W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

May 21, 1975

1h 31m

★ 5.9

Back in 1957, sweet-talking W.W. lived in a '55 Olds, loved bubble gum, Errol Flynn, country music, fried chicken, robbing filling stations, and a girl named Dixie. Not necessarily in that order.

Overview

W.W. Bright is a robber with a heart of gold who travels the South knocking off banks and gas stations owned by a corrupt businessman. When he hijacks a car, he meets an aspiring country band, the Dixie Dancekings, led by Dixie. The two sides eventually take a liking to one another, especially after the Dancekings realize the size of Bright's thefts. Trailed by religious zealot cop Deacon Gore, Bright helps the band make it big while on the run.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Music

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Triangle Productions

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings Trailers

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Cast

W.W. Bright

Burt Reynolds

Dixie

Conny Van Dyke

Wayne

Jerry Reed

Country Bull

Ned Beatty

Junior

James Hampton

Leroy

Don Williams

Butterball

Rick Hurst

Good Ole Boy #2

Mel Tillis

Uncle Furry

Furry Lewis

Elton Bird

Sherman G. Lloyd

Hester Tate

Mort Marshall

Good Ole Boy #1

Bill McCutcheon

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

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