Macon County Line

I saw this movie many years ago and would very much like to see it again. It was a great change of pace for Max Baer. I thought he played a very good role. I don't actually remember a lot about the movie but I would like very much to get a copy on VHS. I liked it almost as much as I did the true story, "SmashUp On Interstate 5."

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Macon County Line

I saw this movie many years ago and would very much like to see it again. It was a great change of pace for Max Baer. I thought he played a very good role. I don't actually remember a lot about the movie but I would like very much to get a copy on VHS. I liked it almost as much as I did the true story, "SmashUp On Interstate 5."

MACON COUNTY LINE is about the freewheeling Dixon brothers (Alan and Jesse Vint) who set out on a fun-filled odyssey, only to become caught up in a deadly case of mistaken identity. The chase is on when a sheriff's deputy (Max Baer Jr.) is on a mission to execute his own form of justice when he's led to believe that the Dixons have committed a heinous crime. In typical, early 1970's fashion, the movie starts out as a near-comedy, with the two brothers getting in and out of humorous scrapes, picking up a beautiful young woman (Cheryl Waters) and hitting the road. We watch as a side story develops that will soon consume the happy trio in terror and death. It's great to see Max Baer Jr. Go so completely against type here. Anyone who only knows him as Jethro, the loveable buffoon from THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, really needs to see him in this...

I haven't seen this movie in years but recently found it on sale in DVD. You can watch it with or without commentary from the director who admits that it is not a true story. They just added that to make the movie more believable. Despite the movie being fiction, its still worth watching.

This is a great 1950's period piece movie. Similar in some ways to "The Last Picture Show". Unfortunately, Macon County Line never received any hype, and therefore has largely been forgotten. Too bad only 21 people have bothered to vote for this movie. If you would like to time travel back to the 50's, and get a feel for the rural South, this is an enjoyable movie to watch.

Despite what previous posters have been saying this movie was a big hit when it came out. There was even a sequel a few years later. But it was only a hit at drive-ins and (like other drive-in hits) has been largely forgotten. That's a shame because it's a really great movie. It's not based on a true story (despite what they say at the beginning and end). It's bloody, violent and made on virtually no budget. It all works though because you get four believable characters--the two brothers (real life brothers Alan and Jesse Vint), the hitchhiker (Cheryl Waters) and the sheriff (Max Baer Jr.). They all give natural, unforced performances and through the dialogue you get to know them and understand them. The script is very well-written. Still, this IS a drive-in movie so it opens with a sex scene including flashes of male and female nudity. And the last half hour is frightening and includes a neat twist at the end. A very good film that deserves to be rediscovered. See it!