[PAR] [TLE] Moonrunners [SEP] Moonrunners is a 1975 film, starring James Mitchum, about a Southern family that runs bootleg liquor.  It was reworked four years later into the popular long-running television series "The Dukes of Hazzard", and as such the two productions share many similar concepts.  Mitchum had co-starred with his father, Robert Mitchum, in the similar drive-in favorite "Thunder Road" eighteen years earlier, which also focused upon moonshine-running bootleggers using fast cars to elude federal agents.  "Moonrunners", a B movie, was filmed in 1973 and awaited release for over a year.  Its soundtrack reflects the outlaw music boom of the 1970s during which the film was released. [PAR] [TLE] The Dukes of Hazzard [SEP] The Dukes of Hazzard is an American action-comedy television series that aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985.  The show aired for a total of 147 episodes spanning seven seasons.  The series was inspired by the 1975 film "Moonrunners", which was also created by Gy Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts.
[PAR] [TLE] Moonrunners [ SEP ] Moonrunners is a 1975 film , starring James Mitchum , about a Southern family that runs bootleg liquor . It was reworked four years later into the popular long - running television series " The Dukes of Hazzard " , and as such the two productions share many similar concepts . Mitchum had co - starred with his father , Robert Mitchum , in the similar drive - in favorite " Thunder Road " eighteen years earlier , which also focused upon moonshine - running bootleggers using fast cars to elude federal agents . " Moonrunners " , a B movie , was filmed in 1973 and awaited release for over a year . Its soundtrack reflects the outlaw music boom of the 1970s during which the film was released . [PAR] [TLE] The Dukes of Hazzard [ SEP ] The Dukes of Hazzard is an American action - comedy television series that aired on CBS from January 26 , 1979 , to February 8 , 1985 . The show aired for a total of 147 episodes spanning seven seasons . The series was inspired by the 1975 film " Moonrunners " , which was also created by Gy Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts .
Who starred in the film that inspired the Dukes of Hazzard series
Who starred in the film that inspired the Dukes of Hazzard series
James Mitchum
James Mitchum