Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)

Director:

John Hough

Writers:

Leigh Chapman (writer)
Antonio Santean (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

17 May 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

They don't call them that for nothing.

Plot:

Mary and Larry are two lovers who, with Larry's ace mechanic, rob a grocery store and flee the police...

Plot Keywords:

Mechanic | On The Run | Driver | California | Robbery

Cast

Peter Fonda	...	Larry
Susan George	...	Mary Coombs
Adam Roarke	...	Deke Sommers
Kenneth Tobey	...	Carl Donahue
Eugene Daniels	...	Hanks
Lynn Borden	...	Evelyn Stanton
Janear Hines	...	Millie
Elizabeth James	...	Dispatcher
Adrianne Herman	...	Cindy Stanton
Tom Castranova	...	Steve
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 #1
Sonny Dukes	...	Swapmeet Character #2
Beau Gentry	...	Swapmeet Character #3
Bob Hirshfield	...	Swapmeet Character #4
Bill Catching	...	Roy Bailes (as William Catching)
Jody Carlson	...	Telephone Operator
Tom Howard Jr.	...	Trooper #1
Craig Kelly	...	Trooper #2
Larry Luttrell	...	Trooper #3
Gary McLarty	...	Trooper #4
Bob Minor	...	Trooper #5
Jerry Summers	...	Trooper #6
Dick Warlock	...	Trooper #7
Ted White	...	Trooper #8
Jerry Wills	...	Trooper #9
Al Wyatt Jr.	...	Trooper #10
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 (in alphabetical order)
Leigh Chapman		writer
James H. Nicholson		story (uncredited)
Antonio Santean		writer
Richard Unekis		novel "The Chase"

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

Cinematography by
Michael D. Margulies		(as Mike Margulies)

Film Editing by
Christopher Holmes

Production Design by
Philip Leonard

Makeup Department
Wes Dawn	....	makeup artist
Charlene Johnson	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Maurice Vaccarino	....	unit production manager

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

Art Department
Michael Ross	....	property master

Sound Department
Donald F. Johnson	....	production sound mixer (as Don Johnson)
Donald F. Johnson	....	sound mixer (as Don Johnson)

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
Phyllis Garr	....	wardrobe mistress

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

Production Companies

• Academy Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Magnetic Video (1980) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Pacific Title  titles

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Academy Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Three Chargers were used in the film; Two 1969 Dodge Chargers (one "R/T" and one coupe), and one 1968 Dodge Charger (coupe). Two of the Chargers were intentionally damaged in the front (after a scene where the Charger collided with the truck), and there is a notable difference in the damage from car to car

Goofs:

Continuity: After Deke and Larry leave Mary at the store to get something for Deke's hand, the windshield of the blue Chevy has a small crack on the left. The very next shot showing the windshield shows a much larger crack.

Quotes:

Larry Rayder: You know what a man would do right now if he were smart?
Deke Sommers: What?
Larry Rayder: I don't know, I thought you'd know.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Radar Secret Service (#6.20)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

TIME (Is Such A Funny Thing)

It's worth the pain. Really.

I too watched DMCL again last month after a period of many years, and I have to say that I love it, even though it's truly crap. The dialogue's hackneyed, the plot's over-simplistic and filled with randomly-inserted chunks of juvenile self-indulgence and Susan George's performance tends to make me claw at my ears like a mangy dog but if, like me, you hate what the computer age has done to the car chase, you can't help but enjoy it.

The fact is, you've got a bright yellow '69 Charger at full pelt, outrunning a bunch of genuine Mopar pursuit cars and being rammed by a helicopter - filmed on a road, with a camera. What more do you want? In terms of real action, with no digital effects, speeded-up film or dodgy miniatures, it's up there with The Gumball Rally. And yes, the scene with Vic Morrow standing at that crossroads as the helicopter swoops down to meet him does have a certain resonance.

This film is pretty poor, make no mistake, but as an example of how cars were crashed in the good old days I reckon it should be in a museum...