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Thunder and Lightning | |
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Directed by | Corey Allen |
Written by | William Hjortsberg |
Produced by | Roger Corman |
Starring | Kate Jackson David Carradine Sterling Holloway Roger C. Carmel Eddie Barth Charles Napier |
Cinematography | James Pergola |
Edited by | Anthony Redman |
Music by | Andy Stein |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $3 million [1] or $3.1 million [2] |
Thunder and Lightning is a 1977 action comedy film directed by Corey Allen, and starring David Carradine and Kate Jackson. [3]
The film is set in Florida. It focuses on the efforts of local moonshine runners to protect their independent business from takeover attempts by organized crime.
The plot involves moonshine runners in Florida who are trying to stay independent in the face of attempts by organized crime to take over their business.
At one stage the film was reportedly going to star Susan George and Roger Corman met with Jimmy Connors about playing the male lead. [4] Carradine signed in March 1976. [5] Kate Jackson was known for The Rookies and made the film while on hiatus from that series. She had also just made the pilot for Charlie's Angels.
The script was originally set in Georgia but was relocated to the Florida Everglades in order to take advantage of the beauty of that area. [6]
It was Sterling Holloway's final film role.
Charles Willeford worked as location manager. [7]
It was Roger Corman's last of four films produced for 20th Century Fox (the others were Fighting Mad , Capone and Moving Violation ).
Lewis Teague did second unit.
The film was popular and Corey Allen worked for Corman again on Avalanche (1978). [8]
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Thunder and Lightning may refer to:
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