Walking Tall: The Payback

Walking Tall: The Payback
Directed by	Tripp Reed
Written by	Joe Halpin Brian Strasmann
Produced by	Alison Semenza
Starring	Kevin Sorbo Haley Ramm
Cinematography	Jas Shelton
Edited by	Vanick Moradian
Music by	David Wurst Eric Wurst
Production companies	Andrew Stevens Entertainment Walking Tall Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment
Release date	February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$880,000

Walking Tall: The Payback is a 2007 American action-thriller film, released direct-to-video as a stand-alone sequel to the 2004 film Walking Tall. Directed by Tripp Reed, it stars Kevin Sorbo, A.J. Buckley, Haley Ramm, Bentley Mitchum, Jennifer Sipes, Brad Leland, Charles Baker and Marc Macaulay.

The film has a western theme with country and western music used in its score, representing a cliché story from western movies in a modern setting. Its main character's name is Nick Prescott, unlike the original's Buford Pusser or the remake's Chris Vaughn.

Plot

Marine Veteran Nick Prescott returns to his hometown. His father, who is the sheriff, tries to stand up against a brutal gang of ruthless criminals who intimidate and blackmail the people to sell them their business. He is then killed by the gang's leader Harvey Morris. With the help of an FBI agent and a few old friends, Nick himself becomes the sheriff, then vows to do everything in his power to destroy the gang and their ruthless leader, and win back his city. Eventually he shoots Morris and his gang and becomes the new sheriff of his hometown.

Cast

• Kevin Sorbo as Nick Prescott
• Haley Ramm as Samantha Jensen
• Richard Dillard as Charlie Prescott
• Gail Cronauer as Emma Prescott
• Ntokozo Mntwini as Hap Worrell
• A.J. Buckley as Harvey Morris
• Bentley Mitchum as Walter Morris
• Yvette Nipar as Agent Kate Jensen
• Jennifer Sipes as Crystal Martin
• Todd Terry as Lou Dowdy
• Jerry Cotton as Traxell Byrne
• John S. Davies as Detective Pete Michaels
• Richard Nance as Frank Boggs
• Marc Macaulay as Herb Sherman
• Brad Leland as Mitch
• David Frye as Howie
• Craig Erickson as Jack Simms
• Jackson Hurst as Hank
• Charles Baker as Nate

Controversy

There was some controversy before this film's release, as Dwana Pusser (daughter of Buford Pusser) released a statement on her website condemning this movie and its upcoming sequel, saying "I have read the scripts and they are very vulgar.[1] As a Christian woman I am very upset with the direction the movies have taken."[2]

References

1. "Walking Tall Movie Statement". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
2. "Talk to Dwana Pusser live on Wed., April - USATODAY.com". Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

External links

• Walking Tall: The Payback at IMDb