Every Monday night at 9:00 Central Time, my wife Sierra and I host a “Live Movie Tweet” event on X using the hashtag #MondayMuggers. We rotate movie picks each week, and our tastes are quite different. Tonight, Monday December 16th, we’re watching DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY starring Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, and Vic Morrow.
So why did I pick DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY, you might ask?
- I love car chase stunt movies from the 1970’s! We featured WHITE LIGHTNING with Burt Reynolds on here a couple of years ago. This should be another good 70’s car chase movie for the group. I’ve never actually watched the film before today so I’m really looking forward to it.
- I like the cast, especially Susan George. What’s strange is that Susan is in my least favorite Charles Bronson movie of all time, LOLA, but I don’t hold that against her at all. She’s just so beautiful, and with a filmography that includes STRAW DOGS, SONNY AND JED, MANDINGO, and ENTER THE NINJA, what’s not to love?!!
- I think it’s cool that Peter Fonda did most of his own driving in the film, often driving over 100 miles per hour. I respect actors who are capable of doing their own stunt work…Jackie Chan, Tom Cruise, and now Peter Fonda!
- Quentin Tarantino loves DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY! He selected the film for the first “Quentin Tarantino Film Fest” in Austin back in 1996. He also featured a clip from this movie in JACKIE BROWN. It makes it even cooler that the scene in JACKIE BROWN featured Bridget Fonda, Peter’s daughter! If Tarantino loves it, that’s enough for me!
So join us tonight to for #MondayMuggers and watch DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY! It’s on Amazon Prime.
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Yes, it’s a terrific 70’s action movie – a perfect film to show just how much fun 70’s cinema was!
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70’s cinema is probably my favorite decade.
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It’s mine for sure…every decade has a style and tone that is unique, and this one really resonates with me! Thanks for the comment!
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Yes, that is indeed one of the BEST car chase movies of the 70ies. It is, in fact, together with VANISHING POINT, the only movie I can remember which is a car chase from start to finish.
And it does share the ending as well.
A 70ies masterpiece, IMHO (I won´t join, because I just watched it a couple of months ago a 3rd or 4th time, LOL).
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I’m really looking forward to it!
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You´ll be happy, I bet on that! Let us know then.
Oh BTW, you also shoulda check out the Warren Oates (“the only human being in movies”)/Peter Fonda B-classic RIDE WITH THE DEVIL!
I just love the 70ies, yeah!!
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Those came out together as a double feature on dvd a few years ago. I wish I would have bought it now!
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Oh, I didn´t know that! But yeah, putting those 2 on a DVD is completely reasonable.
I don´t own the DVD either, can´t afford, but you can easily find all these gems on straeming platforms. If ya need a link, just lemme know. 🙂
Happy viewing!!
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