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Director:
Burt Reynolds
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Writer:
William W. Norton (writer)
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Release Date:
20 August 1976 (Finland) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
Gator. Come and get him.
Plot:
Agents force an ex con to help them nab a corrupt politician. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Jerry Reed: 1937 - 2008
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Burt Reynolds ... Gator McKlusky
Jack Weston ... Irving Greenfield

Lauren Hutton ... Aggie Maybank
Jerry Reed ... Bama McCall
Alice Ghostley ... Emmeline Cavanaugh
Dub Taylor ... Mayor Caffrey
Mike Douglas ... The Governor
Burton Gilliam ... Smiley
William Engesser ... Bones
John Steadman ... Ned McKlusky
Lori Futch ... Suzie McKlusky
Stephanie Burchfield ... Young Girl
Dudley Remus ... Deputy Pogie, Dunston PD
Alex Hawkins ... Police Chief
J. Don Ferguson ... Bartender (as Don Ferguson)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Lakeland, Georgia, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Filmed in and around Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. The historical waterfront is clearly visible in a scene where Gator is crossing a bridge into town. more
Quotes:
Bama McCall: [Bama is introducing Gator to his seven-foot-tall bodyguard] Ask him why I call him "Bones."
Gator McKlusky: Why's he call you "Bones?"
Bones: Because I TELL him to!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.23)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Hey, Country Boy more

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Another Burt Reynolds Classic, 25 February 2007
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Author: Gary Dibert (garyldibert@msn.com) from Pittsburgh Pa.

Burt Reynolds returns as Gator McKlusky in the motion picture Gator which was released in 1976. Starring in this picture along with Reynolds was Jack Weston as Irving Greenfield, Lauren Hutton as Aggie Maybank and Jerry reed as Bama McCall. Gator is released from prison after serving 26 months for making homemade whiskey. Enters Irving Greenfield who's with the justice department from the Big Apple, New York City. Greenfield hunts down McKlusky in the swamps to offer him a deal. Either Gator goes undercover to bring down his boyhood pal bring Bama McCall or his daughter gets moved around from foster to foster home, and his dad does time for making moonshine. Bama McCall runs Dunston County with his hand in everything from extortion, prostitution to murder. Enters Aggie Maybank who's a local reporter trying to a documentary on crime in Dunston County that McCall pulls the plug on. However, things start to change when Gator starts to realize just how ruthless McCall is. Therefore, when Gator tells McCall he wants out, Bama decides that him and Gator are going to sit and talk about. However, what Gator gets is a strong mix drink and finds himself in his car sitting outside the Dunston County line. Therefore, along with Greenfield, and Aggie Maybank, Gator sets out to destroy McCall. This was your typical Burt Reynolds picture with lots of suspense and action. The problem I have this picture it has no leading lady in it. Based on that fact I give this movie 8 weasel stars for the action alone.

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