Walking Tall (1973)
Directed by Phil Karlson
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
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The Rock looks nothing like Sheriff Buford Pusser, the Southerner whose real-life battles inspired the 1973 film “Walking Tall” and two sequels.
The movie is purportedly based on the "true story" of Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser that served as the inspiration for director Phil Karlson's original 1973 "Walking Tall," which starred Joe Don Baker as the stick-swinging lawman.
Buford Pusser was the name of the real-life Southern sheriff whose life formed the basis of the 1973 "Walking Tall," starring Joe Don Baker.
So far, so like the 1973 version of Walking Tall.
That's the question that plagued me throughout "Walking Tall," a remake of the 1973 hit movie of the same name, which spun off into two sequels and a television series.
Now the film turns into "Death Wish" (1974) or "Walking Tall" (take your pick of versions), as revenge becomes the central character.
It helps to consider The Punisher comic book itself from the perspective of when it debuted: 1974, the era of movies like Dirty Harry, Death Wish and yes, Walking Tall.