Gator

Gator

115 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Aug. 25, 1976

After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.

Gator

115 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Aug. 25, 1976

Gator
After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers United Artists, Levy-Gardner-Laven
Original title Gator
Directors Edward Teets, Hal Needham, Burt Reynolds
Writers William W. Norton

Cast

Burt Reynolds

as Gator McKlusky

Lauren Hutton

as Agatha Weedow "Aggie" Maybank

Jerry Reed

as Bama McCall

Dub Taylor

as Mayor T.L. Caffery

Burton Gilliam

as Smiley

Jack Weston

as Irving Greenfield

Alice Ghostley

as Emmeline Cavanaugh

Mike Douglas

as The Governor

William Engesser

as Bones

John Steadman

as Ned McKlusky

Lori Futch

as Suzie McKlusky

Stephanie Burchfield

as Young Girl

Charles A. Tamburro

as Helicopter Pilot

Dudley Remus

as Deputy Pogie, Dunston PD

Alex Hawkins

as Police Chief

J. Don Ferguson

as Bartender

John P. Rousakis

as Ocean Plaza Motel Manager

Patrick Moody

as Patrick, Young Policeman

John Robert Nicholson

as Jack Bridger

Tommy Anderson

as Waiter

Georgetta Blair

as Storekeeper

Rick Allen

as Donahue

Cornelia Lawsen

as Cornelia, Hat Check Girl

George A. Jones

as Big George

Gwen Ferguson

as 1st Nurse

Mary Sharpe

as 2nd Nurse

Jim Burk

as Sheriff Williams

Dick Ziker

as Deputy

Bud Miller

as Old Fisherman

J.B. Pappas

as Drunk

Jim Rainwater

as 1st Agent

John B. Lastinger

as 2nd Agent

Robert Urquhart

as 3rd Agent

Sonny Shroyer

as 4th Agent

Watson B. Duncan III

as Official

Albert Weis Jr.

as Boy on Telephone

Albert W. Garmany III

as Boy on Telephone

Bob Yeager

as Man in Hospital

Paul Hansen

as 2nd Policeman

William J. Booten Sr.

as 3rd Policeman

Robert Smith

as 4th Policeman

Kim Trawick

as Tinker

Norman Evans

as Helicopter Co-pilot

Gus Carlucci

as Doctor

Dany Everett

as Bouncer

Ned Beatty

as Sheriff J.C. Connors (uncredited)