Thunder and Lightning

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Thunder and Lightning

PG

1977

1h 35m

Action

Adventure

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Harley Thomas (David Carradine) is accustomed to his dangerous life as a moonshine runner in Florida. However, when Harley enters into a competition with Ralph Junior Hunnicutt (Roger C. Carmel) to see who can distribute the most liquor, things quickly get out of hand. Complicating matters is Harley's girlfriend, Nancy Sue (Kate Jackson), who happens to be Ralph Junior's daughter. Meanwhile, both the mob and the local police force get involved, adding to the chaos.

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

It's mostly action throughout, but sufficiently tongue-in-cheek...it's fun.

May 5, 2023

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Ruth Batchelor

Los Angeles Free Press

One gets the feeling that this is a retread that sat in the can and got released because of Bound For Glory and Charlie's Angels.

Oct 22, 2019

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Richard T. Jameson

Parallax View

... probably the most slaphappily endearing low comedy since Russ Meyer's The Seven Minutes.

Sep 18, 2010

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

A simplistic affair with no delusions of anything beyond B-movie fun.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 5, 2006

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Packed full of great action sequences, hysterical humor, and witty one-liners. Reminded me of a swampy Dukes of hazard with Coon-Asses!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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another moonshine running movie but be warned this not 'thunder road' with robert mitchem

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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1970s moonshine running film billed as 250 proof fun but that is probably an overstatement by about 200. Liked the cast but I'm just not into endless series of car chases, crashes, and cars driving through things to a banjo score.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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1970s moonshine running film billed as 250 proof fun but that is probably an overstatement by about 200. Liked the cast but I'm just not into endless series of car chases, crashes, and cars driving through things to a banjo score.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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David Carradine had only recently left TV and KUNG-FU behind him and Kate Jackson was on a break from CHARLIES ANGELS when they starred in this good-ol-boy action movie that features Carradine as an independent driver hauling moonshine going up against his larger mob-backed competition (namely his lady love Jackson's daddy and his goons). So everyone's accent takes on a south-of-the Mason-Dixon twang (except for the New Jersey muscle who show up later on in the film), there are lots of car chases along dirt roads with various souped-up V8-powered American cars, and Carradine beats the s**t out of anyone stupid enough to get in his way. Inspired by the Burt Reynolds movie GATOR, films like this led to TV's DUKES OF HAZZARD. I docked this one one star for that, but added it back in because Carradine wasin the film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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David Carradine and Angel Kate Jackson take on corrupt moonshiner in this Southern adventure. Plenty of positives including the cast, moonshiners, an alligator-wrestling preacher and a couple thugs lamenting too much violence on tv. True to form, this Corman feature loses it by spending the entire second half in an extended car chase.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Corey Allen

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David Carradine

Harley Thomas

Kate Jackson

Nancy Sue Hunnicutt

Roger C. Carmel

Ralph Junior Hunnicutt

Sterling Holloway

Hobe Carpenter

Eddie Barth

Rudi Volpone

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Synopsis

Harley Thomas (David Carradine) is accustomed to his dangerous life as a moonshine runner in Florida. However, when Harley enters into a competition with Ralph Junior Hunnicutt (Roger C. Carmel) to see who can distribute the most liquor, things quickly get out of hand. Complicating matters is Harley's girlfriend, Nancy Sue (Kate Jackson), who happens to be Ralph Junior's daughter. Meanwhile, both the mob and the local police force get involved, adding to the chaos.

Director: Corey Allen
Producer: Roger Corman
Screenwriter: William Hjortsberg
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 35m

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