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Gator

1976 · 115 min

A laid-back Southern action comedy with a serious undercurrent, mixing swamp charm, corruption intrigue, and a reluctant hero's moral awakening.

Tagline
Come and get him.
Overview
After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • justice
  • family
  • redemption
  • crime
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, action
Directed by
Burt Reynolds
Written by
William W. Norton
Starring
Burt Reynolds, Lauren Hutton, Jerry Reed, Dub Taylor, Burton Gilliam, Jack Weston, Alice Ghostley, Mike Douglas
Music
Charles Bernstein
Cinematography
William A. Fraker
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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