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Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

When 2 women, 18 wheels and 16 gears are rollin'...move over

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This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, Jack (Fred Willard), is shot by hijackers. Fortunately, she finds a partner in Flatbed Annie (Annie Potts), a freewheelin' driver. The women form an unlikely but profitable friendship while fending off the repo man who wants the truck and the criminals who are after the cocaine hidden in it.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

10 February 1979

Country

United States of America

Cast

Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Flatbed Annie

Kim Darby

Kim Darby

Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

C.W. Douglas

Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Godfrey

Uncle Wally

Fred Willard

Fred Willard

Jack LaRosa

Billy Carter

Billy Carter

Deputy Miller

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun

Farmer

Avery Schreiber

Avery Schreiber

Munroe

Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Mr. Murray

Julie Mannix

Julie Mannix

Georgina

Don Pike

Don Pike

Al

Bob Herron

Bob Herron

Nick

Lorna Thayer

Lorna Thayer

Hospital Receptionist

Ann Ryerson

Ann Ryerson

Elsie

Joe Estevez

Joe Estevez

Attendant

Lawrence Bame

Lawrence Bame

Arnold

Judy Sudol

Judy Sudol

Stewardess

Victor Eschbach

Victor Eschbach

L.A.P.D. 1

Edward Cross

Edward Cross

L.A.P.D. 2

David Clover

David Clover

Alabama Rebel

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