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John Saxon in Moonshine County Express (1977) Vitals John Saxon as J.B. Johnson, race car driver and occasional moonshine runner Jackson County, Kentucky, Fall 1976 Film: Moonshine County Express Release Date: June 1, 1977 Director: Gus Trikonis Wardrobe Coordinator: Adrianne Levesque WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Moonshine County Express was produced by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures in 1977 during the height of the cinematic “hick flick” trend that often posited guys like Burt Reynolds as rural heroes driving fast cars full of booze. Directed by Corman favorite Gus Trikonis, Moonshine County Express stars the late John Saxon in its central role—no doubt due to the actor’s own considerable talent and his resemblance to a pre-mustached Reynolds—as well as Susan Howard, William Conrad, a post-Brady Bunch Maureen McCormick as a Daisy Duke protoype, and “hick flick” regulars Jeff Corey and Dub Taylor; Seinfeld fans may also recognize Uncle Leo (aka Len Lesser) in a supporting…

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