The Reivers (1969)

Cast

Steve McQueen
as Boon Hogganbeck
Burgess Meredith
as Lucius / Narrator
Diane Ladd
as Phoebe
Michael Constantine
as Mr. Binford

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Genres & Description

Action Comedy Drama

6.8 / 10

An old man looks back 60 years to a road trip from rural Mississippi to Memphis, a horse race, and his own coming of age. Lucius's grandfather gets the first automobile in the area, a bright yellow Winton Flyer. While he's away, the plantation handyman, Boon Hogganbeck, conspires to borrow the car, taking Lucius with him. Stowed away is Ned, a mulatto and Lucius's putative cousin. The three head for Memphis, where Boon's sweetheart works in a whorehouse, where Ned trades the car for a racehorse, and where Lucius discovers the world of adults - from racism and vice to possibilities for honor and courage. Is there redemption for reivers, rascals, and rapscallions?

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Bayan1905

Interesting that the car wasn't a real car but was assembled by the legendary Kenny Howard aka, Von Dutch. Who built the car and then of course pinstriped the whole thing. It had a Crowley motor in it and better running gear than what would have been available in the early 1900's. Steve McQueen owned the car (he was a friend of Dutch's) until his death in 1980 and its now in the Peterson Automotive museum. - @Sunday, January 11, 2015 2:54 AM

Jimmy Hendrix

AAAAACCCCCCTORS!!! - @Monday, March 3, 2014 2:54 PM

Helen Rahnell

where can I get this movie to buy - @Saturday, December 7, 2013 7:44 AM

hvaderdubangefor

I've been wanting to read the novel for a while. What an interesting way for Faulkner to end his career. - @Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:42 AM

elpresidio

I must find this movie. This scene has me hooked. - @Sunday, December 16, 2012 12:10 PM

cranberryjog

RAAAAAACCCCCCCIST!!! - @Friday, August 20, 2010 3:43 PM