What movies did Burt Reynolds play Gator McKlusky?

Burt Reynolds’ character in ‘White Lightning’ and its sequel ‘Gator’ was called Gator McKlusky.

Which Burt Reynolds movie came first White Lightning or Gator?

Gator is a 1976 American action comedy film and a sequel to White Lightning starring and directed by Burt Reynolds in his directorial debut.

What is the movie Gator about?

After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank (Lauren Hutton) and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall’s empire.Gator / Film synopsis

What was the sequel to Gator?

White Lightning
White Lightning is a 1973 American action film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Burt Reynolds as the main character Robert “Gator” McKlusky, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, R. G….White Lightning (1973 film)

White Lightning
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Written by William W. Norton
Produced by Arthur Gardner Jules V. Levy

What year was the movie Gator made with Burt Reynolds?

August 25, 1976 (USA)Gator / Release date

Was Gator filmed in the Okefenokee Swamp?

Filmed in and around Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. The historical waterfront is clearly visible in a scene where Gator is crossing a bridge into town.

Is White Lightning a true story?

Though the setting of the film is fictional, it includes many recognizable sites of central Arkansas, one of which is directly identified in the film. When McKlusky is released from prison, he is directed to meet a bootlegger contact at the Benton Speedbowl, the original name for the I-30 Speedway.

Is Gator a good movie?

“Gator” is yet another Good Ol’ Movie, and not, I fear, the summer’s last. It stars that archetypal Good Ol’ Boy himself, Burt Reynolds, along with Lauren Hutton, who is a plenty good enough Good Ol’ Girl for me, and Jack Weston, who plays a Good Ol’ New York cop.

How many White Lightning movies are there?

Gator1976
White Lightning
White Lightning/Movies

Where was the movie Gator McKlusky filmed?

The movie inspired a sequel, Reynolds’s 1976 motion picture directorial debut titled Gator after the main character, but it was filmed in Georgia rather than in Arkansas.

Where was the Burt Reynolds movie Gator filmed?

Savannah
Filmed in and around Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. The historical waterfront is clearly visible in a scene where Gator is crossing a bridge into town. The first sequel Burt Reynolds ever appeared in. It is a sequel to White Lightning (1973).