Directed by Gy Waldron   Written by Gy Waldron   Cast James Mitchum ... Grady Hagg Kiel Martin ... Bobby Lee Hagg Arthur Hunnicutt ... Uncle Jesse Hagg Chris Forbes ... Beth Ann Eubanks George Ellis ... Jake Rainey, Bootlegger Pete Munro ... Zeebo, Bootlegger Joan Blackman ... Reba Rainey Waylon Jennings ... The Balladeer Ralph Mooney ... Steel guitar and drums Don Brooks ... Harmonica Fred Newell ... Self - Lead guitar / banjo Larry Whitemore ... Rhythm guitar Duke Goff ... Bass guitar Richie Albright ... Percussion Elaine 'Spanky' McFarlane ... Precious, Jake Rainey's bartender (as Spanky McFarlan) Joey Giardello ... Syndicate man (as Joey Giordello) Rick Hunter ... Rowdy Boar's Nest patron Dick Steinborn ... Obnoxious bar patron Happy Humphrey ... Tiny, Syndicate man (as Happy Humphery) John Chappell ... Luther, short deputy sheriff Bill Moses ... Federal Agent in charge Bob Hannah ... Roy Adderholt Bruce Atkins ... Sheriff Roscoe Coltrane Bobby Dunn   Edie Kramer ... Jake Rainey's truck stop girl Anita Allen   Lois Zeitlin ... Jake Rainey's truck stop girl Kay Simpson   Bill Gribble ... Cooter Pettigrew James Beard ... Minister Philip Pleasants ... Cooter's brother (as Phil Pleasants) Ben Jones ... Fred - Chicago Federal Agent John Clower   Rhona Pope   Patty Shaw   Laura Frost   Grace McEachron   Cathy Rushing   Uncredited Cast Elijah Perry ... Jake Rainey's bodyguard Produced by Bob Clark

Additional Info Premiere: May 14, 1975 DVD Release: May 16, 2023 Country: Distributor: Cheezy Movies Websites: Production Companies Moonrunner Company (uncredited) Robert B. Clark Productions (uncredited) Distributors United Artists   (1975) (USA) (theatrical) Showtime Networks   (1980) (USA) (TV) (pay television) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1980) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) United Artists Television   (1982) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Turner Classic Movies (TCM)   (2001) (USA) (TV) (cable television) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.0 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #10,801 / 21,075 Site Ranking #10,797 Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976) #10,798 Richard Pryor: Icon (2014) #10,799 Flesh, TX (2009) #10,800 Porky's: Pimpin' Pee Wee (2009) #10,801 Moonrunners (1975) #10,802 Reframed: Marilyn Monroe: Season 1 (2022) #10,803 The Hot Nights Of Linda (1975) #10,804 A Bunny's Tale (1985) #10,806 Dark Awakening (2014)