Superior casting can't elevate this moonshine movie from dragging through most of the middle. There's some good shootouts and car chases at the beginning and last act, but that's about it. More emphasis on the three sisters played by Susan Howard, Claudia Jennings, and Maureen McCormick might have helped. Less exploitation than most of its kin.

Those familiar with the genre will recognize John Saxon in the Burt Reynolds role, William Conrad in the Boss Hogg role, Dub Taylor in the Dub Taylor role, and Morgan Woodward in the cigar chomping role. Check out the relatively rare New World logo in the pre-credits roll.

"Hey, got a Mustang. Wanna buy it?"
"Is it fast?"
"Faster than a dollar massage. Excuse me. It's fast alright. Set it up for myself."

Moonshine County Express is essentially a higher stakes version of The Dukes of Hazzard where the rival moonshine runners aren't above killing their competition and the idiot police are actually trying to their jobs, they're just kind of shit at it. A 21 year old Maureen McCormick plays a 16 year old moonshiner who drinks and shoots and my inner child who will forever remember Marcia Brady fondly was pleased as punch to witness it.

Easily forgettable,yet watchable high rent "Duke's of Hazard" cash in.

Fully going in on the tough sisters instead of having John Saxson bail them out probably would have helped make this standout from the other car chase/anti authority films of the era.

That tree stump never fails.

An impressively swiftly-produced Smokey and the Bandit riff featuring John Saxon in the Burt Reynolds role. The whole thing's about as cheap in a production value sense as one would expect, which it more than makes up for by being an extremely fun hang.

Solid chases and some fun characters with good chemistry. Bootlegger flicks are a sorely missed genre.

If you're just looking for a bit of light-hearted redneck fun (and who isn't from time to time?), this ain't exactly Smokey and the Bandit. It actually preoccupies itself in being a fairly turgid family drama / smalltown crime procedural for about an hour. But it really picks up speed in the final act and there are some great chase scenes and a fair amount of nastiness from the baddies which raises the stakes greatly.

Again, and I've said it before, here's another Corman exploitation flick that feels positively feminist compared to the torrent of craven #metoo politically corrected thrillers spewing out of Hollywood right now. Maybe it's unintentional, but that just goes to show how far backwards we've come in some ways since the 70's, which is a really curious thought.

Why is this at pains to spend all its idle character moments with all the shitty dudes and their miserable grab-ass interludes instead of the three sisters whose story this ostensibly is? This would be fun without the constant engine whine sexism, or maybe it could at least try for some last-minute bonus penance points by dishing out comeuppances that weren't so unsatisfyingly mild. Also, one of the sisters is Marcia Brady.

Is it “good”? Not really. Is it watchable? Sure! I’m miffed no one told me about this one back when I religiously watched The Dukes of Hazzard.

These cheap Southern-fried flicks from the ‘70s aren’t exactly renowned for their positive depictions of women but Moonshine County Express at least puts the work in to make the Hammer sisters relatively interesting and give them more to do than you’d expect. John Saxon makes for a decent Burt Reynolds surrogate and this raw Roger Corman joint rises to White Lightning-esque levels on the spectrum of “hick flicks”, i.e. better than Gator, not quite Smokey and the Bandit if you’re curious what my scale here looks like.

tl;dr: You’ll enjoy Moonshine County Express if you’re into moonshine-loaded muscle cars and/or a gun-toting Marcia Brady.

Another from Joe Bob Briggs’ HOW REDNECKS SAVED HOLLYWOOD show.

“I can’t shift, I’ve been hit.”
“I’ll drive get out.”
“You can’t drive this!”
“I can drive anything now get out!”

This one has a strong and well utilized cast. After an excellent opening shootout at a moonshine still, the three female leads and John Saxon ward off “the man” over and over. A few good car chases and pissed off women firing rifles throughout, this is a fun one.

Simple and satisfying. John Saxon makes every movie he's in worthwhile and the chemistry between the three girls is great, just be ready for a very southern soundtrack.

When a daughter returns to the hills on the death of her father, she learns he was a moonshiner, and that his death was far from accidental. She and her sisters set out for revenge. 'Good ol' boy' stuff; lots of action.

"Hey, got a Mustang. Wanna buy it?"
"Is it fast?"
"Faster than a dollar massage. Excuse me. It's fast alright. Set it up for myself."

Moonshine County Express is essentially a higher stakes version of The Dukes of Hazzard where the rival moonshine runners aren't above killing their competition and the idiot police are actually trying to their jobs, they're just kind of shit at it. A 21 year old Maureen McCormick plays a 16 year old moonshiner who drinks and shoots and my inner child who will forever remember Marcia Brady fondly was pleased as punch to witness it.

One of my favorites

Nice 70s moonshinesploitation (yes I just made that up) with a killer cast (John Saxon, Claudia Jennings, Maureen "Marcia Brady" McCormick, William "Fatman" Conrad). Lots of action and car chases. What seems like a simple premise kind of loses focus but still provides enough excitement to keep the film going.

Is it “good”? Not really. Is it watchable? Sure! I’m miffed no one told me about this one back when I religiously watched The Dukes of Hazzard.

These cheap Southern-fried flicks from the ‘70s aren’t exactly renowned for their positive depictions of women but Moonshine County Express at least puts the work in to make the Hammer sisters relatively interesting and give them more to do than you’d expect. John Saxon makes for a decent Burt Reynolds surrogate and this raw Roger Corman joint rises to White Lightning-esque levels on the spectrum of “hick flicks”, i.e. better than Gator, not quite Smokey and the Bandit if you’re curious what my scale here looks like.

tl;dr: You’ll enjoy Moonshine County Express if you’re into moonshine-loaded muscle cars and/or a gun-toting Marcia Brady.

A really fun "Dukes of Hazzard" cash in. The 3 sisters (Susan Howard, Claudia Jennings and Maureen McCormick) kick ass as gun-toting moonshiners and the great John Saxon as the hotshot driver who eventually joins their cause is just icing on the cake.

Total drive-in fare. You can watch it, or you can just have it on in the background. Nothing much matters in it.

Passable Burtsploitation programmer made worth the saggy middle by John Saxon and Claudia "Gator Bait" Jennings in the lead roles, plus a host of recognizable character actors. There's also a country bluegrass band that sings, "Grandma’s got syphilis, and Grandpa’s deranged, and all of the children had their sexes changed.” There's worse ways to spend 90 minutes on a Sunday afternoon.

RIP Carmine!

An impressively swiftly-produced Smokey and the Bandit riff featuring John Saxon in the Burt Reynolds role. The whole thing's about as cheap in a production value sense as one would expect, which it more than makes up for by being an extremely fun hang.