Texas Lightning (film) explained

Texas Lightning
Director:	Gary Graver
Producer:	Jim Sotos
Music:	Tommy Vig
Editing:	Drake Silliman
Distributor:	Film Ventures International
Runtime:	91 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Texas Lightning is a 1981 film written and directed by Gary Graver and starring Cameron Mitchell, Cameron Mitchell Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Peter Jason.^{[1] [2]}

The film was originally intended as a serious drama that was to be called The Boys, but the producers demanded that Graver re-edit it into a comedy.^[3]

Premise

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.

Soundtrack

• "Mama Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Babies"

Performed by Tony Joe White

• "Typical Day"

Composed and Sung by Maureen McCormick

• "Texas Lightning"

Lyrics by Christopher AdlerMusic by Tommy Vig

Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas Lightning. DVD Talk. March 21, 2006. Jane, Ian.
2. Web site: TV Guide. Texas Lighting.
3. Information from the DVD commentary