Gator (film)
1976 film by Burt Reynolds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gator is a 1976 American action comedy film and a sequel to White Lightning starring and directed by Burt Reynolds in his directorial debut.[3]
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Directed by | Burt Reynolds |
Written by | William W. Norton |
Produced by | Jules V. Levy Arthur Gardner |
Starring | Burt Reynolds Jack Weston Lauren Hutton Jerry Reed |
Cinematography | William A. Fraker |
Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
Music by | Charles Bernstein |
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Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $11,000,000 |
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The film is primarily set in Georgia. In the film, an ex-convict is blackmailed into working for a federal agent. He is tasked with investigating the operations of a local crime boss, who used to be the ex-convict's friend. The ex-convict is disgusted when he finds out that his former buddy is profiting from child prostitution, motivating him to destroy the buddy's criminal empire.