Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 0013131297294 Format: Color Label: Starz / Anchor Bay Languages: Array Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay MPN: ANBD12972D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2005-06-28 Running Time: 93 Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Theatrical Release Date: 1974-05-17
Editorial Review:
Mary and Larry are two lovers, who , with Larry's ace mechanic, kidnap the daughter of a grocery store owner, and make off with the ransom. They are chased over hill, over vale by the cops, who deploy everything from 426 Hemis to helicopters to stop Larry's Dodge Charger Susan George (Straw Dogs) is ex-groupie Mary and Peter Fonda (Easy Rider) is wannabe-NASCAR driver Larry. They're thieves on the run from sheriff Vic Morrow (The Blackboard Jungle), who carries neither gun nor badge. According to director John Hough (The Legend of Hell House), his white trash cult classic was "an action picture with a lot of stunts." That about sums it up. The Tarantino favorite is slim on character development, but overstuffed with automobile-oriented action (most revolving around a 1969 Dodge Charger). Notable stunts include a game of chicken with a couple of 18-wheelers, a low-flying helicopter chase, and a death-defying leap over a moving bridge (Speed would up the ante with a bus). Adapted from the novel The Chase, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry also has one shocker of an ending. Adam Roarke, as levelheaded mechanic Deke, and an uncredited Roddy McDowall, as supermarket manager George, provide solid support. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Customer Reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Awesome movie Comment: A classic car chase movie, one of my all time favorite peter fonda films, It is a great example of an under appreciated genera and an under appreciated period in American cinema. Customer Rating: Summary: Awful Acting But Great Action Saves This Movie Comment: This is one of my favorite movies. The acting and dialogue is laughably bad but the action and chase scenes are top-notch and make the entire movie worth watching.
I might be biased because the '69 Dodge Charger R/T is my all-time favorite car.
Customer Rating: Summary: Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry Comment: Shipped fast and packaged well, we have not watched it yet. We haven't seen it since it first came out and my husband (boyfriend at the time) owned a camaro, so he loved it! Customer Rating: Summary: Great 70's B-movie Comment: I know this movie may not appeal to a lot of todays movie goers..it may not be as action packed or as "slick" ( meaning CGI special effects ) as they are used to..this is just an entertaining movie made on a low budget..with real stuntmen and women doing fantastic stunts..take the helicopter chase scene..look how low that copter gets when it's chasing the 69 charger..unbelievable..that's great stuff..anyway..that's just my opinion..I highly recommend this movie..I'm not saying it's for everyone..but give it a chance..you may just like it. Customer Rating: Summary: Memories Comment: I grew up in the town where the store was robbed---I used to shop there all the time. It was the old Save Mart on Stockton street in Sonora, CA. I loved the chases and crashes, and at 14 years old, the steamy intrigue between the lead characters. It prepped me for another chase movie that came out 2 years later, which I went to go see in the only theatre in Sonora, CA---the Uptown Theatre.