This film begins with a man by the name of "Tom Eldridge" (Mark Miller) who owns a small farm and makes moonshine on the side. Although everybody in the county has known for years that he makes illegal whiskey, he is surprised when the police arrive on his property to arrest him because they had always looked the other way before. Not at all happy of the prospect of going to jail, he immediately tries to escape in his car but is killed when a trigger-happy deputy named "Frank" (Wes Bishop) shoots one of Tom's tires causing it to careen out-of-control down a huge embankment. Needless to say, this angers "Sheriff Phil Marsh" (Christopher George) who subsequently orders Frank to break the tragic news to Tom's adult daughters "Dixie Eldridge" (Jane Anne Johnstone) and "Patsy Eldridge" (Kathy McHaley). It soon becomes revealed that a millionaire by the name of "Dade McCrutchen" (Stanley Adams) had ordered the raid at Tom's place in order to obtain his land and he has similar plans for numerous other people in the county as well. What he doesn't count on, however, is the response by Tom's daughters when they are left homeless because of his greed-and they plan to avenge their father's death. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a type of action movie that was quite popular in the 70's but died out after films like "White Lightning" and similar pictures with a southern flavor had run its course. Quite frankly, this particular movie is not really that good but the acting is adequate for the most part and having a couple of pretty actresses like the aforementioned Jane Anne Johnstone and Kathy McHaley certainly didn't hurt either. In any case, those who have a fondness for films produced during this period may enjoy this picture and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Review of Dixie Dynamite
