High-Ballin'
Seen it?1978 | 97 min | Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz 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, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Duel, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
When a rash of targeted hijackings threatens to derail the independent trucking business, rig driver "Iron" Duke and his visiting friend Rane put the brakes on the bad guys by taking the law into their own hands. But their vigilante plan involves going toe-to-toe with powerful trucker boss King Carroll and his henchmen, who've been driving everyone out of the game.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Carter
- Peter FondaRane
- Jerry ReedDuke
- Helen ShaverPickup
- Chris WigginsKing Caroll
- David FerryHarvey
- Chris LangevinTanker
- Harvey AtkinBuzz
- Leslie CarlsonBud
- Myrna LorrieCountry Singer
- Mary PirieVonetta