Walking tall film series

Advertised as the original revenge film, walking tall is a 70s classic that im not sure would appeal to todays audience even though there seems to be a resurgence in the popularity of heroes in revenge films with films like taken. In this series, pusser is the sheriff of the fictionalized mcneal county, tennessee, fighting criminals each week in 1969. This 3rd chapter is the worst of the walking tall films. He is larger than life, buff, beautiful, and mad as hellready to fight a wave of corruption, gambling, and drugs that have infiltrated his hometown. Apr 02, 2004 walking tall is the rocks fourth foray into major motion pictures, and different turn then his previous three trips to the box office. Saturday night tv belonged to abc which had the love boat at 9 pm and fantasy island at 10pm. Find movie and film cast and crew information for walking tall 1973 phil karlson on allmovie. Walking tall original 19731977 the movie database tmdb. A good first half but disappointing second make walking tall a film that really isnt effective, and with a good concept, it could have been a terrific action film. And in 1981, svenson picked up the club again for this short lived tv show. Walking tall 2004 soundtrack complete list of songs. The trilogy this set contains the original walking tall, starring joe don baker as the nononsense buford pusser, as well as two of that films sequels walking tall part 2 and final chapter. Walking tall is an american television drama series that ran on nbc in 1981 for one season of seven episodes.

Never resorting to subtlety, walking tall was such a winner that it spawned two sequels, a madefortelevision movie, and a weekly tv series. It feels more like they just wanted to conclude the film to match up with how pusser died and the rest of the movie is just filler. Find out where walking tall 1973 is streaming, if walking tall 1973 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. May 07, 2012 trailer for the film walking tall, on dvd and bluray as part of the walking tall trilogy. Walking tall 1973 where to stream and watch decider. Walking tall original franchise list of movies, prequel. Walking tall tv series 19811981 the movie database tmdb. Walking tall is a 2004 remake of the 1973 action movie, starring dwayne johnson. Tv series based loosely upon the movie star lawman buford pusser. The original walking tall was a hit, but the sequels, walking tall part 2 september 28, 1975, and walking tall. A film that could have been more than a timewaster in the hands of a more capable director, walking tall has a potentially good plot and a decent cast, but its satisfied to be barely a featurelength actioner instead of a more interesting mixture of drama and force.

Dwayne johnson in walking tall 2004 michael bowen and dwayne johnson in. Selmer, a small town in southwest tennessee, served as the authentic background for the biopic of the heroic southern sheriff. Pusser fails to get reelected because people have gotten tired of his boorish ways and. Final chapter august 10, 1977, both starring bo svenson, were far less profitable. Nbc went up against those two juggernauts with walking tall at 9pm and hill street blues at. Walking tall collection walking tall is a 2004 action film.

Watch walking with the tall whites online vimeo on. The final chapter1977,a shortlived television series and two. Final chapter is the third installment of the walking tall film series. The film picks up where the original film, walking tall, left off. Walking tall is a 1973 american semibiographical action film of sheriff buford pusser. Scenes of pusser and his children walking in funeral procession for his wife get to your emotions in a warm and tender way.

A remake of the 1973 film of the same name, it stars the rock and johnny knoxville. All 15 songs from the walking tall 2004 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Walking tall is a remake that is enjoyable enough on the surface. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.

I first saw walking tall shortly after its initial theatrical run when the early show. Sheriff buford pusser and the true story of walking tall. Nov 21, 2019 when his wife was killed, buford pusser went from a cop hellbent on fighting crime to a man hellbent on avenging his wifes death. It was unfortunate that they put it up against the love boat which at the time was a major hit. Walking tall 59 movie clip chased by the sheriff 1973 hd. Trailer for the film walking tall, on dvd and bluray as part of the walking tall trilogy. Trailer for the film walking tall, on dvd and bluray as part of the. I had seen the 2nd and 1st film in that order and the story hooked me. In the remake, chris vaughn returns home from the army to find that things have changed since he left his hometown. This is the second movie for johnny knoxville to be called ray ray.

Almost like a carbon copy of the original dirty harry film the same year with clint eastwood mowing down the criminals. The story begins with the critical and box office smash hit film walking tall, starring. Bo svenson, walter barnes, jeff lester, courtney pledger, harold sylvester, rad daly, heather mcadam, ivan bonar walking tall cast, crew and credits tv. Bo svenson, who replaced joe don baker as sheriff buford pusser for the 1975 sequel to the original 1973 film the 2004 remake featured chris the rock vaughan, stars again as the nononsense rural lawman who uses a highfalutin moral sensibility and a large club to keep order. Based on a true story, this drama was inspired by the 1973 joe don baker film and its sequels, which starred series lead bo svenson. The legend of buford pusser, a 1975 sequel to walking tall. Millennial hospitality series walking with tall whites. Yes, they know how to stage fights, though the battles in this walking tall are more intense and graphic than the mpaa normally permits in a pg. Although once you think about its easy to notice how ridiculous this story is. Part ii follows tennessee sheriff buford pusser bo svenson on his quest to fight crime and stop moonshiners. The buford pusser story which is a really good half hour long featurette about the history. Marie and i are really excited about seeing you at the world premiere screening of walking with tall whites 1hr 22min film, feb 15th, at ufo mega conferene at the aquarius, in laughlin, nevada. The disc containing the second film includes three tv spots, an hd trailer and a still gallery but more importantly also contains the documentary walking tall.

