America's DJ Dick Clark and Robert Walker Jr. star as two country boys who decide to rob a pile of cash from a bootlegger, assisted by the man's restless wife (Diane Varsi). But the heist doesn't go as planned and takes a tragic turn. The trio of would-be thieves then takes off for California, but with the police already on their tail, it's clear that a trail of blood and death is going to follow them all the way there.
Acting
Dick Clark's genuinely unhinged performance — America's oldest teenager snaps
Cinematography
Gritty Carolina backroads that reek of sweat and desperation
Production
Real bootleg locations that probably weren't exactly permitted
Director
Bruce Kessler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Merle Haggard appears in a rare acting role before becoming country music royalty. He allegedly took the gig for quick cash between gigs.
This was part of a brief 1968-69 wave of 'hicksploitation' films capitalizing on Bonnie and Clyde's success with rural antiheroes. It bombed. Hard.
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