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In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.



The Reivers (1969)
Released: 25 Dec 1969
Runtime: 107 min
Rated: PG-13
Director: Mark Rydell
Writer(s): William Faulkner (novel), Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch
Actors: Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Ruth White, Michael Constantine
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 nominations.
IMDB Ratings: 6.9



Plot: An old man looks back 60 years to a road trip from rural Mississippi to Memphis, a horse race, and his own coming of age. Lucius's grandfather gets the first automobile in the area, a bright yellow Winton Flyer. While he's away, the plantation handyman, Boon Hogganbeck, conspires to borrow the car, taking Lucius with him. Stowed away is Ned, a mulatto and Lucius's putative cousin. The three head for Memphis, where Boon's sweetheart works in a whorehouse, where Ned trades the car for a racehorse, and where Lucius discovers the world of adults - from racism and vice to possibilities for honor and courage. Is there redemption for reivers, rascals, and rapscallions?