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Bobby "Gator" [=McKlusky=] is serving time in an Arkansas prison for running moonshine when he learns his younger brother Donny was murdered and that [[CorruptHick Sheriff J.C. Connors]] was the one behind it. Gator knows the sheriff is taking money from local moonshiners, so he agrees to go undercover for a federal agency (presumably the IRS or BATF) to try to expose the sheriff. His handlers force him onto Dude Watson, a local stock car racer and low-level whiskey runner.

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Bobby "Gator" [=McKlusky=] is serving time in an Arkansas prison for running moonshine when he learns his younger brother Donny was murdered and that [[CorruptHick [[SmallTownTyrant Sheriff J.C. Connors]] was the one behind it. Gator knows the sheriff is taking money from local moonshiners, so he agrees to go undercover for a federal agency (presumably the IRS or BATF) to try to expose the sheriff. His handlers force him onto Dude Watson, a local stock car racer and low-level whiskey runner.



* CorruptHick: [=McKlusky=]'s primary foes are fellow Southerners that have a lot of authority and very little morality.
** J.C. Connors is in the first movie, being a crooked county Sheriff who murders anyone in Bogan County he doesn't like. Being played by Creator/NedBeatty aka [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 Lotso]] (who in comparison is '''worse''' than Connors) further helps.
** "Bama" [=McCall=] is a local businessman who extorts everyone in Dunston county, particularly minorities.
* DeepSouth: Both movies heavily rely on stereotypes about this. They take place in small towns ruled by CorruptHick types with swamps, car chases, moonshine, and Creator/BurtReynolds.

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* CorruptHick: [=McKlusky=]'s primary foes are fellow Southerners that have a lot of authority and very little morality.
** J.C. Connors is in the first movie, being a crooked county Sheriff who murders anyone in Bogan County he doesn't like. Being played by Creator/NedBeatty aka [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 Lotso]] (who in comparison is '''worse''' than Connors) further helps.
** "Bama" [=McCall=] is a local businessman who extorts everyone in Dunston county, particularly minorities.
* DeepSouth: Both movies heavily rely on stereotypes about this. They take place in small towns ruled by CorruptHick SmallTownTyrant types with swamps, car chases, moonshine, and Creator/BurtReynolds.



* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Connors murdered [=McKlusky=]'s brother for being a civil rights activist. He later, explicitly states, that he hates the idea of "coloreds" being able to vote and being integrated into white schools. He also hates long-haired hippies enough to murder them.



* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Connors murdered [=McKlusky=]'s brother for being a civil rights activist. He later, explicitly states, that he hates the idea of "coloreds" being able to vote and being integrated into white schools. He also hates long-haired hippies enough to murder them.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Connors murdered SmallTownTyrant: [=McKlusky=]'s brother for primary foes are fellow Southerners that have a lot of authority and very little morality.
** J.C. Connors is in the first movie,
being a civil rights activist. He later, explicitly states, that crooked county Sheriff who murders anyone in Bogan County he hates the idea of "coloreds" being able to vote and being integrated into white schools. He also hates long-haired hippies enough to murder them.doesn't like. Being played by Creator/NedBeatty aka [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 Lotso]] (who in comparison is '''worse''' than Connors) further helps.
** "Bama" [=McCall=] is a local businessman who extorts everyone in Dunston county, particularly minorities.
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** J.C. Connors is in the first movie, being a crooked county Sheriff who murders anyone in Bogan County he doesn't like. Being played by Creator/NedBeatty aka [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 Lotso]] (who in comparison is '''[[CompleteMonster worse]]'''[[invoked]] than Connors) further helps.

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** J.C. Connors is in the first movie, being a crooked county Sheriff who murders anyone in Bogan County he doesn't like. Being played by Creator/NedBeatty aka [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 Lotso]] (who in comparison is '''[[CompleteMonster worse]]'''[[invoked]] '''worse''' than Connors) further helps.
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** J.C. Connors is in the first movie, being a crooked county Sheriff who murders anyone in Bogan County he doesn't like. Being played by Creator/NedBeatty aka [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 Lotso]] further helps.

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** J.C. Connors is in the first movie, being a crooked county Sheriff who murders anyone in Bogan County he doesn't like. Being played by Creator/NedBeatty aka [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 Lotso]] (who in comparison is '''[[CompleteMonster worse]]'''[[invoked]] than Connors) further helps.
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** J.C. Connors is in the first movie, being a crooked county Sheriff who murders anyone in Bogan County he doesn't like.

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** J.C. Connors is in the first movie, being a crooked county Sheriff who murders anyone in Bogan County he doesn't like. Being played by Creator/NedBeatty aka [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 Lotso]] further helps.
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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: After an epic chase sequence, Gator gets Connors to drive off the side of the road into the river. RealityEnsues and he drowns inside his vehicle. This results in Gator avenging his brother in a most deliciously apropos way.]]

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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: After an epic chase sequence, Gator gets Connors to drive off the side of the road into the river. RealityEnsues and Realistically, he drowns inside his vehicle. This results in Gator avenging his brother in a most deliciously apropos way.]]
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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: After an epic chase sequence, Gator gets Connors to drive off the side of the road into the river. RealityEnsues and they both drown inside their vehicle. This results in Gator avenging his brother in a most deliciously apropos way.]]

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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: After an epic chase sequence, Gator gets Connors to drive off the side of the road into the river. RealityEnsues and they both drown he drowns inside their his vehicle. This results in Gator avenging his brother in a most deliciously apropos way.]]
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Only Connors dies. His son gets sidelined half-way through the final chase.


* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: After an epic chase sequence, Gator gets Connors and his son to drive off the side of the road into the river. RealityEnsues and they both drown inside their vehicle. This results in Gator avenging his brother in a most deliciously apropos way.]]

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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: After an epic chase sequence, Gator gets Connors and his son to drive off the side of the road into the river. RealityEnsues and they both drown inside their vehicle. This results in Gator avenging his brother in a most deliciously apropos way.]]

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