A Real American Hero (film)

A Real American Hero
Genre	Crime Drama
Written by	Samuel A. Peeples
Directed by	Lou Antonio
Starring	Brian Dennehy Forrest Tucker
Theme music composer	Walter Scharf
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Charles A. Pratt
Producer	Samuel A. Peeples
Cinematography	Charles Correll
Editor	Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Bing Crosby Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	December 9, 1978 (1978-12-09)

A Real American Hero is an American television movie that aired on CBS on December 9, 1978. It runs 90 minutes. The film was directed by Lou Antonio and written by Samuel A. Peeples.

Overview

The movie, which is set in 1978 and includes a disco reference, is about the real-life sheriff Buford Pusser, who goes after a criminal who has killed young people with his illegal moonshine. Brian Dennehy plays Pusser. The rest of the cast include Ken Howard, Sheree North, Forrest Tucker, and Brian Kerwin. The film was originally entitled "The Letter of the Law" (which appears in the closing credits) and was released on VHS as "Hard Stick".

Cast

Main

• Brian Dennehy as Buford Pusser
• Forrest Tucker as Carl Pusser
• Brian Kerwin as Til Johnson
• Ken Howard as Danny Boy Mitchell
• Sheree North as Carrie Todd

Supporting

• Lane Bradbury as Debbie Pride
• Brad David as Mick Rodgers
• Ed Call as Grady Coker (credited as Edward Call)
• W.O. Smith as Obra Eaker
• Julie Thrasher as Dwana Pusser
• Jason Hood as Mike Pusser
• Ann Street as Grandma Pusser
• George Boyd as Lloyd Tatum
• Maureen Shannon as Amelia Biggins (credited as Maureen Burns)
• Charlie Briggs as Miles Conway
• Elizabeth Lane as Sabrina Marlowe

External links

• A Real American Hero at IMDb