Feb 22,1973
Hollywood Movies | Drama | Action | Crime
Buford Pusser's a wrestler, whose wife wants him to settle down, so they go to his home town in Tennessee, where he plans to get into business with his father. But he is shocked to discover all sorts of graft and corruption going on. And when he is a victim of it and decides to strike back by running against the corrupt sheriff. And he wins and wages his own little war against them
nudity | A prostitute is briefly shown topless while being beaten by a criminal. The prostitute's bare backside is also shown. Buford's attempts to shut down prostitution are a large part of the story. |
violence | Two women are shot in the head. One of them multiple times. A man is cut with a knife (offscreen) and left for dead. Many shootouts and fist fights. |
profanity | Frequent use of h--l, d--n, s--t and b---h. Infrequent use of g--d--n. No uses of f--k. |
alcohol | A major part of the plot involves a bar that participates in illegal gambling and prostitution. Bar patrons are shown to be drunk a few times. |
frightening | Some of the fight scenes are very intense. The second woman getting shot in the head is very emotional. |