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White Lightning

1973Movie1 h 41 minPG

63

DecentGoodWatch score

63

DecentGoodWatch score

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Summary

An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.

Good for

Friends night
Party vibe
Teens

Skip it if

Graphic violence bothers you

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Gets your pulse racing.

Not for scares.

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 64Audiences 65GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer67%
Metascore60
User score7.0
IMDb6.4
Audience score61%
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for dramas, −8 min on the typical 109
typical 109101
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 65 more
+6
Released
1973
August 6, 1973
53 years ago
Genres
DramaActionCrime
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 26
Directing · 5
Joseph Sargent Director
Hal Needham Second Unit Director, Stunts, Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
Mel Efros Second Assistant Director
Edward Teets Assistant Director
Natalie Drache Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
William W. Norton Writer
Production · 7
Arthur Gardner Producer
Jules V. Levy Producer
Arnold Laven Producer
Ross Brown Casting
Teresa Stokovic Production Secretary
Elliot Schick Production Manager
Camera · 11
Edward Rosson Director of Photography
Gary Van Auken Key Grip
Ken Mazawa First Assistant Camera
Paul Vombrack Camera Operator
Phil Segura Still Photographer
Lonnie Stewart Grip
Editing · 1
George Jay Nicholson Editor
Sound · 8
Charles Bernstein Original Music Composer
John Lipow Sound Effects Editor
John Caper Jr. Music Editor
Kenneth Schwarz Boom Operator
Hal Watkins Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Nash Musician
Art · 3
Craig Binkley Assistant Property Master
Eric Gorder Set Decoration
Tom Fairbanks Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 3
Michael Butler Costume Design, Wardrobe Master
Marlene Kolstad Hairdresser
Tom Ellingwood Makeup Artist
Lighting · 2
John Isaacs Gaffer
Walter Nichols Rigging Gaffer
Other crew · 10
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunts
Dick Ziker Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder Stunts
Cliff Wenger Special Effects
Jack L. Richards Second Unit Cinematographer
Howard A. Small Driver

Tropes

Small-Town Tyrantin 115 titlesMcKlusky's primary foes are fellow Southerners that have a lot of authority and very little morality.Felony Misdemeanorin 425 titlesMcKlusky's family has been making moonshine for a century. The law treats it as every bit as bad as making meth today.All 42 tropes

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