Directed by Bob Kelljan
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Shout! Factory)
A Hollywood stunt man returns to his small home town when he finds out his mother is in a nursing home. He uncovers a plot that is lining the pockets of the community's most respected citizens. The town has a corrupt sheriff who wants him dead and a doctor who lies to him about his mom's medication. He gets in several fist fights with the yokels and tries to make up with his old girlfriend. The final showdown takes place in a huge strip mine and features a car crashing down into it while he fights with the sheriff. The plot takes its time and lets us get to know the characters, but can't quite escape its exploitation roots with unnecessary sex and nudity. Nonetheless, it is a well-done and entertaining southern melodrama of the type that used to dominate drive-ins in the 1970s.
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