Review of Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977) by Allan C — 13 Feb 2017

This is the meta installment of the Walking Tall franchise where Buford Pusser get's to see a film version of his life. The story here is essentially about Pusser continuing his work as the righteous sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, taking a switch to a child abusing moonshine runner, busting up bars, and other assorted baddies.

The main difference here is that this film rounds out Pusser's tale with the film culminating in the film version of his life and (SPOILER ALERT!) Pusser's own death in a car crash. Nothing brilliant here but I do love exploitation films with a southern flair (i.

E. "Gator," Thunder and Lightning," "Framed," etc.) and like minded fans will enjoy this series finale. The film was directed by Jack Starrett, who made some really good 70s exploitation like "The Dion Brothers," "Race with the Devil," and "Hollywood Man" and he doesn't disappoint here.

Overall, this film is probably not for all tastes, but if you do enjoy drive-in fare, you'll dig this one.