Retooled to suit the strengths of WWE wrestling star The Rock, this loose remake of the 1973 exploitation crowd-pleaser, based on the real-life exploits of Tennessee sheriff Buford Hayse Pusser (who himself wrestled professionally as "Buford the Bull"), celebrates benevolent vigilantism. After eight years in the military, Chris Vaughn (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ) finds his Washington-state hometown sadly changed. The Hamilton lumber mill where his father (John Beasley) once worked is shuttered, and rich boy Jay Hamilton Jr. (Neil McDonough) has opened a gambling joint-strip club called Wild Cherry in its stead. The casino's honky-tonk atmosphere has settled over the ...
Released:
2004
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
85 mins