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      High-Ballin'

      PG 1978 1h 40m Action List
      Reviews 28% 100+ Ratings Audience Score The ruthless boss of a trucking company, King Carroll (Chris Wiggins) is intent on putting all local independent truckers out of commission, including amiable tough guy Duke (Jerry Reed). Joined by his good buddy, Rane (Peter Fonda), Duke defies King Carroll's attempts to shut him down, resulting in an increasingly tense conflict. The boys find an ally in female trucker Pickup (Helen Shaver), but can the threesome succeed in triumphing over Carroll's goons? Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A popcorn modern-day western. Rated: B- Feb 13, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Having spawned an entire exploitation subgenera of outlaw biker films with his excellent "Easy Rider," could Peter Fonda do the same for movies about eighteen wheels of justice? "High-Ballin'" actually beat "Convoy" by one month on it's release date for being the first movie action movie about truckers (although "Smokey and the Bandit" came out the year before), but it's a pretty silly inconsequential hixploitation flick, and Jerry Reed is really the main character here. Reed and Fonda have to fight off a bunch of trucker thugs hired by a local crime boss who wants to put independent truckers like them out of business. Helen Shaver and Michael Ironside, in his first named-character role (he plays Butch), also appear in the film. Overall, I enjoyed this dumb movie and so will others if you're a fan fo hixploitation/rednexploitation type of films (think good ol' boys fighting one another ALA "Gator" or "Walking Tall"), even if it's pretty routine and nothing all that memorable. "Smokey," "Convoy," and "White Line Fever" are all still better trucker films, but I was entertained by "High-Ballin'." Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review darin c Nice 1970s cinema feel of a truckersploitation with likeable characters and decent 1970s dialog and action sequences. I'm surprised that this film isn't more well-known. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice 1970s cinema feel of a truckersploitation with likeable characters and decent 1970s dialog and action sequences. I'm surprised that this film isn't more well-known. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice 1970s cinema feel of a truckersploitation with likeable characters and decent 1970s dialog and action sequences. I'm surprised that this film isn't more well-known. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member 3 stars for Jerry Reed alone son.... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member peter fonda and jerry reed what else do you need Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis The ruthless boss of a trucking company, King Carroll (Chris Wiggins) is intent on putting all local independent truckers out of commission, including amiable tough guy Duke (Jerry Reed). Joined by his good buddy, Rane (Peter Fonda), Duke defies King Carroll's attempts to shut him down, resulting in an increasingly tense conflict. The boys find an ally in female trucker Pickup (Helen Shaver), but can the threesome succeed in triumphing over Carroll's goons?
      Director
      Peter Carter
      Producer
      Samuel Z. Arkoff, Stanley Chase, William Hayward
      Screenwriter
      Paul F. Edwards
      Production Co
      American International Pictures (AIP)
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 2, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 40m