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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.
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. But he is shocked to discover all sorts of graft and corruption going on. And when he is a victim of it and decides to strike back by running against the corrupt sheriff. And he wins and wages his own little war against them.
Joe Don Baker
Buford Pusser
Elizabeth Hartman
Pauline
Leif Garrett
Mike
Dawn Lyn
Dwana
Noah Beery Jr.
Grandpa
Lurene Tuttle
Grandma
Ed Call
Lutie McVeigh
Dominick Mazzie
Bozo
Lynn Borden
Margie Ann
Brenda Benet
Luan Paxton
Arch Johnson
Buel Jaggers
Russell Thorson
Ferrin Meaks
Gil Perkins
1st Bouncer
Carey Loftin
Dice Player
Warner Venetz
Stickman
Gene LeBell
2nd Bouncer
Del Monroe
Otie Doss
Gene Evans
Sheriff Al Thurman
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