Monday Morning Maybe

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Gator

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1976 | 115 min | Drama, Crime, Action

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.2 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Inception or Relay, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1976: an older pace and style.

After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    25% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.2 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $11 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 54K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Burt Reynolds

  • Burt ReynoldsGator McKlusky
  • Lauren HuttonAgatha Weedow "Aggie" Maybank
  • Jerry ReedBama McCall
  • Dub TaylorMayor T.L. Caffery
  • Burton GilliamSmiley
  • Jack WestonIrving Greenfield
  • Alice GhostleyEmmeline Cavanaugh
  • Mike DouglasThe Governor
  • William EngesserBones
  • John SteadmanNed McKlusky