Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Shout! Factory)
Hippie/Vietnam vet Stephen McHattie is accosted by the local police in a small town. Later he picks up local ice cream stand beauty Kay Lenz. They witness a murder by the sheriff while making out, and go on the run in a series of stolen vehicles. The film is a mix of Badlands and Smokey and the Bandit: young, idealistic lovers pursued by bad cops. McHattie and Lenz are no Sheen and Spacek, and the sheriff here is pure evil rather than the good-natured Buford T. Justice played by Jackie Gleason. As a result, it's not sure if it wants to be a serious drama or a comedy-action drive-in picture. The chase scenes are marred by the use of fast motion.
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