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Macon County Line (1973)
Director: Richard Compton
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Alan Vint and his brother Jesse form an agreeable duo, playing roistering brothers on a spree in Macon County, Georgia, in the '50s. They pick up a girl, fool around some, and run up against a redneck cop (Baer), who warns them on their way, then mistakenly goes on the rampage after them when he finds his wife raped and murdered. As the film moves from rompish comedy into something altogether darker, its moral tone becomes more overbearing, and the blood-spattered ending (the script is based on fact, but fails to prepare its ground adequately) seems to come from a different movie altogether.Author: CPe
Cast & crew
Director: Richard Compton
Producer: Max Baer
Cast: Alan Vint, Cheryl Waters, Geoffrey Lewis, Joan Blackman, Jesse Vint, Max Baer, Stan Gilman, Tim Scott full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 89 mins
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