A big hit at the time -this was from Jim Nicholson, who was going to make it for his new post-AIP company. He died before filming began.
It's a 70s car chase movie so has a nihilistic tone and some cool cars. Peter Fonda looks groovy as the robber in cahoots with Adam Roarke. I always thought this was a Fonda-Susan George film but really it's about a trio - Roarke is with them the whole way! As Edgar Wright says the title should really include his character's name.
Roarke starts the film busting a girl in a shower and tying up her and her daughter who are both terrified - to blackmail Roddy McDowall into giving Fonda money. So I didn't like Roarke or Fonda much. I did like sexy sulky Susan George getting in their car without knowing what was going on.
But these aren't terribly interesting people having interesting adventures. Vic Morrow glowers in the seat of a helicopter or behind a desk. It quite like the shock ending where they died all ploughing into a train but really Roarke should have died earlier to give this some extra kick.
A big hit when it came out - one of Fonda's most successful movies.
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