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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry is a 1974 movie directed by John Hough.

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry tells the story of Larry and Deke, two racers who pull a heist in order to buy a faster car. They are joined by Mary, a local girl, as they escape a fleet of police cars led by Vic Morrow’s Captain Franklin. The movie follows the path created by 1971’s Two Lane Blacktop – Peter Fonda is the obsessed racer, Adam Roarke the mechanic and Susan George plays “the girl.” Yet, these characters are given more dialogue – much of it cliched and pointless. Fonda in particular creates a universally unlikeable character. However, the movie excels on the open road – featuring a number of terrific chases and stunts. The wreckage throughout the movie is spectacular and the police as comic foils predates and possibly inspires Smokey and the Bandit.

THE BEST – Vic Morrow

Morrow’s rule breaking, Johnny Cash-esque cowboy police captain carries the narrative part of the movie. His Franklin commands scenes with an easygoing authority – even when operating with a boring secondary plot.

THE WORST – Anything Peter Fonda Touches

Fonda is either especially skilled at portraying characters with no redeemable traits or he’s simply reflecting his natural personality. Either way, his non-existent charisma seems only an extension of the vehicle he’s driving.

FOX FORCE FIVE RATING – 3.5/5

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry is a fun car chase movie filled with brilliant stunts. It’s worth a watch.

Race With the Devil is a 1975 movie directed by Jack Starrett.

Race With the Devil tells the story of two vacationing couples who are terrorized after witnessing a satanic ritual. Peter Fonda and Warren Oates play the leads – Oates carries the movie as his Frank boasts an extraordinarily natural everyman appeal, while Fonda’s Roger is miscast in any scene that doesn’t involve him racing. Lara Parker’s Kelly does a great job reacting to the terrors inflicted on the group – comprised of virtually every character the foursome encounter in a 400-mile radius. The implausibility of the story affects the movie’s tension, but there are enough highway chases and shootouts to satisfy.

THE BEST – Peter Fonda is Surprisingly Not a Dick

It’s odd to watch Fonda assume the role of an emotionally healthy man. Typically, his characters are juvenile, mean-spirited, man-child types consumed with motorcycles or cars. He actually exhibits a few moments of tenderness throughout the movie.

THE WORST – A Tale of Two Actors

Other than his famous last name, I’m never sure what Fonda brings to a role. He’s never a dynamic presence and often his only character trait is petty subversiveness. Any other actor could have easily played his part in Race With the Devil. However, Oates is easily one of the most natural actors of his generation. He perfects the unassuming nature of his characters, which is a vastly underrated acting skill.

FOX FORCE FIVE RATING – 3.75/5

Race With the Devil is a creative hybrid of horror and 70s chase genres. It’s worth a watch – especially if you’re a Warren Oates fan.

Phantom of the Paradise	5
Aguirre, the Wrath of God	4.75
Breathless	4.75
On the Waterfront	4.75
Stalker	4.75
Accattone	4.5
Bad Day at Black Rock	4.5
Band of Outsiders	4.5
Black Sunday	4.5
Gone in 60 Seconds	4.5
La Grande Bouffe	4.5
Paths of Glory	4.5
Pierret Le Fou	4.5
Pixote	4.5
Rashomon	4.5
Rosemary's Baby	4.5
Sanjuro	4.5
Solaris	4.5
The Ascent	4.5
The Conformist	4.5
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly	4.5
The Passion of Joan of Arc	4.5
Thief	4.5
Vertigo	4.5
Vivre sa Vie	4.5
A Woman is a Woman	4.25
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul	4.25
Barry Lyndon	4.25
Chinatown	4.25
Dillinger	4.25
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai	4.25
Le Samourai	4.25
Network	4.25
Once Upon a Time in the West	4.25
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant	4.25
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith	4.25
The Devils	4.25
The Duellists	4.25
Two Lane Blacktop	4.25
Woyzeck	4.25
American Boy	4
Babylon	4
Burn!	4
Caliber 9	4
Cobra Verde	4
Cross of Iron	4
Cut-Throats Nine	4
Deliverance	4
Election	4
In the Name of the Father	4
Lady Snowblood	4
Le Petit Soldat	4
Paris is Burning	4
Permanent Vacation	4
Pickpocket	4
Requiem for a Gringo	4
Revolver	4
Revolver	4
Shadows	4
Singles	4
Sorcerer	4
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin	4
The 400 Blows	4
The Battle of Algiers	4
The Cruel Ones	4
The Decline of Western Civilization	4
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser	4
The Grand Duel	4
The Great SIlence	4
The Killing	4
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie	4
The Mercenary	4
The Moment of Truth	4
The Moment of Truth	4
The Shooting	4
The Wild One	4
The Yakuza	4
Touki Bouki	4
Un Flic	4
Waterloo	4
Z	4
Companeros	3.75
Dark of the Sun	3.75
Devil Times Five	3.75
Dirty Ho	3.75
Django	3.75
Four of the Apocalypse	3.75
Keoma	3.75
Race With the Devil	3.75
Requiescant	3.75
Rolling Thunder	3.75
Suburbia	3.75
Sympathy for the Devil	3.75
Syndicate Sadists	3.75
The Joke	3.75
The Master Touch	3.75
The Tough Ones	3.75
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders	3.75
Blood and Black Lace	3.5
Death Race 2000	3.5
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry	3.5
Django Kill: If You Live, Shoot!	3.5
His Name Was King	3.5
Navajo Joe	3.5
Nighthawks	3.5
Suspiria	3.5
The Hunting Party	3.5
The World's Greatest Sinner	3.5
City on Fire	3
El Topo	3
Il Boss	3
Man Hunt	3
Branded to Kill	2.5
Foxy Brown	2.5
The Italian Connection	2.5
Vanishing Point	2.5
Massacre: Mafia Style	2
The Thing	2