Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)

Director:

John Hough

Writers:

Leigh Chapman (screenplay) and
Antonio Santean (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 May 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

They don't call them that for nothing.

Plot:

Larry and Deke are a small time car racing duo who rob a grocery store, and plan to use the proceeds...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Car | Helicopter | Escape | Dangerous Driving

Cast

Peter Fonda	...	Larry
Susan George	...	Mary Coombs
Adam Roarke	...	Deke Sommers
Kenneth Tobey	...	Carl Donahue
Eugene Daniels	...	Hank
Lynn Borden	...	Evelyn Stanton
Janear Hines	...	Millie
Elizabeth James	...	Dispatcher
Adrianne Herman	...	Cindy Stanton
T.J. Castronovo	...	Steve (as Tom Castranova)
James W. Gavin	...	Helicopter Pilot (as James Gavin)
Al Rossi	...	Surl
Ben Niems	...	Police Chief Markey
George Westcott	...	Bridge Operator
Tom O'Neill	...	Farmer
Edna MacAfee	...	Seller at Swapmeet
Don Coughlin	...	Swapmeet Character
Sonny Dukes	...	Swapmeet Character
Beau Gentry	...	Swapmeet Character
Robert Hirschfeld	...	Swapmeet Character (as Bob Hirshfield)
Bill Catching	...	Roy Bailes (as William Catching)
Jody Carlson	...	Telephone Operator
Tom Howard Jr.	...	Trooper
Craig Kelly	...	Trooper
Larry Luttrell	...	Trooper
Gary McLarty	...	Trooper
Bob Minor	...	Trooper
Jerry Summers	...	Trooper
Dick Warlock	...	Trooper
Ted White	...	Trooper
Jerry Wills	...	Trooper
Al Wyatt Jr.	...	Trooper
Vic Morrow	...	Everett Franklin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roddy McDowall	...	George Stanton (uncredited)
Al Wyatt Sr.	...	Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by
John Hough

Writing credits
Leigh Chapman		(screenplay) and
Antonio Santean		(screenplay)
Richard Unekis		(novel "The Chase")
James H. Nicholson		story (uncredited)

Produced by
Norman T. Herman	....	producer
Mickey Zide	....	associate producer
Susan Hart	....	executive producer (uncredited)
James H. Nicholson	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Jimmie Haskell

Cinematography by
Michael D. Margulies		(director of photography) (as Mike Margulies)

Film Editing by
Christopher Holmes

Production Design by
Philip Leonard

Makeup Department
Wes Dawn	....	makeup artist
Charlene Johnson	....	hairdresser

Production Management
Maurice Vaccarino	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Lim	....	second assistant director (as Steve Lim)
Ronald L. Schwary	....	assistant director

Art Department
Michael Ross	....	property master

Sound Department
Donald F. Johnson	....	production sound mixer (as Don Johnson)
Fred J. Brown	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Greg Auer	....	special effects

Stunts
Al Wyatt Sr.	....	stunt coordinator (as Al Wyatt)
Bill Catching	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Minor	....	stunts (uncredited)
Don Pike	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Smith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Summers	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Warlock	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ted White	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Wills	....	stunts (uncredited)
Al Wyatt Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dick Deats	....	key grip
Phil Segura	....	still photographer
Gary Tandrow	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Fitzsimmons	....	second wardrobe mistress (as Carolyn Fitz-Simmons)
Phyllis Garr	....	wardrobe mistress

Other crew
James Boyd	....	production executive
Terry Terrill	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Academy Pictures Corporation
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977) (USA) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1975) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Magnetic Video (1980) (USA) (VHS)
• Shout! Factory (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Shout! Factory (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• Edit International  sound effects
• Pacific Title  titles

Also Known As:

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:X (original rating) | USA:PG | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Archerdale Rd. & Ketcham Ln., Linden, California, USA

Company:

Academy Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Six Dodge Polara 440 V-8 police cars were purchased from the California Highway Patrol for use in the film. Two were 1973 models, the remaining 4 were 1972's. All were destroyed during various jumps, rollovers, and crashes.

Goofs:

Continuity: As they are driving the Dodge Charger, the windshield changes from cracked to intact between shots.

Quotes:

Larry Rayder:[being chased by a police car] What does he have under that hood?
Deke Sommers:The driver's no slouch either.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Ride the Wild Side (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Time (Is Such a Funny Thing)

Great movie

This is an excellent, fun, fast moving cops 'n robbers car chase movie. Susan George is great (she's done a few car chases hasn't she, I'm thinking Eyewitness?) I do wonder why she hasn't done too many movies. Adam Roarke is good too as Peter Fonda's sidekick.

If you like fast cars and surprise endings, this is a good movie to watch. The surprise ending to this is so unexpected, nobody could've seen it coming. the most surprisingest surprise ending.

i give this movie 10 out of 10