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Moonshine County Express

  • 1977
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
544
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Susan Howard, Claudia Jennings, and John Saxon in Moonshine County Express (1977)
When a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, with help from a local race car driver.
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When a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, w... Read allWhen a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, with help from a local race car driver.When a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, with help from a local race car driver.

  • Director
    • Gus Trikonis
  • Writers
    • Hugh Smith
    • Daniel Ansley
  • Stars
    • John Saxon
    • Susan Howard
    • William Conrad
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    544
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gus Trikonis
    • Writers
      • Hugh Smith
      • Daniel Ansley
    • Stars
      • John Saxon
      • Susan Howard
      • William Conrad
    • 17User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • J.B. Johnson
    Susan Howard
    Susan Howard
    • Dot Hammer
    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Jack Starkey
    Morgan Woodward
    Morgan Woodward
    • Sweetwater
    Claudia Jennings
    Claudia Jennings
    • Betty Hammer
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Preacher Hagen
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Uncle Bill
    Maureen McCormick
    Maureen McCormick
    • Sissy Hammer
    Albert Salmi
    Albert Salmi
    • Sheriff Larkin
    Len Lesser
    Len Lesser
    • Scoggins
    Bruce Kimball
    Bruce Kimball
    • Harley
    Candice Rialson
    Candice Rialson
    • Mayella
    E.J. André
    E.J. André
    • Lawyer Green
    • (as E.J. Andre)
    Fred Foresman
    • Pap Hammer
    Dick Esterly
    • Hackberry
    Tom Heaton
    Tom Heaton
    • Tiny
    • (as Tom Deaton)
    Rick Langston
    • Gabe
    Bill Luckey
    • Hood
    • (as William Luckey)
    • Director
      • Gus Trikonis
    • Writers
      • Hugh Smith
      • Daniel Ansley
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    8zep-3

    Marcia,Marcia,Marcia!

    i thought this was a pretty enjoyable film.3 pretty country sisters discover their murdered fathers moonshine stash and decide to cash in.they have to battle local crooks who don't want the competition.not too much plot(this ain't the godfather!) but Maureen McCormick aka Marcia Brady is absolutely beautiful and very sexy as the wild daughter in this seldom seen and hard to find film.
    6abbazabakyleman-98834

    A TV Movie-Style Actioner With Good Performances

    A passable action film about three close sisters: Dot (Susan Howard), Betty (Claudia Jennings), and Sissy (Maureen McCormick) attempting to solve the murder of their moonshiner father. Since Dot is the leader and mouthpiece of the trio, she enlists the help of local moonshine hot-rodder J. B. Johnson (John Saxon). They suspect local crime boss Jack Starkey (William Conrad) was responsible for their father's death as he refused to give into Starkey's offer. Morgan Woodward plays Starkey's henchman and Jeff Corey is the seemingly good-guy preacher who is often seen swilling vodka from a bottle. Some decent car chases are thrown in and the performances are good for a standard story.
    6lightninboy

    1970s moonshine running movie

    The moonshiner father of three women is killed by a rival bootlegging syndicate, and the three daughters carry on the family business. In this movie are Susan Howard from Petrocelli and Dallas, Maureen McCormick from The Brady Bunch, and Claudia Jennings from some rather trashy movies. John Saxon plays J. B. Johnson, a hot rodder who, Dot says, is interested in only cars and women and goes as fast as he can with both of them. J. B. teaches Dot how to run shine in a nice hot Mustang, but she drives it into a body of water. J. B. drives a Dodge Challenger. It seems a rival runner drove a '70 Roadrunner with an "auxillary fuel tank" for hauling shine. And there was a hypocritical preacher who was really out to make money on shine. Well, the law enforcement is on the lookout, and if one shine business doesn't go out of business, the other one will.
    5pmtelefon

    Not what I was expecting.

    When I started watching "Moonshine County Express" I was expecting a low budget 1970s T&A comedy. While it is low budget, there aren't that many jokes. This is a pretty straight crime drama. This movies moves fast and doesn't wear out its welcome. However, I have to admit that I found myself getting a little confused from time to time. The cast is good/not too bad. Overall, "Moonshine County Express" is an okay movie. Honorable mention: a dreamy Marcia Brady (Maureen McCormick).
    vhm_14u2c

    Good enough to be in print

    I have seen a John Saxon Film recently, was not MSCE (Moonshine County Express), but kept thinking about this film that I foundly remember from the 70s when I seen him recently. I came to IMDB to do a search to see if I could find the name of the film(found it here) to see about buying it on DVD, but to no avail, not even on VHS! That is awful :-( Couple fun things about the film, Three pretty sisters, One of them always using dynamite to blow up things, I think it was Maureen McCormick, and Claudia Jennnings being the brains of the three I think. John Saxon drives a muscle car, a cherry red Dodge Challenger, a real sweet car. A buddy of mine used to own one down the street from me at the time I seen this back in the late 70s. Hopefully, this gem will come out on DVD soon. If you like this film, you may also like "Duel", Steven Spielbergs first film.

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    • Trivia
      One of Maureen McCormick's early mature roles.
    • Goofs
      When J.B. swerves to avoid a semi truck in the final chase scene, the shed he crashes through can be seen already wrecked in a previous shot.
    • Quotes

      Bluegrass Singer: Grandma's got syphilis and Grandpa's deranged, and all of their children had their sexes changed.

    • Soundtracks
      Fireman's Ball
      Music sequence by The Tom and Dink Show

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Shine
    • Filming locations
      • Grass Valley, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Majestic
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    • Budget
      • $700,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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