Saturday, May 11, 2013

Speedtrap (1977)

First Artists
Directed by Earl Bellamy
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(YouTube)

The police hire private eye Joe Don Baker to catch a car thief known as the "Roadrunner". He ends up chasing every stolen car in southern California, none of which turn out to be the one they want. In his downtime he romances cop Tyne Daly or his psychic Lana Wood. The car chases are the only reason this movie exists, but about the only one I remember is a crash through a stack of beanbag chairs. The big twist ending involves the identity of the Roadrunner, but you will have figured it out long before anyone on screen.

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