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After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank (Lauren Hutton) and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.
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Molly Haskell Village Voice Structurally, Gator is a bit of a mess, largely because of the civilizing and romantic influence Reynolds has brought to the randy domain of the redneck action film. Jan 23, 2018 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times It never quite connects, even though a summary of its key scenes is like a laundry list of action-'n'-romance cliches. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...Live and Let Die-style speedboat chases are added to the mix, and both films offer up plenty of entertainment without too much stunt-man bonhomie that weakened some of Reynolds’ later work... Rated: 3/5 Jan 30, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The Kentucky fried humor doesn’t usually work, but country music star Jerry Reed is surprisingly good as the particularly sleazy villain. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 10, 2023 Full Review Amber Wilkinson El Nuevo Herald (Miami) [Burt] Reynolds has achieved a very professional film. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 11, 2023 Full Review Richard T. Jameson Parallax View Good-ol'-boy humor is my least favorite form of masculine love-antagonism in the cinema, but even a generous-minded peckerwood ought to weary rapidly of the snorting, yokking, hooting interplay... Dec 17, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jelisije J Burt Reynolds returns as Gator to once again seek justice this time in a different southern state. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/26/23 Full Review l g mix of pulp & cheese, with bits and pieces of a good movie. scenes including both Burt & Jerry were highlights, along with a pretty good final 90 seconds to wrap it up. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ashley h Gator is a disappointing film. It is about agents who force a former con man to help them nab a corrupt politician. Burt Reynolds and Jack Weston give horrible performances. The script is badly written. Burt Reynolds also did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member You ever had a friend that had a garage band that you enthusiastically supported even though they weren't exactly the tightest musicians? Or gone to a friends community theatre group play and gave the troupe your glowing praise despite the overall level of excellence to be several levels below average? Well, I like Burt Reynolds. I watch Burt Reynold's movies because Burt Reynolds is in them. Not because I expect to witness cinematic greatness. It is nice when he does manage to do a film that riseS to a level that personifies theatrical greatness but it doesn't ruin it for me when he doesn't. Burt Reynolds is the cool guy I always wanted to be and had the fun I always wanted to have. I am not ashamed to have lived vicariously through his performances in the movies. That includes Gator. It's a bit of a mess. Some of the acting is forced, wooden and to be honest ...embarrassing to witness. But overall it does not dissuade me from seeking out Gator on streaming for a few hours of hanging out with a cool guy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review delysid d This is a weird old movie with burt reynolds thats something along the lines of smokey and the bandit Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/20/18 Full Review Audience Member Dumb cringe movie starring Burt Reynolds. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/31/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank (Lauren Hutton) and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.
Director
Burt Reynolds
Producer
Arthur Gardner, Jules Levy, Arnold Laven
Screenwriter
William W. Norton, Roderick Taylor
Production Co
Levy-Gardner-Laven
Rating
PG
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 55m
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