RANT: Shamelessly predjuging the Dukes of Hazzard movie

Sorrel Booke was also in A Fine Madness with Sean Connery (along with John Fielder who everyone knows on sight and is familiar with his voice over of Piglet in the Winnie the Pooh cartoons). Even Uncle Fester is in this! I spooked Connery good while working on Presidio with him by coming up from behind and saying in a high pitched voice (like Fielder's character from this film) "Oh Mr. Shillitoe!" (which was a running gag throughout the film)

I worked with one of the picture car wrangler/mechanics that was on the Dukes show and he told me that when the show started the price of those cars was nothing special, but once the series got going the prices kept going thru the roof.....it got to the point that whenever he called on an ad for one the owner would often ask if he was from the show! The last season they built a mid engined car that would pop wheelies all day long but they never used it in the show. Instead it sometimes makes the rounds as an exhibition car at various drag strips.

Lastly James Best is still alive and working. He's one of the most underrated talents out there and his role on Dukes was a waste of his abilities although he probably made more money and got more recognition for that than anything else he's done.

Anthony