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3 unusual facts about Walking Tall


Fighting Mad

In making the film Roger Corman analysed three other recent low-budget rural action thrillers that had been big hits, Billy Jack (1971), Walking Tall (1973) and Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974).

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With refinements, he would continue to pursue this theme (revenge) and this style, right up through his creative resurgence in the ’70s: Ben (1972), Walking Tall (1973) and Framed (1975).

Walking Tall

Johnson's character's name was now Chris Vaughn, and the film's setting became semi-rural Kitsap County, Washington, although it was filmed in Squamish, B.C., Canada.


Harry W. Gerstad

Gerstad's editing work spanned more than 40 films, including The Spiral Staircase (1946), Crossfire (1947), Rocketship X-M (1950), Batman (1966), The War Wagon (1967) and Walking Tall (1973).


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