After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in a private investigator to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come and show up his men, one of the officers is a former girlfriend who's more than willing to help him out in any way she can.
Stunts
Over 100 cars destroyed — no CGI, just absolute carnage.
Practical Effects
Every crash is real metal screaming into other real metal.
Acting
Tyne Daly elevates every scene she's in. The men? Vroom vroom.
Director
Earl Bellamy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Earl Bellamy directed 1,200+ TV episodes including The Dukes of Hazzard, which explains the obsession with car destruction.
This exists in the forgotten ecosystem between Vanishing Point and Smokey and the Bandit — too grim for comedy, too silly for noir.
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