Review of Thunder Road (1958) by Erin Carson B — 03 Dec 2007

Robert Mitchem + bootlegging + inspired the Bruce Springsteen mega-classic 'Thunder Road'= life doesn't get anymore kickass awesome.

This review of Thunder Road (1958) was written by Erin Carson B on 03 Dec 2007.

Thunder Road has generally received positive reviews.

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Terrific Robert Mitchum film. All the more wonderful seeing as how he produced it 9inden in 1958 and it was shot on location in Tennessee…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 30 Apr 2006

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By Jeff Z (211) on 31 Jan 2010

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By Sarah F (1,278) on 02 Nov 2006

Boring, droll and self-indulgent. It's funny to hear backwoods diction without the painful-sounding accents even if it's not believable…

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By Mick G (39) on 30 Nov 2014

Booze n fast cars 1 of my fave mitchum pics is this 1…

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Good movie. Great cars. I would have been on the side of the whiskey runners. Sad end... why did Mitchum write it that way…

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