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Walking Tall (1973)

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A runaway box-office hit to the tune of 17 million dollars, Walking Tall is the unabashedly manipulative story of real-life Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser. As played by Joe Don Baker, Pusser can either be regarded as a tireless champion of justice or a baseball-bat-wielding hooligan. But with some of the most scurrilous villains this side of a Republic serial as the main targets of Pusser's wrath, the audience cannot help but applaud the sheriff's strongarm methods. When the town baddies seek

R, 2 hr. 5 min.

Classics, Action & Adventure

Mort Briskin

Jul 21, 1998

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A new, and arguably improved, Walking Tall, starring pro wrestler-turned-actor, The Rock.

April 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Princeton Town Topics | Comments (2)
Princeton Town Topics

A hopelessly melodramatic revenge fantasy.

May 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment
Lessons of Darkness

A macho 1970s classic

November 8, 2004 Comment
Shadows on the Wall

Overbearing, immensely popular pro-vigilante drama.

June 16, 2003 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Audience Reviews for Walking Tall

I saw this after seeing the remake, and I have to say that this one is a lot stronger. I really liked it, it's realistic, even with the violence. The beginning is a little slow, but it doesn't matter, the rest is great. I really liked this movie.

November 10, 2010
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

Forget the remake featuring The Rock,cause it doesn't even compare to the original. However,this was weirdly marketed as a right wing screed upon its initial release in 1973(and became a surprise runaway boxoffice hit especially a huge following within the drive-in theatre circuit in the South).Walking Tall was a

February 20, 2007
rayman0071
Mister Caple

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