Walking tall tv series 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Walking tall remember seeing this film when it first hit the theatres in 1973. The final chapter1977,a shortlived television series and two prequels starring dewayne the. In this edition of true action we will take a look at a man who has been the inspiration for numerous motion pictures, books, songs and even a short lived tv series. Walking tall is a 1973 american semibiographical action film of sheriff buford pusser, a professional wrestlerturnedlawman in mcnairy county, tennessee, played by joe don baker. Walking tall entire series dvd, 2006, 2disc set for.

Watch walking with the tall whites online vimeo on demand. Final chapter, a 1977 sequel to walking tall part 2. Like the original film, it was based on the reallife story of sheriff buford pusser and utilized many elements from his life. The story begins with the critical and box office smash hit film walking tall, starring joe don baker as buford pusser, the fed up. Walking tall 1973 phil karlson cast and crew allmovie. Walking tall 1973 film walking tall is a 1973 americangerman neonoir action semibiopic film of sheriff buford pusser, a professional wrestlerturnedlawman in mcnairy county, tennessee. To this day i still consider it more horror film than drama, and still have no. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Millennial hospitality series february 2 marie and i are really excited about seeing you at the world premiere screening of walking with tall whites 1hr 22min film, feb 15th, at ufo mega conferene at the aquarius, in laughlin, nevada. The movie was popular enough to spawn two sequels in the 70s, a television movie, a television series albeit shortlived and eventually a remake. Walking tall entire series dvd, 2006, 2disc set for sale.

Pusser fails to get reelected because people have gotten tired of his boorish ways and are more open to his more by the book liberal replacement. A made for tv movie, a shortlived series, a reboot, and two. Plenty of action, and the bad guys get mowed down in the end by pusser. Film tolerance zero walking tall en streaming vf gratuit. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The first movie based on the life of buford pusser was the 1973 film walking tall starring joe don baker as pusser. Walking tall is the rocks fourth foray into major motion pictures, and different turn then his previous three trips to the box office. Includes walking tall with joe don baker and walking tall part 2 and walking tall the final chapter with bo svenson. A real american hero film, a 1978 madefortelevision remake of walking tall 1973. What separates walking tall from his other films to date is the rock is left alone as the sole draw of this film, without a major franchise the mummy returns, scorpion king or other star power the rundown with sean william scott and christopher walken. A surprise hit when it premiered, walking tall carried the theme of one man standing up for his sense of right and wrong. A real american hero film, a 1978 madefortelevision remake of. Bo svenson, who replaced joe don baker as sheriff buford pusser for the 1975 sequel to the original 1973 film the 2004 remake featured chris the.

When i was updating that post today, i was looking for trailers for some of the walking tall movies from the 1970s, and lo and behold, theyre all available, in order, via youtube. This film is the unabashedly manipulative story of reallife tennessee sheriff. Bo svenson in walking tall 1981 as buford pusser in walking tall bo svenson in. Kevin bray sees his walking tall as a series of fight sequences, a simplification that leaves it open to interpretation as a barometer of our political climate. Bo swenson reprises his role that he played in the walking tall movie. The rock deserves a lot of credit for how fun it is and its surprisingly well directed at times. Based on pussers true story, it was a combination of very loosely based fact and hollywood revisionism. But i suspect the earlier film was tilted more toward populism and less toward superhero violence than the new walking tall, which is dedicated to the memory of buford pusser but turns the story into a cartoon of retribution and revenge. Not to be confused with the popular movies of the same name, walking tall the complete series is a twodisc set containing seven episodes made for nbc television in 1981.

The trilogy this set contains the original walking tall, starring joe don baker as the nononsense buford pusser, as well as two of that film s sequels walking tall part 2 and final chapter. The original 1973 movie with joe don baker teetered on the brink of vigilantism. Walking tall, a remake based on the popular series of 1970s films by the same title, is all about the rock. The extras for the walking tall disc are slim, limited to a trailer and a pair of tv spots.

Watching walking tall on tv was a blast back in the early 80s. The rocks sheriff character is basically the lesser of two evils in his town. Joe don baker did an admirable job with the role, and the hugely violent film was a surprise hit. One of the most popular posts on this blog is the one about grindhouse movies on netflix. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The success of walking tall spawned two sequels walking tall chapter 21975,and walking tall. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title walking tall. Although the film is set in kitsap county, it was actually filmed in squamish, b.

Nbc went up against those two juggernauts with walking tall at 9pm and hill street blues at 10pm. His story of revenge was later adapted into the film walking tall. This onehour show was a continuation of the 1973 film walking tall, which was based on the life of mcnairy county sheriff buford pusser. Apr 01, 2004 all 15 songs from the walking tall 2004 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. This set contains the original walking tall, starring joe don baker as the nononsense buford pusser, as well as two of that films sequels walking tall part 2 and final chapter.