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Texas Lightning
Texas Lightning

Texas Lightning

They're stormin' on the taverns... thunderin' over the roads... and just plain having a good ol' time!

Genres

DramaAction

OverView

A tough, macho, truck driver decides to make his soft son more manly by taking him hunting. They vacation and go to a honky tonk bar where the younger man falls in love with a burned out waitress.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

2.4/10

Release Date

01 June 1981

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Karl Stover

Cameron Mitchell Jr.

Cameron Mitchell Jr.

Buddy Owen (as Channing Mitchell)

Maureen McCormick

Maureen McCormick

Fay

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Frank Whitman

Jean Clark

Jean Clark

Leonard Simpson

Hope Holiday

Hope Holiday

Mrs. Stover

Charles Dierkop

Charles Dierkop

Walt

Danone Camden

Danone Camden

Donna

Lisa De Leeuw

Lisa De Leeuw

Lisa

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