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Smokey Bites the Dust

Smokey Bites the Dust

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Smokey Bites the Dust

Smokey Bites the Dust

1981

1h 27m

Action Comedy Romance

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Release

1981

Runtime

1h 27m

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Storyline

"JIMMY MCNICHOL - he's wild, he's nervy, he's a one man demolition derby!"

Follows the rivalry between a small-town Southern sheriff and a small-town delinquent who steals cars and then destroys them with the sheriff’s daughter by his side.

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Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 27m
: Oct 1, 1981
Languages: English
Director: Charles B. Griffith
Production: New World Pictures
Brent Walker Film Productions
Brent Walker Film Productions
Production Countries: United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom

Top Cast

31 Cast Members

Jimmy McNichol

Jimmy McNichol

Roscoe Wilton

Janet Julian

Janet Julian

Peggy Sue Turner

Walter Barnes

Sheriff Turner

Patrick Campbell

Lester

Kari Lizer

Kari Lizer

Cindy

John Blyth Barrymore

John Blyth Barrymore

Harold

Kedric Wolfe

Deputy Bentley

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Kenny

Charles Howerton

Charles Howerton

Sheriff Lamar

Mel Welles

Mel Welles

Abu Habib Bibubu

Michael Greene

Michael Greene

Tall Arab

Don Corey

Short Arab

Dick Miller

Dick Miller

Owner of Vehicle

Linda Gary

Linda Gary

Woman Sheriff

Adriana Shaw

Woman Deputy

Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Football Coach

Beach Dickerson

Beach Dickerson

Band Director

Robert Beecher

Robert Beecher

Principal Stark

Nancy Parsons

Nancy Parsons

Harold's Mother

Dan Sturkle

Bell Hop

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