Walking Tall Part 2

For the 2007 sequel to the 2004 remake of Walking Tall, see Walking Tall: The Payback.

Walking Tall Part 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Earl Bellamy
Written by	Howard B. Kreitsek
Produced by	Charles A. Pratt
Starring	Bo Svenson Richard Jaeckel Bruce Glover Robert DoQui Noah Beery
Cinematography	Keith C. Smith
Edited by	Art Seid
Music by	Walter Scharf
Production companies	Bing Crosby Productions Cinerama Releasing Corporation Fuqua Industries Wometco Enterprises
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	July 2, 1975 (1975-07-02)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$11,000,000 or $9.4 million

Walking Tall Part 2 is the 1975 sequel to the crime/action film, Walking Tall. Directed by Earl Bellamy and produced by Charles A. Pratt, the film stars Bo Svenson as Buford Pusser, replacing Joe Don Baker who played Pusser in the first Walking Tall film. The on-screen title of the film is Part 2 Walking Tall: The Legend of Buford Pusser. The film was followed in 1977 by Walking Tall: Final Chapter, also starring Svenson.

In August 2025, contrary to the story of Buford Pusser as depicted in the film, the real life Buford Pusser was implicated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in the 1967 murder of his wife Pauline.

Plot

Sheriff Buford Pusser continues his one-man war against moonshiners and a ruthless crime syndicate after the murder of his wife in late 1960s Tennessee.

Cast

• Bo Svenson as Sheriff Buford Pusser
• Luke Askew as "Pinky" Dobson
• John Davis Chandler as Ray Henry
• Robert DoQui as Deputy Obra Eaker
• Leif Garrett as Mike Pusser
• Bruce Glover as Deputy Grady Coker
• Dawn Lyn as Dwana Pusser
• Brooke Mills as Ruby Ann
• Logan Ramsey as John Witter
• Lurene Tuttle as Grandma Helen Pusser
• Angel Tompkins as Marganne Stilson
• Noah Beery Jr. as Carl Pusser
• Richard Jaeckel as "Stud" Pardee
• Archie Grinalds as A.C. Hand
• Allen Mullikin as Floyd Tate
• Frank McRae as "Steamer" Riley
• Red West as Sheriff Tanner

Behind the scenes

Joe Don Baker, who played Buford Pusser in the first film, declined to reprise his role; Pusser himself had agreed to take his own role, but he died in an automobile accident before filming began. His death is discussed at the end of the movie. The police report is shown. Pusser's death would be further elaborated in the next sequel, Walking Tall: Final Chapter.

External links

• Walking Tall Part 2 at IMDb
• Walking Tall Part 2 at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
• BFI | Film & TV Database | Part 2, Walking Tall (1975)