Episode 165 - White Line Ballin'

Truckers were HUGE when Mike and Marty were growing up. They were featured on TV shows, on songs on the radio and were big business on the movie screen. We've been dying to cover this topic and finally got around to it on this show. Unfortunately, Julie was tied up and could join us, but she'll be back soon. We start off with 1978's High Ballin' which stars Jerry Reed and Peter Fonda as two long-time friends facing off against a band of hijackers who are attacking truckers and stealing their rigs. It's a solid little movie, but it really doesn't try to do more than tell a simple story. Our second movie, though, is 1975's White Line Fever, starring Jan-Michael Vincent and directed by the incredible Jonathan Kaplan. This is pure exploitation and completely entertaining, raising the bar in every way. It tells the story of Carrol Jo Hummer, a military veteran, back from the war, and wanting to follow in his late-father's footsteps and become a truck driver. He is faced with corruption and criminal behavior and he refuses to sit idly by. We cannot recommend this one highly enough! Let us know what you'd like us to look at next by writing to flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com.  You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.