The real story behind this movie and Dukes of Hazard

Jerry Rushing

http://www.travelermovie.com/

http://www.travelermovie.com/pages/jerry.html

Quoting from the website:
"As the story goes, Jerry was asked by Gy Waldron to record the events of his life on audio tape. Waldron, a Hollywood producer, used these recorded stories as the inspiration for his 1975 film, Moonrunners, in which Jerry had some bit parts and did all the stunt work. Ten years later Waldron took those tapes and created the popular T.V. show, The Dukes of Hazzard. The characters in the show, Cooter, Uncle Jesse, Boss Hogg, Bo and Luke, and of course Daisy Duke are all based on real people from Jerry’s life.

True to Hollywood form, the producers did not give Jerry credit for his contributions. Ultimately he had to sue Warner Brothers for royalties from the eight year long series."