Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (1979) (TV)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Robert Greenwald

Writer:

Robie Robinson (writer)

Release Date:

10 February 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie

Plot:

2 lady truck drivers buy their own rig & try to make a go of it.

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Truck Driver | Hijacking | Character Name In Title

Cast

Annie Potts	...	Flatbed Annie
Harry Dean Stanton	...	C.W. Douglas
Kim Darby	...	Ginny LaRosa (segment "Sweetiepie")
Arthur Godfrey	...	Uncle Wally
Fred Willard	...	Jack LaRosa
Billy Carter	...	Deputy Miller
Rory Calhoun	...	Farmer
Avery Schreiber	...	Munroe
Rance Howard	...	Mr. Murray
Julie Mannix	...	Georgina
Don Pike	...	Al
Bob Herron	...	Nick (as Robert Herron)
Lorna Thayer	...	Hospital Attendant
Ann Ryerson	...	Elsie
Joseph Sheen

Also Known As:

Flatbed Annie
Girls of the Road (UK)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Victorville, California, USA

Company:

Filmways Television

Annie Potts and Kim Darby play lady truckers.

An inexperienced lady trucker (Kim "True Grit" Darby) and an experienced lady trucker (Annie Potts) try to stay one step ahead of the repossessor and whoever else may be after them. They drive a Mack Superliner. Suppose it had a synchromesh transmission, but still nice to watch women drive big rigs. They pull a van and not a flatbed, though. Good for hauling citrus fruit. I thought the end of the movie, though representative of the fellowship of truckers, was kind of far-fetched. One of the last appearances of Arthur Godfrey and about the only movie appearance of Billy Carter. The movie shows the thrill and camaraderie of trucking. A couple good songs in the movie, too.