, fighting criminals each week in 1969. Walking tall nude scenes 9 images and 3 videos including appearances from lynn borden brenda benet. Electricity repair man got shocked of his life he attempts to fix. Walking tall is a 1973 american action semibiopic film of sheriff buford pusser, a professional. Walking tall movie tv listings and schedule tv guide.
Youtube walking tall commons templates are 1973 walking tall movie youtube. Buford pusser was born to helen nee harris and carl pusser in finger, mcnairy county, tennessee. However, one of the highlights of our day was sitting on bufords lovely sofa while watching film clips of him. Buford pusser was a high school football and basketball player and was 6 feet 6 inches 1. Walking tall behind the scenes with cast and crew video. And he wins and wages his own little war against them. It isnt afraid to get really personal with the life of buford pusser and doesnt shy away from surprising moments. Trailer for the film walking tall, on dvd and bluray as part of the walking tall trilogy. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. And when he is a victim of it and decides to strike back by running against the corrupt sheriff. Walking tall is an american television drama series that ran on nbc in 1981 for one season of seven episodes. His father was the police chief of adamsville, tennessee. In the season premiere of food network star season the contestants are. May 07, 2012 trailer for the film walking tall, on dvd and bluray as part of the walking tall trilogy.
All the trivia you can handle about walking tall, 1973, directed by phil karlson, with joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, gene evans. If tennessee had a mount rushmore of its dead folk heroes, the big heads would likely be of elvis, davy crockett, jack daniels, and buford pusser dont even get us started on ky rushmore. Pusser can either be regarded as a tireless champion of justice. Walking tall dvd, 2007, widescreen for sale online ebay.
May 12, 2012 walking tall behind the scenes with cast and crew. 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. Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew digital exclusive. Mitchell 1975 joe don baker, martin balsam, john saxon. Joe don baker did an admirable job with the role, and the hugely violent film was a surprise hit. Joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, leif garrett\r\rlanguage. Walking tall 19 movie clip buford catches a cheater 1973. Walking tall is a 1973 action drama directed by phil karlson and stars joe don baker as buford pusser, a former us marine and professional wrestler who returned to his hometown in tennessee only to find that it has been corrupted by gambling and prostitution. Angered by the authorities nonaction, pusser decides to run for sheriff and upon his win, proceeds to clean the town up, usually with. Walking tall 1 9 movie clip buford catches a cheater 1973 hd duration. Frequently graphic in its bloodletting, the violence is often sudden and vicious. Walking tall 1973 r 125 min action, crime, drama 22 february 1973 usa. But he is shocked to discover all sorts of graft and corruption going on. A runaway boxoffice hit to the tune of 17 million dollars, walking tall is the unabashedly manipulative story of reallife tennessee sheriff.
The moment youve all been waiting for, season six of power. Its about a very tough, no nonsense, xmarine wrestler, buford pusser who wanted to see the small, rural, clean and honest town he once loved return to its normal ways once he and his young family returned from being gone a few years. Selmer, a small town in southwest tennessee, served as the authentic background for the biopic of the heroic southern sheriff. 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. Its a vengeancefueled revenge fantasy, which for some reason we can watch played out again and again in the movies. A 1973 pulp action flick starring joe don baker, loosely based on the story of buford pusser, the. Buford was the bigstickcarrying walking tall sheriff of mcnairy county. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. Walking tall 29 movie clip i thought you walked tall. Buford goes after the operators of a chemical plant that is dumping illegal quantities of hazardous byproducts into the. However,this was weirdly marketed as a right wing screed upon its initial release in 1973and became a surprise runaway boxoffice hit especially a huge following. Find movie and film cast and crew information for walking tall 1973 phil karlson on allmovie. Find out where walking tall 1973 is streaming, if walking tall 1973 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. 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.
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. As played by joe don baker, pusser can either be regarded as a tireless champion of justice or a baseballbatwielding hooligan. A description of tropes appearing in walking tall 1973. Walking tall 1973 joe don baker trailer action, crime, drama. Walking tall 1973 internet movie firearms database guns.
A surprise hit when it premiered, walking tall carried the theme of one man standing up for his sense of right and wrong. 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. Walking tall 99 movie clip well get the rest of them buford. Walking tall trilogy 1973, 1975, 1977 bdrip 720p highcodephd. Several years ago in one of our large but sparsely populated counties, the night time. Walking tall 1973 phil karlson cast and crew allmovie. Based on pussers life, it has become a cult classic with two direct sequels of its own, a tv movie, a brief tv series and a remake that had its own two sequels. Based on pussers true story, it was a combination of very loosely based fact and hollywood revisionism. Home of buford walking tall pusser, adamsville, tennessee. The trilogy bluray disc, 2012, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. It is also the penultimate movie of actress elizabeth hartman. Buford pusser of walking tall fame and the elvis connection. Watch walking tall season 1, episode 6 deadly impact. We use cookies to enhance the security, performance, functionality and for analytical and promotional activities.
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