American International Pictures
Directed by Howard Avedis
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Shout! Factory)
Undercover cop Connie Stevens befriends wealthy heroin dealers and follows the stuff to the top. Two chase scenes anchor the film: the first has Connie driving a race buggy through the streets of Seattle in pursuit of a motorcycle, in the second she pilots a helicopter chasing a speed boat. Both are well-made, convincing stunts with excellent point-of-view camera angles shot at real high speed, they just can't duplicate this today with CGI. However, the rest of the picture is a run-of-the-mill 70s detective drama, with Connie occasionally mugging for the camera. The Shout Factory release apparently contains the edited-for-TV version cut for nudity, language and violence, as the on-screen title is "Race with Death". I never saw the original version so did not really miss those scenes, it still plays fine as far as continuity. It's also full-frame, but I did not notice any framing issues. Admittedly not a perfect release, but not enough to prevent most people from enjoying the picture either.
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