Question 1

What did Burt Reynolds keep as a souvenir from Sam Whiskey?

Accepted Answer

After filming, Reynolds kept a photo of himself from the bedroom scene with Angie Dickinson, had it blown up, and hung it over his bar with the caption 'An actor's life is pure hell?'

Question 2

How did the MPAA ratings system affect Sam Whiskey?

Accepted Answer

A topless shot of Angie Dickinson was cut from the American release to avoid an R-rating, making it one of the first movies to have a scene cut under the new MPAA system.

Question 3

Which TV show reunited Burt Reynolds and Ossie Davis after Sam Whiskey?

Accepted Answer

Reynolds and Davis reunited as cast mates in the CBS comedy Evening Shade (1990) and the detective series B.L. Stryker.

Question 4

What was Burt Reynolds's opinion of Sam Whiskey?

Accepted Answer

Reynolds said, 'It was way ahead of its time. I was playing light comedy and nobody cared.'

Question 5

What is the plot of Sam Whiskey?

Accepted Answer

A widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband.

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