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Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979): Cast

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Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers is a 1979 action drama directed by Robert Greenwald, starring Annie Potts as Flatbed Annie, Kim Darby and Fred Willard. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.

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Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 40m (100 min)
Director
Robert Greenwald
Genres
Drama , Action , Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers About?

The premise of Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers without spoilers.

When two women, eighteen wheels and sixteen gears hit the road, Ginny “Sweetie Pie” LaRosa is desperate for cash after her trucker husband Jack is shot by hijackers. She partners with free‑spirit driver Flatbed Annie. Together they forge a profitable friendship while battling a repo man and criminals after the cocaine hidden in the truck in the plot.

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers Themes & Keywords

· 5 tags
  • hixploitation
  • truck
  • truck driver
  • hijacking
  • character name in title
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Cast & crew

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers Cast & Characters

Annie Potts leads the cast as Flatbed Annie, with Kim Darby as Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa and Fred Willard as Jack LaRosa. Directed by Robert Greenwald; 20 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

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From the director

More from Robert Greenwald

More films directed by Robert Greenwald, best-rated first: Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price and Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and the NRA.

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Cars

Cars in Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

27 cars on screen, including the 1977 Mack Super-Liner and the 1973 Chevrolet Chevy Van.

All 27 cars
  • 1977 Mack Super-Liner in Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers 1977 Mack Super-Liner Featured role
  • 1973 Chevrolet Chevy Van in Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers 1973 Chevrolet Chevy Van Main role
  • 1968 Lincoln Continental in Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers 1968 Lincoln Continental Main role
  • 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am in Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Main role

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Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers?

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).

When was Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers released?

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers was released on February 10, 1979.

Who directed Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers?

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers was directed by Robert Greenwald.

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Who is in the cast of Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers?

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers stars Annie Potts as Flatbed Annie, Kim Darby as Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa and Fred Willard as Jack LaRosa, among 20 credited actors.

Does Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers have a post-credit scene?

No. Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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