Movie Description Mitchum's real-life son plays his kid brother in this battle-and-chase crime drama of a Kentucky moonshiner, the Feds who oppose him, and the mobsters who try to take him over. In an atypical casting move, love interest is supplied in the person of chanteuse Keely Smith.
| Credits | | Producer: | Robert Mitchum | | Cast: | Betsy Holt, Francis Koon, Jacques Aubuchon, Jim Mitchum, Peter Breck, Peter Hornsby, Randy Sparks, Robert Mitchum |
Notes Actor Robert Mitchum wrote, produced, and starred in this film. DRM is his production company. He even wrote the theme song, "Whippoorwill."
Co-star Jim Mitchum is the son of Robert Mitchum., DVD Features:
Region 1 Encoding Keep Case Theatrical Trailer Collecitble Booklet
Editorial Reviews "THUNDER ROAD stands as spiritual granddaddy to all those '60s and '70s road movies that take the endless American highway as existential parable....None of them ever made death-tripping this much fun." Uncut - Damien Love (12/01/2004)
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