{"id":92441,"date":"2023-10-12T11:37:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=92441"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:25:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T16:25:44","slug":"macon-county-line-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=92441","title":{"rendered":"Macon County Line (1974)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;For these two weeks, we&#8217;re just gonna be out cattin&#8217; around and havin&#8217; us a ball.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Poster-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-92442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Poster-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Poster-179x270.png 179w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Poster.png 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nBefore enlisting in the army, a pair of brothers &#8212; Chris (Alan Vint) and Wayne (Jesse Vint) &#8212; pick up a hitchhiker (Cheryl Waters) and meet a sheriff (Max Baer, Jr.) who accidentally involves them in a vendetta with two dangerous drifters.\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>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<li>Sheriffs and Marshalls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, Max Baer, Jr. &#8212; primarily known as &#8220;gentle but stupid Jethro on <em>The Beverly Hillbillies<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;wrote, produced, and played a key role in this strange, violent, low-budget film that became a surprise box-office smash and cult favorite.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Still-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Still-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Still-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Still-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Still-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Still-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Still-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Still.png 1274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary asserts that this is &#8220;not a bad film,&#8221; adding that the &#8220;acting is convincing, and the script presents an original view of the militarist (fascist) mentality (as represented by Baer) and takes a strong stance against it.&#8221; Without giving away too much of the plot (which unfolds with reasonable suspense), I would agree with Peary that the &#8220;ending is like something from a horror movie.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The majority of the film is spent following the Vints on their aborted road trip: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Driving.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Driving-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Driving-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Driving-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Driving-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Driving-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Driving-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Driving-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Driving.png 1273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; which includes meeting up with an odd, suspicious gas station owner (Geoffrey Lewis) along the way: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Lewis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Lewis-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Lewis-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Lewis-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Lewis-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Lewis-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Lewis-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Lewis.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and, of course, some romance (along with plenty of violence). The film&#8217;s primary interest, however, is showing what happens when worlds collide, identities are mistaken, and guns (introduced early on) continue to play an outsized role. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This film is known for being one of a spate of pictures at the time purportedly based on a real story, but actually purely fictional. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Story-is-True.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Story-is-True-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Story-is-True-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Story-is-True-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Story-is-True-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Story-is-True-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Story-is-True-491x270.png 491w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Story-is-True.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel Lacambre&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Memory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Memory-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-92446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Memory-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Memory-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Memory-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Memory-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Memory-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Macon-County-Line-Memory.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re curious, given its cult status and popularity. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0071788\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1975\/01\/16\/archives\/screen-macon-county-line-arrives.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=550&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/24356\/macon-county-line\/#articles-reviews?articleId=1383859\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;For these two weeks, we&#8217;re just gonna be out cattin&#8217; around and havin&#8217; us a ball.&#8221; Synopsis: Before enlisting in the army, a pair of brothers &#8212; Chris (Alan Vint) and Wayne (Jesse Vint) &#8212; pick up a hitchhiker (Cheryl Waters) and meet a sheriff (Max Baer, Jr.) who accidentally involves them in a vendetta with two dangerous drifters. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Mistaken or Hidden Identities Road Trip Sheriffs and Marshalls Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=92441\"> 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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92441","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=92441"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92460,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92441\/revisions\/92460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}