<Li> Del Monroe as Otie Doss </Li> <P> The original Walking Tall was a hit, but the sequels, Walking Tall Part 2 (September 28, 1975), and Walking Tall: Final Chapter (August 10, 1977), both starring Bo Svenson, were far less profitable . On December 9, 1978, CBS aired A Real American Hero, with Brian Dennehy as Buford Pusser . </P> <P> In 1978, CBS aired a television movie titled A Real American Hero: Buford Pusser, starring Brian Dennehy as the title character . The film is set in 1967 and focused on the real - life sheriff Buford Pusser who goes after a criminal who has killed young people with his illegal moonshine . </P> <P> In 2004, a remake starring professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was made . Although it utilized many elements from Pusser's life and the original Walking Tall, many things were changed . Johnson's character's name was now Chris Vaughn, the sheriff is trying to stop the selling of illegal drugs instead of illegal moonshine, and the film's setting became semi-rural Kitsap County, Washington, although it was filmed in Squamish, B.C., Canada . Two sequels to the remake were produced, and released in 2007: Walking Tall: The Payback and Walking Tall: Lone Justice, both made in Dallas, Texas and released directly to DVD . These sequels starred Kevin Sorbo as Nick Prescott, the son of the town's sheriff who takes the law into his own hands when his father is killed in a suspicious car accident . </P>

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