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A Real American Hero
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.
Where to watch A Real American Hero
A Real American Hero is streaming in the US on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Troma NOW, Artiflix, FlixHouse, Fawesome and Cineverse.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
Cast
- Brian Dennehy as Buford Pusser
- Forrest Tucker as Carl Pusser
- Brian Kerwin as Til Johnson
- Ken Howard as Danny Boy Mitchell
- Sheree North as Carrie Todd
- Lane Bradbury as Debbie Pride
- Brad David as Mick Rodgers
- Ed Call as Grady Coker
- W.O. Smith as Obra Eaker
- Julie Thrasher as Dwana Pusser
- Jason Hood as Mike Pusser
- Ann Street as Grandma Pusser
Details
- Director
- Lou Antonio
- Released
- December 9, 1978
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, TV Movie
- Studio
- Bing Crosby Productions
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 4.5 / 10 from 4 votes
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