EDITOR’S NOTE: Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. was on the CBS Late Movie on May 7 and October 14, 1987 and September 15, 1988.

Directed by Theodore J. Flicker (the creator of Barney Miller; he also wrote and directed Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang) and written by Eric Edson, Stephen C. Burnham, Joy N. Houck Jr. (director of Creature from Black Lake and Night of Bloody Horror), Hal Harrison and Patrick Pittelli, this is about Jacon (Don Johnson) trying to build a hoverboat to impress Charlene (P.J. Soles).

Jack Elam, Brion James and Anthony James play the bad guys,. Ben Johnson, Dub Taylor, Anthony Zerbe, Lane Smith, Severn Darden and Lois Nettlejohn are the friendly citizens of this small town. There’s also a farting dog.

Otherwise, this is basic hicksploitation, but in a few years, Don Johnson would be a much bigger star.