Darden as Sheriff Dempsey Howard Hesseman as David John Lawlor as Deputy Bert Britt Leach as Dan Oldum Nan Martin as Allison Mary Woronov as Pearl Production notes The film is one of several so-called "drive-in" films that were presented as true stories (à la 1972's The Legend of Boggy Creek, 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1975's Macon County Line and 1976's The Town That Dreaded Sundown) when most, if not all, of what was portrayed on screen was outright fiction. Response The film has become a cult film. In 1996, it was selected by film director Quentin Tarantino for the first Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Based on CBS' positive response to airing Jackson County Jail in prime time, Miller pitched the network on an alternate storyline for Mimieux's character, envisioning a potential series for her in the vein of The Fugitive. The network greenlit this new pilot film, Outside Chance, which contained 30 minutes of footage from the original, blended with newly shot material with Mimieux and some other actors from the previous film; Tommy Lee Jones' scenes were removed, though his character was still referenced. The film premiered on the network on Saturday, December 2, 1978. The pilot did not go to series. Film critic Danny Peary lists the film as one of his "Must See" Films in his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986). References External links 1976 films 1970s crime thriller films American crime thriller films 1970s exploitation films New World Pictures films United Artists films Women in prison films Films directed by Michael Miller (director) 1970s English-language films 1970s American films