The Georgia Peaches (1980)

Name: The Georgia Peaches
Genre: Action, Comedy, TV Movie
Released: 1980-11-08
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Tanya Tucker, Terri Nunn, Dirk Benedict, Lane Smith, Sally Kirkland

The Georgia Peaches (1980), directed by Daniel Haller, starring Tanya Tucker and Terri Nunn.

11/08/1980 BR Action, Comedy and TV Movie 1h 40m

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The Peach Sisters. They're mixed up with moonshine and money ... with cops and robbers ... in the funniest caper since the South had smokies!

Synopsis

A Southern gal who runs her family's auto repair shop, her aspiring country singer sister, and their stock-car racing friend who runs moonshine on the side are conned into working as government undercover agents to track down a dangerous criminal in this pilot to a prospective series.

David SandersonCinematography
Daniel HallerDirector
Sandy NervigEditing
James SbardellatiProducer

About the film

The Georgia Peaches (also known as Follow That Car) is a 1980 American made-for-television action-adventure comedy film produced by Roger Corman as a pilot for a proposed television series. It starred Tanya Tucker, Terri Nunn and Dirk Benedict as three friends extorted into becoming undercover FBI agents. The film was broadcast on CBS on November 8, 1980.

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Plot

The exploits of two sisters – Lorette Peach (Tucker), a country-western singer and Sue Lynn Peach (Nunn), owner of the Georgia Peaches Garage, and Dusty Tyree (Benedict), a stock car racer – as three friends recruited as undercover agents by the U.S. Treasury Department. In the pilot, they attempt to break up a ring of cigarette bootleggers operating out of their home state of Georgia.

Cast

Tanya Tucker as Lorette Peach

Terri Nunn as Sue Lynn Peach

Dirk Benedict as "Dusty" Tyree

Lane Smith as Randolph Dukane

Sally Kirkland as Vivian Stark

Dennis Patrick as Wade Holt

David Hayward as Joe Don Carter

Burton Gilliam as Delbert Huggins

Noble Willingham as Jarvis Wheeler

Home media

The Georgia Peaches was released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of "Roger Corman's Cult Classics" Triple Feature Action-Packed Collection series on April 5, 2011.

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External links

The Georgia Peaches at IMDb

Text from The Georgia Peaches on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Georgia_Peaches

Trivia

It premiered on November 8, 1980, a Saturday.
It runs 1h40 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosNew World Television
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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South Carolina

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David Sanderson Cinematography
Daniel Haller Director
Sandy Nervig Editing
James Sbardellati Producer
Thomas M. Hammel Producer
Lois Luger Story

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What is The Georgia Peaches about?

The Georgia Peaches: A Southern gal who runs her family's auto repair shop, her aspiring country singer sister, and their stock-car racing friend who runs moonshine on the side are conned into working as government undercover agents to track down a dangerous criminal in this pilot to a prospective series.

Who directed The Georgia Peaches?

The Georgia Peaches was directed by Daniel Haller in 1980.

Who stars in The Georgia Peaches?

The cast of The Georgia Peaches includes Tanya Tucker, Terri Nunn, Dirk Benedict, Lane Smith and Sally Kirkland.

How long is The Georgia Peaches?

The Georgia Peaches runs for 100 minutes, or 1h40.