{"id":78484,"date":"2021-11-16T23:38:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T06:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78484"},"modified":"2022-06-04T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T23:10:00","slug":"moonshine-county-express-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78484","title":{"rendered":"Moonshine County Express (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s real fine whiskey, so sell it dear &#8212; and get yourself out of these hills. Life is too hard, and the men are mean and ignorant.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Poster-190x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-78485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Poster-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Poster-647x1024.png 647w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Poster-81x128.png 81w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Poster-171x270.png 171w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Poster.png 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen their dad (Fred Foresman) is brutally murdered by his greedy former business partner (William Conrad), a young woman (Susan Howard) and her two sisters (Claudia Jennings and Maureen McCormick) refuse to give up his secretly buried stash of aged whiskey, instead seeking help from a local racer (John Saxon) in outwitting Conrad and his men.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bootlegging <\/li>\n<li>Claudia Jennings Films<\/li>\n<li>Deep South<\/li>\n<li>Inheritance<\/li>\n<li>John Saxon Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFollowing her lead in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78220\"><em>The Great Texas Dynamite Chase<\/em> (1976)<\/a>, Claudia Jennings took a less central role in this backwoods adventure flick about three feisty females protecting their rightful inheritance and planning to make a bundle selling their dad&#8217;s secret stock of whiskey: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Sisters-Letter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Sisters-Letter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Sisters-Letter.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Sisters-Letter-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Sisters-Letter-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Sisters-Letter-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This film is mildly notable for featuring Maureen McCormick in a post-&#8220;Brady Bunch&#8221; role playing the wide-eyed <em>youngest<\/em> sister &#8220;Sissy&#8221; (that&#8217;s sure a change from oldest-sister Marcia Brady!): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-McCormick.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-McCormick.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-McCormick.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-McCormick-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-McCormick-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-McCormick-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and should be commended for portraying the three sisters (well, primarily the two older ones) as competent, resilient, and resourceful rather than merely passive sex objects. Otherwise, it&#8217;s a fairly standard (if well made) drive-in flick featuring lots of car chases (and crashes) on dusty roads: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Car-Chase.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Car-Chase.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Car-Chase.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Car-Chase-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Car-Chase-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Car-Chase-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and a minor romantic subplot that doesn&#8217;t take up too much space, but allows Saxon to play an important supporting role: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Saxon2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Saxon2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Saxon2.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Saxon2-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Saxon2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Saxon2-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A refreshing depiction of strong young females standing up to a local bully<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Jennings-Howard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Jennings-Howard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Jennings-Howard.png 560w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Jennings-Howard-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Jennings-Howard-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Moonshine-County-Express-Jennings-Howard-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though fans of such flicks will of course want to check it out. Listed as a Cult Movie and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076409\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/moonshine-county-express\/review\/2000110563\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4355\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s real fine whiskey, so sell it dear &#8212; and get yourself out of these hills. Life is too hard, and the men are mean and ignorant.&#8221; Synopsis: When their dad (Fred Foresman) is brutally murdered by his greedy former business partner (William Conrad), a young woman (Susan Howard) and her two sisters (Claudia Jennings and Maureen McCormick) refuse to give up his secretly buried stash of aged whiskey, instead seeking help from a local racer (John Saxon) in outwitting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78484\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78484"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84618,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78484\/revisions\/84618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}