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Walking Tall
Walking Tall is a 1973 American neo-noir biographical vigilante action film based on Buford Pusser's story of his life as a professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee, played by Joe Don Baker. The film was directed by Phil Karlson. It has become a cult film with two direct sequels of its own, a TV movie, a brief TV series and a remake that had its own two sequels.
Plot
Buford Pusser, at his wife Pauline's behest, retires from the professional wrestling ring, and moves back to Tennessee to start a logging business with his father Carl Pusser. With a friend, Pusser visits a gambling and prostitution establishment, The Lucky Spot, and is beaten up after catching the house cheating at craps. Pusser is seriously injured with a knife and receives over 200 stitches. He complains to the sheriff, but is ignored, and soon becomes aware of the rampant corruption in McNairy County.
More details
| author | John Michael Hayes |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Tennessee |
| director | Phil Karlson |
| editor | Harry W. Gerstad |
| genre | action thriller |
| keywords | ambush arrest attack betray cheat crap gamble hickory clubs hickory tree honest cop illegal distilleries injured kill log moonshine one night parking lot sheriff tree branch wrestling ring |
| musicBy | Walter Scharf |
| producer | Mort Briskin |
| productionCompany | Bing Crosby Productions |
| publisher | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
| theme | biographical neo-noir professional wrestling vigilante |