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The Florida Connection

The Florida Connection, also known as Weed, is a 1978 film starring former NFL player Dan Pastorini and his Playboy model and actress wife June Wilkinson. It was her first film after a ten-year hiatus. The film is a "violent drug-smuggling tale."

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The Florida Connection, also known as Weed,1 is a 19782 film starring former NFL player Dan Pastorini and his Playboy model and actress wife June Wilkinson. It was her first film after a ten-year hiatus. The film is a "violent drug-smuggling tale."3

Maury Cramer wrote and produced the film with director Robert J. Emery.4 The movie is set in Florida's swamps.5

Jack L. Richards was the director of photography

The film is about drug smugglers, corrupt police, and officers of the U.S. Treasury.6 Wilkinson portrays a charter pilot helping a drug smuggler. The film includes scenes with air boats, dog racing, chases, shoot-outs, a drunk, and features fashions of the 1970s.7

Pastorini said that he felt good about his acting until watching the film and then cringed at his stilted delivery.8

Variety's Complete Home Video Directory described the film as "Adventures take place in the drug-trafficking corner of the Keys."9

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  1. Crossley, Mimi (November 22, 1975). "Film: 'Weed'". The Houston Post. pp. 10F. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  2. Amador, María Luisa; Blanco, Jorge Ayala (January 7, 2006). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1980-1989. UNAM. ISBN 978-970-32-3605-3 – via Google Books.
  3. Lisanti, Tom (May 7, 2015). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1241-6 – via Google Books.
  4. Albright, Brian (November 7, 2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7227-7 – via Google Books.
  5. VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1996. Visible Ink Press. September 7, 1995. ISBN 978-0-7876-0626-8 – via Google Books.
  6. "TV Guide". Triangle Publications. January 7, 1987 – via Google Books.
  7. Weldon, Michael (January 7, 1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-13149-4 – via Google Books.
  8. Lopez, John P.; Pastorini, Dan (October 7, 2011). Taking Flak: My Life in the Fast Lane. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4670-4466-0 – via Google Books.
  9. "Variety's Complete Home Video Directory". R.R. Bowker. January 7, 1988 – via Google Books.