I have always enjoyed this film since the first time I saw it on video in the early 1980s. I bought the DVD a while back and though it has a few scratches and film lines, it adds to the feel of nostalgia. Monte Markham as Joe Maroney and Mark Miller as Charlie McClain play well off each other. Susan Oliver as Sugar McClain, excellent as always, has one of the worst hair styles I have ever seen. Why they did not let her keep her natural blonde hair is beyond me. David Doyle has a fun chatty role at the airport and Slim Pickens is always a delight as 'Captain Deter' aka The Sheriff. Sissy Spacek as Ginger Brown is perfectly cast and gets to show a range of emotions as well as her singing talent. Shot in 1972, though usually listed as 1973 or 1974, it has an excellent soundtrack that will stick in your mind long after you have watched it. The locations are interesting and the story begins as a quiet romance until Mark Miller enters....The Fred Ward as Truck Driver is not the star of such films as Southern Comfort, The Right Stuff and Remo Williams, however, it is an African American actor who is driving the pickup at the film's opening who tells Ginger to be careful.
Review of Ginger in the Morning
