Thunder and Lightning (film)

Thunder and Lightning
Directed by	Corey Allen
Produced by	Roger Corman
Written by	William Hjortsberg
Starring	Kate Jackson David Carradine Sterling Holloway Roger C. Carmel Eddie Barth Charles Napier
Music by	Andy Stein
Cinematography	James Pergola
Edited by	Anthony Redman
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	August 24, 1977
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3 million[1]

Thunder and Lightning is a 1977 drama film starring David Carradine and Kate Jackson and directed by Corey Allen.^[2]

Plot

Moonshine runners in Florida who are trying to stay independent in the face of attempts by organized crime to take over their business.

Cast

Main

• Sterling Holloway as Hobe Carpenter
• Patrick Cranshaw as Taylor
• Charles Napier as Jim Bob
• George Murdock as Jake Summers
• Ron Feinberg as Bubba
• David Carradine as Harley Thomas
• Kate Jackson as Nancy Sue Hunnicutt

Supporting

• Roger C. Carmel as Ralph Junior Hunnicutt
• Hope Pomerance as Mrs. Hunnicutt
• Eddie Barth as Rudi Volpone (credited as Ed Barth)
• Malcolm Jones as Rainey
• Charles Willeford as Bartender
• Christopher Raynolds as Scooter
• Claude Earl Jones as Carl (credited as Claude Jones)
• Emilio Rivera as Honeydew Driver

Cameo appearance/Uncredited

• Richard Holden as Race Announcer

Notes

• It was Sterling Holloway's final film appearance.
• It was Roger Corman's last of four films produced for 20th Century Fox.

References

1. Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 132
2. "Thunder and Lightning". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

External links

• Thunder and Lightning at the Internet Movie Database
• Thunder and Lightning at AllMovie
• Thunder and Lightning at the TCM Movie Database