The Moonshine War (1970)

 

Directed by Richard Quine. Found on Youtube. Alan Alda, Patrick McGoohan, Richard Widmark, Will Geer, John Schuck, Bo Hopkins, Teri Garr. I have this Elmore Leonard paperback. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moonshine_War

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s4601moon.html 

http://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-moonshine-war-1970.html 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/65442/moonshine-war-warner-archive-collection-the/

Lawless (2012)

 

Directed by John Hillcoat. Found on Tubi. Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Chastain. Nick Cave screenplay. Moonshine whiskey. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawless_(2012_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lawless-2012

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/58327/lawless/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/lawless-film-review-326812/

Moonrunners (1975)

 

Directed by Gy Waldron. Free with ads on Youtube. Basis of The Dukes of Hazzard TV show. James Mitchum, Kiel Martin, Arthur Hunnicutt, Waylon Jennings. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonrunners

https://observationdeck2.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-brief-history-of-moonshine.html

- Old Kinja post on the history of moonshine.

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2015/08/moonrunners-1975.html 

https://unobtainium13.com/2020/05/26/moonrunners-1975-directed-by-gy-waldron/ 

Thunder Road (1958)

 

Directed by Arthur Ripley. Robert Mitchum. Moonshine. Found on Tubi on the list of things about to leave. A favorite of Coach and Sam on Cheers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Road_(1958_film)

In the episode of Cheers entitled And Coachie Makes Three, Sam and Coach watch the movie - as part of a long-running tradition they have concerning Robert Mitchum movies.

https://observationdeck2.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-brief-history-of-moonshine.html 

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17809/thunder-road/#articles-reviews?articleId=12700

https://www.avclub.com/thunder-road-is-one-of-the-first-and-finest-automotiv-1798238231

White Lightning (1973)

Directed by Joseph Sargent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Lightning_(1973_film)

1979 CBS.

http://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/05/white-lightning-1973-gator-1976.html

1975 NBC open.

https://scenesfromthemorgue.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/take-a-bite-and-feel-all-right-september-1973/

1982 KCOP.