Zozza Mary, pazzo Gary

I too watched DMCL again last month after a period of many years, and I have to say that I love it, even though it's truly crap. The dialogue's hackneyed, the plot's over-simplistic and filled with randomly-inserted chunks of juvenile self-indulgence and Susan George's performance tends to make me claw at my ears like a mangy dog but if, like me, you hate what the computer age has done to the car chase, you can't help but enjoy it.

The fact is, you've got a bright yellow '69 Charger at full pelt, outrunning a bunch of genuine Mopar pursuit cars and being rammed by a helicopter - filmed on a road, with a camera. What more do you want? In terms of real action, with no digital effects, speeded-up film or dodgy miniatures, it's up there with The Gumball Rally. And yes, the scene with Vic Morrow standing at that crossroads as the helicopter swoops down to meet him does have a certain resonance.

This film is pretty poor, make no mistake, but as an example of how cars were crashed in the good old days I reckon it should be in a museum...

with a little senseless fun? I love movies like this, where you don't have to think too hard and try and figure out what's going on, just sit back and enjoy!

i'd say this kicks Smokey & the Bandit's tail!

I saw this when it came out in 74, I was 19, an appropriate age to best appreciate car chase movies. Also believe I saw it at a drive-in, best place for these flicks. It was a bit strange seeing Peter Fonda, going from the ultimate counter-culture drug hippie in "Easy Rider" to playing a NASCAR driver gone a bit bad, more of a working class hero. Fonda is likeable in the role, Adam Rourke is sympathetic as his mechanic and Susan George plays an obnoxious tramp pretty well. Plus nobody could play a rotten and evil cop as well as Vic Morrow did in this and few other movies. It's fun to catch every few years. And a good lesson at the end-always pay attention to railroad crossings!

I saw this movie as a young boy and didn't see it again until this Christmas when I ordered the DVD. It was one of my favorite movies from my childhood. I remembered many of the scenes but had forgotten many and enjoyed watching it again. I really enjoyed the interviews and the "extras" on the DVD. I grew up in the muscle car era of the '70's but was too young to drive at the time. This movie along with the Smokey and the Bandit part one were big hits back then. It was definitely worth the money. I will enjoy watching it again sometime soon. I always wondered why I never did see it advertised to be shown on any cable channels. It probably did play down through the years but I never did see it. It does take me back to the days of driving fast with the windows rolled down and listening to the CB radio. They don't make the good old high speed car movies like this anymore.

I saw it on DVD one hour ago, i really enjoy it as I did 40 years ago, these kind of movies are totally awesomes, nostalgics, I would never get tired to watch it again, it was a great rest time for me