White Line Fever (1975)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Writers:

Ken Friedman (writer)
Jonathan Kaplan (writer)

Release Date:

16 July 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Carrol Jo Hummer--A working man who's had enough!

Plot Keywords:

Smuggling | Road | Trucker | Truck Driver | Corruption

Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Carrol Jo Hummer
Kay Lenz	...	Jerri Kane Hummer
Slim Pickens	...	Duane Haller
L.Q. Jones	...	Buck
Sam Laws	...	Pops
Don Porter	...	Cutler
R.G. Armstrong	...	The Prosecutor
Leigh French	...	Lucy
Johnny Ray McGhee	...	Carnell
Dick Miller	...	Birdie
Martin Kove	...	Clem
Jamie Anderson	...	Jamie
David Garfield	...	Witness Miller (as John David Garfield)
Nate Long	...	Sunglasses
Ron Nix	...	Deputy

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1976) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

In Jan. 1976, Columbia distributed this film theatrically on a double bill with Bite the Bullet (1975) starring Gene Hackman and Candice Bergen.

Goofs:

Continuity: The scene where Carrol Jo is charging toward the Glass House they used 2 different Ford W 9000 tractors. Throughout the movie Carrol Jo's truck had polished 10 hole aluminum wheels and in this scene, the truck had 5 hole steel wheels

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007)

Very schizophrenic film, but good JMV role!

I think this movie gets better on the second viewing. When I first sat down to watch this, I was expecting a drama. Then it turned into a violent action movie. Then we were back to a drama. Then we were in a labor movie. Then 70's whacka whacka-guitar action moment again. Chase scene through cardboard boxes. Then hospital drama again. Whew!!! Anyway, JMV is great as Carrol Jo Hummer! He's a born action star, and he looks the part in this. His girl friend (Kay Lenz) is adorable. I would have rather had a more basic drama, as these two actors really have great chemistry on screen. Don't get me wrong - the truck chase scenes are great too, but the bad guys in this movie kind of suck. Their wardrobe is horrible, and you don't really know why they are persecuting Carrol Jo so much. There are some pretty violent moments that take you off guard. They kill off a couple of fun characters for no reason. And the end - after the great truck crashing into the sign moment - really makes no sense at all.

Just take this for what it is - a strange 70's action movie with good eye candy in it!