{"id":7892,"date":"2015-08-27T05:17:47","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T19:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.streetmachine.com.au\/news\/ripper-car-movies-dirty-mary-crazy-larry-1974"},"modified":"2023-08-15T14:13:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T04:13:21","slug":"ripper-car-movies-dirty-mary-crazy-larry-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.streetmachine.com.au\/features\/ripper-car-movies-dirty-mary-crazy-larry-1974","title":{"rendered":"DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY (1974): RIPPER CAR MOVIES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TRUE fans of old-school car flicks have an inherent skill: the ability to don rose-coloured glasses when it comes to the corny dialogue or mediocre acting that can mark many of these otherwise awesome films. I am the master of denial in this regard, and will normally leap to the defence of any classic being treated with disdain. But I’m afraid Dirty Mary Crazy Larry has broken me.<\/p>\n
With the unconventional but tenacious Sheriff Everett Franklin (Vic Morrow) hot on their heels, the trio embark on a high-speed stoush with local police. Their souped-up ’66 Impala holds it own against the onslaught of black-and-whites, but it’s later swapped for a ’69 Dodge Charger, which is when the action steps up.<\/p>\n