Tick...Tick...Tick...

1970

Tick...Tick...Tick...

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Movie Info

Racist rednecks fly into a rage after an African American lawman is elected to replace the white sheriff of a backwater Southern town. Despite the expected uproar, the new sheriff, with the support of the mayor, manages to keep the peace until he arrests a young white from a nearby town for running over a child with his car. The arrest leads the incarcerated boy's father to lead a revolt and stage a break out. This in turn causes the townsfolk to rally behind their sheriff and fight back.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Drama
Directed By:

Ralph Nelson
Written By:

James Lee Barrett
In Theaters:

Jan 9, 1970 wide
Runtime:

97 minutes
Studio:

MGM

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Cast

Jim Brown
as Jimmy Price

George Kennedy
as John

Fredric March
as Mayor

Lynn Carlin
as Julia

Don Stroud
as Bengy Springer

Janet MacLachlan
as Mary Price

Richard Elkins
as Bradford Wilkes

Clifton James
as D.J. Rankin

Bob Random
as John Braddock

Mills Watson
as Deputy Joe Warren

Bernie Casey
as George Harley

Anthony James
as H.C. Tolbert

Dub Taylor
as Junior

Ernest Anderson
as Homer

Karl Swenson
as Braddock

Barry Cahill
as Bob Braddock

Anne Whitfield
as Mrs. Dawes

Bill Walker
as John Sawyer

Dan Frazer
as Ira Jackson

Leonard O. Smith
as Fred Price

Renny Roker
as Shoeshine Boy

Roy E. Glenn Sr.
as The Drunk

George Cisar
as Barber

Paulene Myers
as Mrs. Harley

Dino Washington
as Randy Harley

Calvin Brown Jr.
as Harrison Harley

Beverly Taylor
as Sara Jean

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Critic Reviews for Tick...Tick...Tick...

All Critics (2) | DVD (1)

Not just an earnest race drama, but also a fascinating example of how social issues were addressed cinematically in an earlier era.

Mar 25, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Mike McGranaghan
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Audience Reviews for Tick...Tick...Tick...

Oct 16, 2009

Good drama movie about racism.This film is very under rated due to it's message hitting hard with few punches pulled.Brown gives a very good performance here and so do all the other actors.I like the cinematography color here,very crisp and eye pleasing.The screenplay is a little bland but does not ruin the movie at all.Not for people who do not like seeing the truth about the ugliness of prejudice and corruption from BOTH races.....

Cassandra M Super Reviewer
Feb 20, 2009

A true classic from the sevanties...captures to glory of segregation back in the days... I saw this again on VHS recently...an old guy that had a whole lot of classic cinema stuff, let me see it...You have got to see this...so you can FEEL how stupid racism is. Get it..if you can FIND it!

Fascade F Super Reviewer