The Georgia Peaches

The Georgia Peaches (also known as Follow That Car) is a 1980 American made-for-television action-adventure comedy film produced by Roger Corman as a pilot for a proposed television series. It starred Tanya Tucker, Terri Nunn and Dirk Benedict as three friends extorted into becoming undercover FBI agents for the government and was broadcast on CBS on November 8, 1980.[1]

The Georgia Peaches
Also known asFollow That Car
GenreComedy
Written byMick Benderoth
Monte Stettin
William Hjortsberg
Directed byDaniel Haller
StarringDirk Benedict
Tanya Tucker
Terri Nunn
Lane Smith
Music byR. Donovan Fox
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerRoger Corman
ProducersJames Sbardellati
Thomas M. Hammel
Production locationsCharleston, South Carolina
Johns Island, South Carolina
Walterboro, South Carolina
CinematographyDavid Sanderson
EditorSandy Nervig
Running time100 minutes
Production companyNew World Pictures
Release
Original networkCBS (Ryder Sound Services)
Original releaseNovember 8, 1980 (1980-11-08)

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

Cast

Home media

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

References
  1. Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2 p.164
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