Moving Violation (1976)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Charles S. Dubin

Writers:

William W. Norton (writer)
David Osterhout (writer)

Release Date:

July 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Cam and Eddie have just witnessed a murder ... but there's no one they can tell .. because in this town the cops are the killers!

Plot:

Eddie Moore is a young drifter passing through the small town of Rockfield when suddenly he gets harassed...

Plot Keywords:

Car Crash | Small Town | Car Chase | Witness | False Accusation

Cast

Stephen McHattie	...	Eddie Moore
Kay Lenz	...	Cam Johnson
Lonny Chapman	...	Sheriff Rankin
Will Geer	...	Rockfield
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Albert	...	Alex Warren
Elliott Apstein	...	Rockfield Deputy
George Ball
Norman Bartold
May Boss	...	Housewife (as May R. Boss)
Rick Braverman	...	Short Order Cook
Francis De Sales	...	The Lawyer
Bob Golden	...	Rockfield Deputy
Ted Hartley	...	District attorney
Ralph James	...	Rockfield Deputy
Paul Linke	...	Frank
Dick Miller	...	Mack
Jack Murdock	...	Bubba
David Osterhout		(as David R. Osterhout)
Michael Quinn
John S. Ragin	...	Agent Shank
Dennis Redfield	...	Tylor
Bob Terhune	...	Bus Driver
Michael Ross Verona	...	Harvey
Jason Wingreen	...	Psychiatrist

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Ryder Sound Services)

Certification:

Norway:16 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Netherlands:18

Filming Locations:

Moorpark, California, USA

Company:

Santa Fe Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: The damage on the front of the Pontiac Ventura disappears and reappears between shots.

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever Part 4 (2009) (V)

Not bad for a "drive-in" type movie

I had my doubts about this movie because it was a Roger Corman production. This usually means very low production values. I was surprised as to how good it was. What helped was that it was on a preminum channel with no cuts, edits or commercials. The only thing that I did not like was the car chases because they were speeded up way too much. I was almost like the Keystone Cops. I don't mind chases that are slightly speeded up but these were like a cartoon. The performances by Steven McHattie, Kay Lenz, Lonny Chapman and Eddie Albert were all first rate. I recommned it as a Sat. afternoon movie.