Useless Movie Trivia
Walking Tall
Memorable Quotes
Buford: If you let those people that own those joints have an inch, they'll steal the whole state... It looks like they already got a leg up on it.
Buford: I got tired of being a trained animal in somebody else's circus.
Trivia
Two actresses associated with this film went on to commit suicide: Elizabeth Hartman jumped from the 5th floor of a Pittsburgh apartment building in June 1987; Brenda Benet took her life in April 1982. She had been married to Bill Bixby.
Many residents of McNairy County were upset and turned their back on Sheriff Buford Pusser when the movie was shot in neighboring Chester County, shutting them out of the money being spent by the production. Pusser subsequently lost re-election for Sheriff.
The elected officials of McNairy County, Tennessee, the setting of the movie, were so embarrassed by the national attention brought to the corrupt county that they refused to allow the movie to be shot there. It was consequently shot in neighboring Chester County. The short-sighted officials didn't realize the amount of money it would bring into McNairy County, one of the poorest counties in Tennessee. However, when the remake, Walking Tall (2004) was announced, the county aggressively "courted" the filmmakers, trying to get the movie made in McNairy County. It was to no avail, as the remake was shot in Vancouver, BC.
Goofs
The ambush on Buford Pusser and his wife occured in August, 1967. Many of the police cars used in the movie, including the one Pusser has, are 1972 Dodge Polaras.
When Bufford Pusser is being chased by the town's sheriff, the police vehicle flies into a river and explodes. However, the car explodes in mid-air, before it hits the ground.
When Buford goes into the Lucky Spot with his stick and begins to hit the men, it is obvious that he is not using a stick to hit them with because the stick if flexible. It appears to be made of foam. In non-contact shots in the scene it is a real stick.
Box Office Info For The USA
Budget: $500,000
Gross: $23,000,000
Filming Locations
Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA