Hell do whatever it takes to save his town from people like them. A feature film remake starring dwayne the rock johnson was released in 2004 and also was followed by two dtv sequels. Walking tall has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 2. Buckley, haley ramm, bentley mitchum, jennifer sipes, brad leland, charles baker and marc macaulay the film has the western theme with country. In this movie starring dwayne the rock johnson, he portrays chris vaughn jr. The rock is ok in this movie, neal mcdonald is ok, knoxville can get really annoying and the rest of the cast is just there. Tubi has apps for roku, amazon fire, ios, and android. Dwayne johnson, the rock walking tall2004 action movies. Walking tall by kevin bray kevin bray, the rock, johnny.
Based on pussers life, it has become a cult classic with two direct sequels of its own, a tv movie, a brief tv series and a remake that had its own two. Pusser is known for his virtual oneman war on moonshining, prostitution, gambling, and other vices along the mississippitennessee state line. With joe don baker, elizabeth hartman, leif garrett, dawn lyn. This is a remakeadaptation of the 1973 film of the same name, based on true events in the life sheriff bufford pusser. The pg rating is for sequences of intense violence, sexual content, drug material and language. The original 1973 movie with joe don baker teetered on the brink of vigilantism. Yes, they know how to stage fights, though the battles in this walking tall are more intense and graphic than the mpaa normally permits in a pg. All dwayne the rock johnson movies, ranked from worst to.
Dwayne johnson, the rockwalking tall2004 action movies full lenght english. Walking tall 510 movie clip im gonna fix this town. The final chapter1977,a shortlived television series and two prequels starring. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
The payback is a 2007 actionthriller film, released directtovideo as a standalone sequel to the 2004 original walking tall starring dwayne the rock johnson, it was directed by tripp reed and starring kevin sorbo, a. Walking tall 2004 the theme of this epic kickass movie is the victory of the underdog. Do you know there was a walking tall 3, starring kevin sorbo, which was also completely different from the original and the one with the rock. Dwayne the rock johnsons character, chris vaughn, believes one should walk tall and carry a four foot long, 4x4 piece of lumber. Walking tall is stupid on a lot of levels but its enjoyably stupid. With dwayne johnson, ashley scott, johnny knoxville, michael bowen. Based on pussers life, it has become a cult film with two direct sequels of its own, a tv movie, a brief tv series and a remake that had its own two sequels. Based on the life of tennessee sheriff buford pusser whom almost singlehandily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal. In this case, the rock has to protect his hometown from illegal activities going through a casino operated by a vicious owner. With his hometown overrun with violence and crime, a returning soldier, with the help of an old pal, takes matters into his own hands and fights back. The success of walking tall spawned two sequels walking tall chapter 21975,and walking tall. Based on pussers true story, it was a combination of very loosely based fact and hollywood revisionism. Americancanadian actor, producer, and professional wrestler dwayne johnson, also known by his wrestling ring name, the rock, has a long career in media, appearing in films, television series and video games. Read more about free streaming tv and movies on tubi tv.
Lone justice, both of which starred kevin sorbo and were released in 2007. The new walking tall, starring dwayne the rock johnson of tv wrestling fame, could be called buford pusser lite. The following weapons were used in the film walking tall. The rock has his first starring role in this prequel to the mummy films, which was developed.
Walking tall was based on phil karlsons 1973 action hit of the same name, which was in turn inspired by the true story of buford pusser, who was sheriff of tennessees mcnairy county between 1964. Walking tall 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mgm a remake of the 1973 film starring joe don baker, johnson plays a former us soldier who comes home to clean up the crime and corruption there with johnny knoxville by his side. This triumph of good over evil is based loosely on the truelife story of a tennessee sheriff during the 1960s. Final chapter, a 1977 sequel to walking tall part 2 a real american hero, a 1978 madefortelevision remake of walking tall 1973 walking tall, a 1981 television series adaptation of the films of the same name. Walking tall 1973 internet movie firearms database.
The rock the challenger new film 2018 full movie youtube. Walking tall is a mediocre action film that doesnt have anything. Walking tall 2004 dvd mgm dwayne the rock johnson johnny knoxville action. The legend of buford pusser, a 1975 sequel to walking tall. So far, worldwide, the 2004 walking tall movie starring the rock has earned a profit of 11 million u. Watch walking tall 2004 full movie free online streaming. Like most of johnsons movies, especially earlier in his career, the critics hated it. Latest news about walking tall, starring dwayne the rock johnson and directed by.
Buford hayse pusser december 12, 1937 citation needed august 21, 1974 was the sheriff of mcnairy county, tennessee, from 1964 to 1970 and constable of adamsville from 1970 to 1972. Watch walking tall trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. In walking tall, the rock solidifies his domination as action hero of the decade. Dwayne the rock johnson has a movie career that spans 17 years filled with a lot of hits and misses. The global success of this franchise is strong and encouraging evidence that the new generation vigorously embraces the timeless principles of honesty and fair play. Based on the life of tennessee sheriff buford pusser whom almost singlehandily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life. Yeah it was based on a true story and was a pretty good movie.
The rock makes a competent hero, but the movie is content to let a 2x4 do all the talking. But do you honestly think the original would be a hit in this day and age. Walking tall is a 1973 american semibiographical action film of sheriff buford pusser, a professional wrestlerturnedlawman in mcnairy county, tennessee, played by joe don baker. Dwayne the rock johnson films ranked a list of 34 titles created 1 week ago action films 20002009 a list of 29 titles created 3 weeks ago. Starring the rock dwayne johnson, johnny knoxville, and neal mcdonough. Walking tall is a 1973 american action semibiopic film of sheriff buford pusser, a former professional wrestlerturnedlawman in mcnairy county, tennessee.
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