Monday, May 6, 2013

A Small Town in Texas (1976)

American International Pictures
Directed by Jack Starrett
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM Limited Edition Collection)

Typical southern drive-in fare that combines action and melodrama. Timothy Bottoms returns to his small Texas home town after being framed by the sheriff and serving 5 years in prison. In his absence, the sheriff has been sleeping with his wife. Bottoms waits for his opportunity to get revenge. The sheriff soon obliges by taking a bribe to assassinate a political candidate, which Bottoms witnesses. Filled with the usual car chases, fist fights and good ole boys drinking moonshine. Susan George as Bottoms' wife provides the melodramatic breaks. Bo Hopkins plays a sheriff for the millionth time.

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