Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

February. 10,1979      PG
Rating:
5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, Jack (Fred Willard), is shot by hijackers. Fortunately, she finds a partner in Flatbed Annie (Annie Potts), a freewheelin' driver. The women form an unlikely but profitable friendship while fending off the repo man who wants the truck and the criminals who are after the cocaine hidden in it.

Annie Potts as  Flatbed Annie
Kim Darby as  Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa
Harry Dean Stanton as  C.W. Douglas
Arthur Godfrey as  Uncle Wally
Fred Willard as  Jack LaRosa
Rory Calhoun as  Farmer
Avery Schreiber as  Munroe
Rance Howard as  Mr. Murray
Julie Mannix as  Georgina
Bob Herron as  Nick

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Reviews

VeteranLight
1979/02/10

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Claysaba
1979/02/11

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Beystiman
1979/02/12

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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Kaydan Christian
1979/02/13

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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lightninboy
1979/02/14

An inexperienced lady trucker (Kim "True Grit" Darby) and an experienced lady trucker (Annie Potts) try to stay one step ahead of the repossessor and whoever else may be after them. They drive a Mack Superliner. Suppose it had a synchromesh transmission, but still nice to watch women drive big rigs. They pull a van and not a flatbed, though. Good for hauling citrus fruit. I thought the end of the movie, though representative of the fellowship of truckers, was kind of far-fetched. One of the last appearances of Arthur Godfrey and about the only movie appearance of Billy Carter. The movie shows the thrill and camaraderie of trucking. A couple good songs in the movie, too.

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Pepper Anne
1979/02/15

I couldn't resist picking up this obscure action adventure movie from the video store after seeing that title: Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers. This made-for-TV movie reminds me a lot of Corvette Summer, a movie where good guys and bad guys chase a car all over town (that one also features Annie Potts).Here, a woman's husband's truck is hijacked, and now, a collections agent is after her, trying to intimidate her into telling him where the truck is, since she owes plenty of back taxes on it. The woman intends to keep the truck however, and is told that she might be able to make money to put a payment on the truck if she can make a delivery. That'd be easy if only she knew how to drive a big rig. So, she employs the help of sharped tongued trucker veteran, Flatbed Annie, who eventually becomes her partner-in-crime (actually, they're not committing a crime, I just didn't know how else to phrase that). But, Flatbed Annie eventually helps out Sweetiepie in what proves to be a pretty dangerous expedition.It isn't a bad adventure film, though it does tend to wear thin at moments and draw on a bit much at the end. However, if you love Annie Potts or Harry Dean Stanton, or ever flip around the dial for those old Burt Reynold car smashing comedies and things like that, then you might like this one. It's best for lazy weekend viewing.

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