A Small Town in Texas

July. 09,1976      R
Rating:
5.6
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A crooked sheriff in a small Southern town frames an ex-convict in a drug bust and takes his girlfriend.

Timothy Bottoms as  Poke Jackson
Susan George as  Mary Lee
Bo Hopkins as  Sheriff Duke
Morgan Woodward as  C.J. Crane
John Karlen as  Lenny
Art Hindle as  Boogie
Hank Rolike as  Cleotus
George Buck Flower as  Bull Parker
Jack Starrett as  Buford Tyler
Randee Lynne Jensen as  Vera

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Reviews

Hellen
1976/07/09

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Curapedi
1976/07/10

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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Usamah Harvey
1976/07/11

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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Bumpy Chip
1976/07/12

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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Woodyanders
1976/07/13

Ex-con and former high school football star Poke Jackson (a solid and likable performance by Timothy Bottoms) returns to his small country home town only to discover that his old flame Mary Lee (a fine and charming portrayal by Susan George) is now involved with the corrupt sheriff Duke (Bo Hopkins in peak slimy form), who also was responsible for sending Poke up the river in the first place.Director Jack Starrett, working from a compelling script by William A. Norton, keeps the engrossing and entertaining story moving along at a steady pace, offers a strong and flavorsome rural redneck hamlet atmosphere, and stages several exciting action set pieces with his trademark rip-snorting gusto. Bottoms and George display a winning and convincing chemistry as the personable main characters; they receive able support from Morgan Woodward as flinty local bigwig C.J. Crane, John Karlen as bumbling deputy Lenny, Art Hindle as amiable grease monkey Boogie, and George "Buck" Flower in an especially lively and funny turn as scruffy hick hell-raiser Bull Parker. Both Charles Bernstein's spirited harmonic score and Robert C. Jessup's sharp widescreen cinematography are up to par. A fun flick.

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toypsycho
1976/07/14

A Small Town In Texas is a film that I put high on the list of genre action films that were a staple at drive-in's during the '1970's and '80's. The car action is great with real stunts. A great cast of film supporting actors and the always cool directing of the late Jack Starrett. Bo Hopkins is great as the sheriff, Morgan Woodward as the corrupt rich local, John Karlen and Clay Tanner as deputies, Susan George as the girlfriend is '70's hot!,Art Hindle is always good and Buck Flower steals the show as a cussin', spittin', tough-as-nails hick who helps Timothy Bottoms against the crooked law man. I hope a DVD release will be in the near future.

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DJAkin
1976/07/15

This movie was a cross between BILLY JACK, DUKES OF HAZZARD and that's it. It was a fun movie. Tim Bottoms is always a good person to watch act. The ending was sudden and typical of that decade of movies.If it's on, see it.

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sore_throat
1976/07/16

This obscure (to me anyway) film has a lot of problems. All the characters are either one dimensional, annoying, or cliched. It's overlong, boring, and has a script that spends the first half meandering around endlessly, then gets hopelessly predictable.In its defence I will say that it is less dated than many films from the 1970s, and is occasionally entertaining or amusing (mainly me laughing at the dolts who populate this film). And its handful of action scenes are decent...though I suspect they may seem better than they really are because even the most inept stunts would seem exciting compared to the generally mundane tone of the film.You could do worse, but you could do much better too.

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