''The Georgia Peaches'' (also known as ''Follow That Car'') is a 1980 American

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produced by

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as a

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for a proposed television series. It starred

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and Dirk Benedict as three friends extorted into becoming undercover FBI agents for the government and was broadcast on

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on November 8, 1980.Terrace, Vincent. ''Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2''
p.164

Plot

The exploits of two sisters – Lorette Peach (Tucker), a country-western singer and Sue Lynn Peach (Nunn), owner of the Georgia Peaches Garage, and Dusty Tyree (Benedict), a stock car racer – as three friends recruited as undercover agents by the

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. In the pilot, they attempt to break up a ring of cigarette bootleggers operating out of their home state of

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Cast

as Lorette Peach *

as Sue Lynn Peach * Dirk Benedict as "Dusty" Tyree *

Lane Smith Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', Walter Warner in '' Son in Law'', co ...

as Randolph Dukane *

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as Vivian Stark *

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as Wade Holt *David Hayward as Joe Don Carter *

Burton Gilliam Burton Gilliam (born August 9, 1938) is an American actor. He is best known for memorable roles in several popular 1970s movies, such as ''Blazing Saddles'' and '' Paper Moon'', as well as comedic cameos in '' Back to the Future, Part III'' and ...

as Delbert Huggins *

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as Jarvis Wheeler

Home media

''The Georgia Peaches'' was released on

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by Shout! Factory as part of "Roger Corman's Cult Classics" Triple Feature Action-Packed Collection series on April 5, 2011.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgia Peaches, The 1980 television films 1980 films 1980s action comedy films American action comedy films 1980s exploitation films 1980s chase films New World Pictures films Films directed by Daniel Haller Films produced by Roger Corman CBS network films Television films as pilots Films shot in South Carolina Films set in Georgia (U.S. state) American exploitation films American chase films 1980 comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films