Weirdly marketed as a right-wing screed upon its initial release in 1973, Walking Tall is really a tragic, shockingly violent post-noir film based on various legends surrounding real-life Southern sheriff Buford Pusser. He got his first taste of acting in the blockbuster film, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) playing the son of Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon, though he was uncredited. Watched it to see Leif Garrett originally. His story underlines a complete opposite of the idiom ‘rags to riches’. Directed by Jack Starrett. thriller crime drama action. See all photos. Leif Garrett Biography. Buford Pusser's last days as Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee in … Walking Tall: The Final Chapter 1977 ABC Afterschool Specials 1976 Diamante Lobo aka God’s Gun 1976 Flood! Born on November 8, 1961 in Hollywood, California, Leif grew up in a world of showbiz and got his first taste of acting in the blockbuster film, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) playing the son of Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon, though he was uncredited. Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser whom almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life. I still have a box of magazines & a folder of Leif pages.
Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Walking Tall is a 1973 action drama directed by Phil Karlson and stars Joe Don Baker as Buford Pusser, a former US Marine and professional wrestler who returned to his hometown in Tennessee only to find that it has been corrupted by gambling and prostitution.
Leif Garrett is a popular American singer, actor, and media personality. Directed by Earl Bellamy. User Polls. Leif Garrett, Actor: The Outsiders. His talents and good looks gained him popularity as a teen idol in the late 1970s. See more ideas about Leif garrett, Garrett, Other people. I was happy to see other people had boards with pics I have never seen. See all news. Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American singer, actor, and television personality.He worked as a child actor, then in the 1970s became famous as a teen idol in music.
Joe Don Baker (The Natural) gives a powerful performance as Pusser, who took on determined forces of crime and corruption in his town at great personal expense.