A Real American Hero

1978 · 90 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 302 VOTES · DIR. Lou Antonio

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Overview

When two boys are killed and two girls are blinded for life in a tragic accident, Buford Pusser, the town sheriff, is determined to get revenge. Though he must bend the law, Pusser is resolved to get the bootleg booze and dope king of the county who provided the poisoned moonshine that caused the accident. Based on the real-life folk hero whose career inspired the Walking Tall movies.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,260 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:02 The wrong kind of people
00:05:12 That's it. All right.
00:08:57 I'll type this up for you Buford.
00:13:14 No! I don't want no trouble here!
00:17:27 And vigilante justice has no place-
00:20:06 But men like Mitchell are walking around free, killin'
00:23:02 below the deadline of South River Street."
00:25:58 Some of those old laws would still stand up in court,
00:29:25 Somebody's worried I'm going to be the way I was.
00:32:51 I want you to go over there and talk to him.
00:35:18 Gonna be a hay ride.
00:37:43 If there aren't any cowboys on, Grandpa doesn't watch TV.
00:41:13 We are police officers and so forth.
00:45:18 not if it's gonna work at all.
00:48:27 without a commercial license.
00:52:53 You can't give a person a ticket after they're 65.
00:56:11 Well, legally, I-
00:59:23 How we doin'?
01:02:40 This meetin' is adjourned.
01:07:18 All right, son.
01:11:11 Oh, this looks like such fun.
01:14:48 Honey, she's choking!
01:22:39 possum, 'cause there ain't nothing coming back at us.
01:28:45 You can't hold her looks against her.

Cast & Characters

Brian Dennehy Buford Pusser Forrest Tucker Carl Pusser Brian Kerwin Til Johnson Ken Howard Danny Boy Mitchell Sheree North Carrie Todd Lane Bradbury Debbie Pride
Brad David Mick Rodgers
Ed Call Grady Coker
W.O. Smith Obra Eaker
Julie Thrasher Dwana Pusser
Jason Hood Mike Pusser
Ann Street Grandma Pusser
George Boyd Lloyd Tatum
Maureen Shannon Amelia Biggins
Charlie Briggs Miles Conway
Elizabeth Lane Sabrina Marlowe

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,260
Dialogue density14.0 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:28:45

Production Record

DirectorLou Antonio
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes302

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