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The Joy of Positivity: Gator (1976)

The Joy of Positivity: Gator (1976)

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Burt Reynolds was at the peak of his beauty and charisma when he made his directorial debut with 1976’s Gator. Reynolds was so appealing in the mid-1970s that he could play a hobo competing for the title of World’s Smelliest Bum, and he’d still convincingly get the girl and inspire envy from awestruck audiences.

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