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      • “The Dukes of Hazzard” story originates with a real person: Jerry Elijah Rushing, who began running moonshine at the age of 12 for his uncle. He often was assisted by his brother and female cousin. His stories were the basis the 1975 movie “Moonrunners,” which was the inspiration for “The Dukes of Hazzard.”
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  2. Oct 26, 2023 · Gy Waldron, who wrote the movie Moonrunners and created Dukes, the show based upon it, sued filmmakers a few months before the project hit theaters, alleging that it had secured the right to ...

  3. The series was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, about a bootlegger family, which Waldron wrote and directed and had many identical or similar character names and concepts. The show was the basis for a film of the same title in 2005. Plot.

  4. Sep 3, 2024 · Is Duke Hazzard based on a true story? The Dukes of Hazzard is not based on a true story. The show is a fictional television series created by Gy Waldron, inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners , which Waldron also wrote and directed.

  5. Apr 5, 2017 · And when they came up with the idea for "The Dukes of Hazzard," it was originally an independent film called "The Moonrunners" that was made in Georgia by Gy Waldron.

  6. Mar 7, 2013 · “The Dukes of Hazzardstory originates with a real person: Jerry Elijah Rushing, who began running moonshine at the age of 12 for his uncle. He often was assisted by his brother and female...

  7. Feb 1, 2005 · It is the true story of Jerry Rushing, on whom our show was based. But it is also a story of the struggle of a man who won his life’s biggest battle, overcoming the demons within him and finding God right back at home, in the beautiful hills of North Carolina.”

  8. The Dukes of Hazzard: Created by Gy Waldron. With Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, Sorrell Booke, Waylon Jennings. The adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.