Thunder Road

Thunder Road
by Arthur Ripley

Thunder Road
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Actor: Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon, Keely Smith, Robert Mitchum, Trevor Bardette
Director: Arthur Ripley
Brand: Thunder
Producer: Robert Mitchum
Writer: Robert Mitchum
Cinematographer: Alan Stensvold
Cinematographer: David Ettenson
Editor: Harry Marker
Writer: James Atlee Phillips
Writer: Walter Wise
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: NTSC
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-04-25
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: United Artists

Movie Reviews of Thunder Road

Movie Review: Love That 'Hillbilly Film Noir'
Summary: 4 Stars

Someone once labeled this film "hillybilly film noir." I think that's a great description of this movie. This is about the good 'ole boys racing their souped-up 1950s Fords around country roads, running moonshine and trying to evade both cops and gangsters.

In fact, I wish they had more of those chase scenes because, even with primitive special-effects, they were fun to watch. The ending chase would have been longer, if I had my way.

Mitchum is fun to watch in here, too. He just looked like a rugged guy, a "man's man," as they say. His kid brother Jim made his film debut in here and wasn't bad for a beginner. He and another beginner, singer Keely Smith, are a bit wooden but passable as actors. Keely also had an interesting face.

I think this is one of those films that gets better with each viewing. Highly recommended.

Summary of Thunder Road

Transporting illegal alcohol over dark two-lane mountain highways, Lucas Doolin (Robert Mitchum) races wildly through the night, crashing road blocks and outrunning ambushes, defying anyone who triesto stop him. A man has a right to do anything, he says, including making whiskey, as long as he makes it on his own land. But when ruthless racketeers muscle in on Doolin's territoryand kill one of his men in the processthe Kentucky bootlegger declares war, fiercely determined to maintainhis hard-won business and independence...even if it costs him his life. Boasting breathtaking auto chase scenes (The Film Daily) and a superb performance from Robert Mitchum, Thunder Road is breathtaking excitementthe most exhilarating road thriller of them all.
The preeminent moonshine movie, the 1958 Thunder Road stars Robert Mitchum as a backwoods bootlegger in Tennessee, getting squeezed by both the federal government and organized crime. Mitchum had a big hand in creating this cult favorite (which reportedly played in drive-ins around America for years), writing the script, producing the movie, and even composing and singing the movie's theme song, which became a radio hit. Directed by longtime cinematographer Arthur Ripley, the film is strong on characters and action, the latter fulfilled by a memorable chase scene at the end. Mitchum was at an artistic peak at this point in his career, and this is really an indispensable movie for his fans. --Tom Keogh

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