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All of the "moonrunner" cars in the film actually had been used by moonshiners in the Asheville, NC area, where the film was shot. The moonshiners sold the cars to the film company in order to buy newer and faster cars.
Robert Mitchum recorded "The Ballad of Thunder Road," which entered the Billboard Hot 100 twice, in 1958 and 1962, and while it never peaked higher than number 62, it racked up 21 total weeks in the chart.
The role of Robin was offered to Elvis Presley, who was very interested, but the idea was nixed by Presley's manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker, who demanded more money for Presley's services than the producers were willing to spend.
Film debut of Christopher Mitchum. He was 13 years old and was paid $10.00. He was at the country store dance, the kid in the back playing the washboard.
The locations heard in the song "Thunder Road" (sung by Robert Mitchum) actually describe real places in east Tennessee and Kentucky. The "Thunder Road" route runs south from Harlan, KY thru The Cumberland Gap to Maynardville, TN, just north of Knoxville. The moonshine runner then goes through downtown Knoxville and onto Kingston Pike where he crashes on Bearden Hill (Bearden is a Knoxville suburb). The route is easily followed on a map.
"Lucas Doolin: [to a noisy customer, about the nightclub's singer] She's trying to make a living. If you want to bray, go find yourself a barnyard."
"Lucas Doolin: [talking on pay telephone] Hello, Kogan?... Doolin. Carl Kogan: What's on your mind, Mr. Doolin? Lucas Doolin: You. You're on my mind. You finally made the big mistake tonight, Kogan. Niles Penland was a mistake... Jethro Moultrie and Williams - that was a mistake, that was a big mistake, a bad mistake, but tonight you made the *big* mistake. You put your dirty, fat hands on my kid brother. I swore I'd *kill* anybody who tried to make him a whiskey runner. I'm on my way into Memphis right now, and when I get there, you're gonna find out that I meant *exactly* what I said."
