Larry Rayder (Peter Fonda) wants nothing more than to race pro for a living. He drives like a maniac but never can seem to get the doe needed for a car to get him into the majors. He and his mechanic Deke (Adam Roarke) hatch a harebrain scheme to kidnap a grocer's daughter (a cool cameo by Roddy McDowell) and hold her for ransom. Larry's rubber band girlfriend Mary (Susan George) tags along on the getaway and then things go south for them there. Vic Marrow is the down-home cop that won't rest until they are behind bars.
"DMCL" is not a horrible film by any means but for a film that passes itself off as a high octane road flick it sure slows up a lot. The actors keep the one liners flowing like wine and most of them are funny but horrendously bad and terribly dated. More stunts could have been helpful to offset things but in the end I was a bit disappointed. Some of it may very well be the fact that someone ruined the "twist" ending which would have been better if I had no prior knowledge. An OK but a bit below average for me.
"DMCL" is not a horrible film by any means but for a film that passes itself off as a high octane road flick it sure slows up a lot. The actors keep the one liners flowing like wine and most of them are funny but horrendously bad and terribly dated. More stunts could have been helpful to offset things but in the end I was a bit disappointed. Some of it may very well be the fact that someone ruined the "twist" ending which would have been better if I had no prior knowledge. An OK but a bit below average for me.