Year of the Yahoo

• Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Comedy
• Movie Type: Political Satire
• Themes: On the Campaign Trail, Musician's Life, Fish Out of Water
• Release Year: 1971
• Country: US
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

The final installment in cult filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis' loosely knit hillbilly trilogy (Moonshine Mountain and This Stuff'll Kill Ya! are the other two) stars country & western singer Claude King as (of all things) a country & western singer. Some stereotypical scuzzballs from Washington con him into running for senator, but find that Southerners are not so easily fooled. Although it's typically vulgar Lewis fare, it makes an interesting comparison with the same year's The Candidate and the 1992 satire Bob Roberts, both of which bear more than a passing similarity to this one. Lewis regulars Ray Sager, Jeffrey Allen, and Dan Krogh are also on hand. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jeffrey Allen - Gov. Baxter; Ray Sager - Sid Angelo; Claude King - Hank Jackson

Credit

Herschell Gordon Lewis - Director, Eskandar Ameripoor - Editor, Sheldon Seymour - Composer (Music Score), Alex Ameri - Cinematographer, Herschell Gordon Lewis - Producer

Similar Movies

The Candidate; Bob Roberts; The Distinguished Gentleman; Head of State; Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde; Dave; Power