Return to Macon County

Director: Richard Compton

Overview

When they're just out for fun, the fun turns foul for two wild guys who head down Georgia way where they run into trouble with the law, Georgia style. This is the first film effort for actor Nick Nolte.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/12/2019
UPC:	0738329240370
Original Release:	1975
Rating:	PG
Source:	KINO VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00
Sales rank:	2,083

Special Features

TV spot; Two Radio spots; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nick Nolte	Bo Hollinger
Don Johnson	Harley McKay
Robin Mattson	Junell
Robert Viharo	Sergeant Wittaker
Eugene Daniels	Tom
Matt Greene	Pete
Devon Ericson	Betty
Ron Prather	Steve
Philip Crews	Larry
Laura Sayer	Libby
Walter Guthrie	Big Man in Coffee Shop
Mary Ann Hearn	Pat
Sam Kilman	Cook
Bill Moses	Sheriff Jackson
Pat O'Connor	Officer Harris
Maurice Hunt	Motel Owner
Kim Graham	Girl in Car
Don Higdon	Boy in Car
Robert Ragland	Composer
Roger Christian	Composer

Technical Credits

Richard Compton

Samuel Z. Arkoff	Executive Producer,Producer
Elliot Schick	Producer
Terry Leonard	Stunts
Jesse Wayne	Stunts
Richard Compton	Screenwriter
Samuel A. Arkoff	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Return to Macon County
1. Chapter 1 [8:38]
2. Chapter 2 [10:31]
3. Chapter 3 [11:20]
4. Chapter 4 [12:30]
5. Chapter 5 [16:04]
6. Chapter 6 [9:29]
7. Chapter 7 [13:22]
8. Chapter 8 [7:05]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Return to Macon County
Play
Chapters
Bonus
TV Spot
2 Radio Spots
Return To Macon County - Trailer
White Lightning - Trailer
Convoy - Trailer
Mulholland Falls - Trailer
Grace Quigley - Trailer
Subtitles
English Subtitles: Off
English Subtitles: On
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Editorial Reviews

This unorthodox "sequel" to Macon County Line isn't a straight continuation of that film's storyline nor does it involve any of that film's characters or themes. Instead, it plays like an update of a 1950's juvenile-delinquent melodrama, albeit one that is shot through with a post-Easy Rider moodiness. Writer/director Richard Compton returns but his story is of a different breed this time, mixing road movie and car-chase flick motifs to create a fun drive-in flick that surprises the viewer with the occasional thoughtful angle. The film benefits from a strong cast: Don Johnson shows a devil-may-care charm as the more reckless of the film's central duo of friends while Nick Nolte brings an appropriate moodiness to the role of the friend who is tempted towards another path by a female hitchhiker. Robin Mattson is also quite compelling as the aforementioned hitchhiker, bringing the right level of inscrutable unpredictability to a character who is beguiling and frightening by turns. Elsewhere, exploitation fans will be intrigued by Robert Viharo's turn as a single-minded, vengeful sheriff who represents the film's closest link to its predecessor. In short, Return To Macon County is not the tragedy its title suggests but it delivers an unpredictable and interesting blend of car-chase film and youth drama that will intrigue cult movie aficionados who like 1970's fare.