• Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Family Drama, Melodrama
• Themes: Fathers and Daughters, Fathers and Sons
• Director: Max Baer, Jr.
• Main Cast: Forrest Tucker, Julie Adams, Max Baer, Jr., Janice Heiden, Dennis Redfield
• Release Year: 1975
• Country: US
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG

Plot

Originally released as The Wild McCulloughs, this AIP melodrama stars Forrest Tucker as J.J. McCulloch, a domineering patriarch. In their race to escape their father's overbearing influence, J.J.'s grown sons come to grief; one son dies in Korea, while another is arrested for murder. Only Gary (Chip Hand), the youngest son, manages to survive the situation. J.J. also has a daughter, played by Janice Heiden, whose romantic misadventures add more fuel to the dysfunctional flames. Costarring in The McCulloughs is Julie Adams as Tucker's long suffering wife, and former "Beverly Hillbilly" Max Baer (who also produced, directed and wrote the film) as one of Heiden's beaus. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Forrest Tucker - J.J. McCulloch
• Julie Adams - Hannah McCulloch
• Max Baer, Jr. - Culver Robinson
• Janice Heiden - Ali McCulloch
• Dennis Redfield - Steven McCulloch

Don Grady - R.J. McCulloch; Chip Hand - Gary McCulloch; William Demarest - Father Gurkin; Harold J. Stone - George; Vito Scotti - Tony; Sandy Kevin - Rad; Lillian Randolph - Missy; Doodles Weaver - Pop; James Gammon - Detective; Candice Smith - Marsha; Mike Mazurki - Randall

Credit

Max Baer, Jr. - Director; Max Baer, Jr. - Producer; Max Baer, Jr. - Screenwriter; Ernest Gold - Composer (Music Score); Fred Koenekamp - Cinematographer; Dale Benson - First Assistant Director; David Berlatsky - Editor; Roger Camras - Producer; Dean Vernon - Sound/Sound Designer