Dana House Movies
- 1984
Though Boss Hogg's crooked nephew Hughie is nowhere to be found in this episode, he is amply compensated for by his equally crooked brother Dewey (Robert Morse). Arriving in Hazzard County, Dewey announces that he is dying of an unknown illness, and hopes to establish his own memorial clinic before he cashes in his chips. What Uncle Boss (Sorrell Booke) doesn't know is that Dewey is actually in perfect health--and that he intends to cheat the county out of $100,000 and pin the blame on Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle). Except for a brief phone-call scene, John Schneider (Bo Duke) does not appear in this episode. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1979
Jeff Altman makes his first appearance as Boss Hogg's nephew Hughie, not yet the shifty schemer he'd become in later episode, but here the relatively honest temporary sheriff of Hazzard County (regular sheriff Roscoe does not appear because series costar James Best was sitting the episode out, protesting against working conditions on the set). In his first official act, Hughie arrests Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle) on a carstripping charge, little realizing that the actual culprits are a gang of female crooks in league with his own Uncle Boss. Featuring among the shapely miscreants are twin actresses Randi Brough and Candi Brough, who decorated many a comedy and adventure series of the era. The original network broadcast of this episode was moved up from its intended airdate of January 18, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1978
- R
In this chase movie (also titled "Crash") greedy and desperate race car drivers must rip through a thousand miles of the Phillippine jungle to win $100,000 dollars. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joe Don Baker, Susan Sarandon, (more)
Not everything Henry Fonda did was Grapes of Wrath or Mister Roberts. In the enjoyable low-budget "road" flick The Great Smokey Roadblock, Fonda plays a worn-out trucker named Elegant John. Anxious to make one last, big haul before retiring, Fonda loses his 18-wheeler to the repo men. He steals his rig back, then further thumbs his nose at the law by hauling a group of prostitutes across the border as a favor to his old flame, bordello madam Eileen Brennan. This rollicking film ends on an unexpected--but logical within the framework--tragic note. Filmed in 1974, The Great Smokey Roadblock lay on the shelf for nearly two years. Despite a plethora of illnesses, Fonda is in fine fettle, delivering one of his sprightliest latter-day performances. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan, (more)
