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Film / 1976
Gator
Directed by
Burt Reynolds
After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.
The story
After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.
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Cast
Burt ReynoldsGator McKlusky
Lauren HuttonAgatha Weedow "Aggie" Maybank
Jerry ReedBama McCall
Dub TaylorMayor T.L. Caffery
Burton GilliamSmiley
Jack WestonIrving Greenfield
Alice GhostleyEmmeline Cavanaugh
Mike DouglasThe Governor
William EngesserBones
John SteadmanNed McKlusky
Lori FutchSuzie McKlusky
Stephanie BurchfieldYoung Girl
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Charles A. TamburroHelicopter Pilot
Dudley RemusDeputy Pogie, Dunston PD
Alex HawkinsPolice Chief
J. Don FergusonBartender
John P. RousakisOcean Plaza Motel Manager
Patrick MoodyPatrick, Young Policeman
John Robert NicholsonJack Bridger
Tommy AndersonWaiter
Georgetta BlairStorekeeper
Rick AllenDonahue
Cornelia LawsenCornelia, Hat Check Girl
George A. JonesBig George
Stephen J.J. WilderJ.J.
Gwen Ferguson1st Nurse
Mary Sharpe2nd Nurse
Jim BurkSheriff Williams
Dick ZikerDeputy
Bud MillerOld Fisherman
J.B. PappasDrunk
Jim Rainwater1st Agent
John B. Lastinger2nd Agent
Robert Urquhart3rd Agent
Sonny Shroyer4th Agent
Watson B. Duncan IIIOfficial
Albert Weis Jr.Boy on Telephone
Albert W. Garmany IIIBoy on Telephone
Bob YeagerMan in Hospital
Paul Hansen2nd Policeman
William J. Booten Sr.3rd Policeman
Robert Smith4th Policeman
Kim TrawickTinker
Norman EvansHelicopter Co-pilot
Gus CarlucciDoctor
Dany EverettBouncer
Ned BeattySheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)
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