Stingray

This movie is something you want to see on a Saturday night. And it's never boring to watch.

It's like a small comedic version of "The Getaway". Only different. Here you got a couple of drug dealers that killed two undercover cops and would stash the drugs and money in a Corvette Stingray. Little do they know that the car is already bought by a couple of car enthusiasts, who have no idea what is going on. First, they are sought by the police because there's a tracking device in the money stashed in the backseat of the car. And the police are so inept, they think that the owners of the car are cop killers. While the real ones are chasing them down trying to get the money back. When they get a machine gun toting dame on their side, it's three times the trouble. But it was four when they went to chase one of the two Stingray owners. But one of them knows how to fight back.

This crime comedy is fun and high octane, but make sure that you have enough gas to watch it.

2 out of 5 stars.

This regional take on cops vs. Robbers vs. Good guys actually pays off pretty well. Two drug punks kill two men who attempted to set them up on a drug deal. They escape with the money and drugs and are forced to stash it in a Corvette Stingray of all places. Two pals (Al and Elmo) purchase the car and the crooks chase after them, as well as a slew of clueless cops who are trying to make sense of the situation.

Written, edited, and directed by Richard Taylor, this harmless comedy with violent undertones works well thanks to its casting: Christopher Mitchum, Sherry Jackson, Les Lannom, William Watson, Cliff Emmich, and Playboy playmate Sondra Theodore. The car chases are structured rather simply, despite that the film's stunt coordinator was none other than old-timer Carey Loftin. The one-liners, most of them supplied by Watson, are actually pretty funny, as well.

The previous poster succinctly and successfully described the plot of a movie that is what show business should be today. The one liners from "icy calm" Lonnigan are priceless and the driving is superb. Jerry Taylor, the director, did it right when he put the long Stingray chase scene to the beat of the unknown country song "Hi Gear" sung by Gerry Riopelle. "We won't be slowing down because we're driving these wheels into the ground" This film is a must see and should be stored on DVD!!!!

It's a shame that this film is so deathly boring and mind-numbing my repetitive. I love how some of the chase sequences are done; the camera work is exceptional. Sadly the chase scenes all amalgamate into very identical and repetitive sequences. The film is too slow, drags on slower than the useless American cars in the film and should be only 1 hour in length. That being said, the film does have its funny and exciting moments with a strong premise. So, it's a bad film, but is funny and unique with a cult-like appeal. It's worth a Sunday night watch, but never again, unless you want to blow your brains out.

Watch this movie for Sherry Jackson alone. Her performance here as a villain is superb. She steals every scene she is in. Thin plot about some vandals loot being stashed in a classic Corvette. When the unsuspecting new owners drive off in the car the chase is on. Sherry has some classic camp lines: Lighting up a cigarette in an elevator dressed as a nun, she tells a portly man "You got a problem fatso"?? Later in a biker bar, she pours a drink down a man's pants and then sets his crotch on fire! Sherry should have been a huge star in the 70's, she was gorgeous, could play tough or innocent and had tons of charisma! She even drives an EARTHMOVER in this flick. Supporting actors are good but this is Sherry's movie all the way. They don't make 'em like this anymore.