This very low budget action movie came out at a time in the late 70's when there was a definite fashion for what can best be described as good ole boy movies, i.e. films set in the American deep south involving chirpy criminals, dumb cops and lots of car chases. In Hot Pursuit certainly is another one from this general bracket. Its plot-line is really quite negligible, it is mainly about car chases and the like.
The heroes are improbably a gang of drug smugglers who continually attempt to evade the local authorities. This of course leads to a plethora of extended car chase sequences. In the end credits, it states bluntly that 'no stunt men were used in this film' and this looks very probable given scenes such as the one where a couple of guys hang off a helicopter flying at a great height after a jail break busts them out of prison. It's pretty obvious that we are seeing the actual two main actors from the film do this very dangerous activity but then having said that, these guys are hardly actors either given the standard of acting in the movie – no one involved in this seems to have did anything else! Still, the dangerous looking stunts do make for interesting viewing. Aside from the helicopter stuff, there are many car destruction scenes and a point-of-view shot of a plane take-off where I swear it must have clipped the trees. So, for sure, health and safety wasn't a priority during the making of this one that is for sure. It is essentially the various stunts and the authentic rural south location setting that elevates this one from being a total dud, as other than this it is pretty monotonous. My best advice would be to watch it as a curiosity piece and you might get at least something out of it.
The heroes are improbably a gang of drug smugglers who continually attempt to evade the local authorities. This of course leads to a plethora of extended car chase sequences. In the end credits, it states bluntly that 'no stunt men were used in this film' and this looks very probable given scenes such as the one where a couple of guys hang off a helicopter flying at a great height after a jail break busts them out of prison. It's pretty obvious that we are seeing the actual two main actors from the film do this very dangerous activity but then having said that, these guys are hardly actors either given the standard of acting in the movie – no one involved in this seems to have did anything else! Still, the dangerous looking stunts do make for interesting viewing. Aside from the helicopter stuff, there are many car destruction scenes and a point-of-view shot of a plane take-off where I swear it must have clipped the trees. So, for sure, health and safety wasn't a priority during the making of this one that is for sure. It is essentially the various stunts and the authentic rural south location setting that elevates this one from being a total dud, as other than this it is pretty monotonous. My best advice would be to watch it as a curiosity piece and you might get at least something out of it.