Burt Reynolds was really at the top of his game in the 70s with hits like Deliverance, Shamus, White Lightning, and The Longest yard. In 1976 it was time to deliver a sequel to White Lightning and bring whiskey runner Gator McKlusky back to the screen. After a second stint in jail for illegal boos Gator is recruited by the government to bring down an old friend and a crime boss, Bama McCall, played by the late great Jerry Reed. Gator infiltrates his organization and with the assistance of the beautiful Lauren Hutton brings it down. A fantastic boat chases starts the movie off and is capped off with many more great stunts. Burt took the reins as director for the first time in this film and besides some pacing issues in the middle of the movie he did an admirable job. Sharky's Machine has always been my favorite Burt directed movie.
The great Hal Needham (Smokey and the Bandit) is listed as the second unit director and it makes you wonder if Smokey was brought to life during the making of this flick.
Universal, how about atleast a anamorphic widescreen release of this classic. This DVD is a pretty weak release quality wise.
The Rangers are 9-1 after today's game.
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