Walking Tall (2/9) Movie CLIP - I Thought You Walked Tall! (1973) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Sheriff Thurman (Gene Evans) gives Buford Pusser (Joe Don Baker) some bad news about his case.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
A runaway box-office hit to the tune of 17 million dollars, Walking Tall is the unabashedly manipulative story of real-life Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser. As played by Joe Don Baker, Pusser can either be regarded as a tireless champion of justice or a baseball-bat-wielding hooligan. But with some of the most scurrilous villains this side of a Republic serial as the main targets of Pusser's wrath, the audience cannot help but applaud the sheriff's strongarm methods. When the town baddies seek vengeance by killing Pusser's wife (Elizabeth Hartman), the you-know-what really hits the fan! Never resorting to subtlety, Walking Tall was such a winner that it spawned two sequels, a made-for-television movie, and a weekly TV series -- none of which were enjoyed by the real Buford Pusser, who had long since died under questionable circumstances. At the time of the film's theatrical release, the MPAA rating system was comparatively new, so the studio launched an ad campaign aimed at parents, letting them know that the R-rated Walking Tall contained violence and not sex, and therefore was good family entertainment.

CREDITS:
TM & © Paramount (1973)
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Gene Evans, Bruce Glover, Elizabeth Hartman
Director: Phil Karlson
Producers: Joel Briskin, Mort Briskin, Charles A. Pratt
Screenwriters: Stephen Downing, Mort Briskin, John Michael Hayes

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[TodayWasAGoodDay]

Walking Tall will forever be one of my all-time favorite movies. Saw it first in the late 80s on TBS; I can still remember my first viewing☺ I later taped and enjoyed it on VHS and now own the entire 3 movie series on DVD. I bet I've seen it at least 2 dozen times and it never gets old. Classic line: "Thurman, I've known you since I was a kid, I always thought you walked Tall, looks like you done learned how to crawl!"

[thomasdaniels]

When I first saw this version, I had a huge crush on Elizabeth. She seemed to have an innocence about her. Its a shame she lived such a short and tragic life.

[jerryblake]

"LIKE HELL I WILL ". ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

[thegorn]

Joe Don should've been an even bigger movie star than he was.

[clarencebrookshire]

Walking tall was a great movie, all three movies. We don't see good movies like walking tall anymore.

[jerryblake]

Joe Don Baker is always one of my favorites.

[cryptoguerra]

" you live by their way or don't live" Sounds like what's happening today.

[bigroy]

The scene where Callie tries to ambush Buford w/the shotgun:watch what happens to the extras in front of the bar.They get hit by blank shrapnel.

[rsuriyop]

Two actors from this scene passed very recently - Baker and Crispin Glover's dad who played the other cop.

[juliemcgee]

Sometimes you got to get down and dirty!! Lol

[brianmbaker]

You know the next fight Buford and his wife had, she brought up the bar visit

[TheRmm]

They don't make movies like this anymore :(

[luisgomez]

Pretty crazy movie hard to believe most of it was true.

[Roderickthegray]

Which version does the majority prefer?

[DwayneBeaton-hhlg]

Eat the spoil your dream of retirement for y'all need to answer for some things in the past is done oh Lord oh Lord how do you forgotten the Marshall only trio