The Whole Shootin' Match is a 1978 American independent film directed and co-written by Eagle Pennell,[2][3] and starring Sonny Carl Davis, Lou Perryman, and Doris Hargrave.
Finally, Loyd invents a gadget he calls the "Kitchen Wizard", and they each make a thousand dollars selling the rights to a patent attorney who gives them a contract worth much more.
It was well received by the festival audience and the trade publication The Hollywood Reporter gave the film good coverage.
[7] Pennell made a deal with New Line Cinema for a limited release in the summer of 1978 in New York City and to art-house theaters and college campuses.
The film left a marked impression on festival attendee, Robert Redford, who remarked years later that the movie was an inspiration for starting the Sundance Institute.