The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Pressman
Screenplay by	David Kirkpatrick
Story by	Mark Rosin
Produced by	David Irving
Starring	Claudia Jennings; Jocelyn Jones; Johnny Crawford;
Cinematography	Jamie Anderson
Edited by	Millie Moore
Music by	Craig Safan
Production; company	Yasny Talking Pictures II
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	August 18, 1976;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (also known as Dynamite Women^[2]) is a 1976 American crime comedy film^[3]^[4] directed by Michael Pressman (in his directorial debut).

Plot[]

Busting out of prison, Candy Morgan (Claudia Jennings) gets out of her jumpsuit and robs a small Texas bank, with lighted sticks of dynamite. She is assisted by bank teller Ellie-Jo Turner (Jocelyn Jones), who has just been fired for persistent lateness and "total lack of character." Later, Candy picks up Ellie-Jo hitchhiking. The two tightly outfitted women decide to team-up and become a modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" (or "Bonnie and Bonnie"). They meet Sim (Johnny Crawford) robbing a convenience store, and take him hostage. Knowing good gigs when he sees them, he makes the dynamite duo a threesome.

Cast[]

Claudia Jennings as Candy Morgan
Tara Strohmeier as Pam Morgan
Jocelyn Jones as Ellie-Jo Turner
as Boyfriend
as Carol
as Mr. Sherman
Oliver Clark as Officer Andy
Tom Rosqui as Jason Morgan
as Todd
Danny Sullivan as Young Texan
Bart Braverman as Freddie
as Bank Teller
Jim Boles as Mr. Ralston
Christopher Pennock as Jake
Priscilla Pointer as Miss Harris
Johnny Crawford as Slim

Reception[]

Variety called it "a good example of a well-made exploitation film which works on two levels, providing kicks for the ozoner crowd and tongue-in-cheek humor for the more sophisticated."^[2] Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "Like every other low-budget, regional melodrama of this kind, the movie is virtually constructed of automobile chases in which every shot of the lead car turning a corner, hitting a bump or swerving to avoid a truck must be repeated by a shot of the pursuing car dealing with the same set of circumstances."^[5] Linda Gross of the Los Angeles Times stated, "Producer David Irving makes an auspicious first feature debut in this stylish and enjoyable fantasy about friendship among thieves."^[6]

References[]

^ "'Texas Dynamite Chase' Breaks Big in Houston". BoxOffice. August 30, 1976. SW-1.
^ ^a ^b "Film Reviews: The Great Texas Dynamite Chase". Variety. August 18, 1976. 24.
^ "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase". www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ Canby, Vincent (March 12, 1977). "2 Kinds of Pursuits in Films". The New York Times. 25.
^ Gross, Linda (October 20, 1976). "Bank Robbing, Female-Style". Los Angeles Times. Part IV, p. 15.

External links[]

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase at IMDb

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[1] "'Texas Dynamite Chase' Breaks Big in Houston". BoxOffice. August 30, 1976. SW-1.

[variety-2] "Film Reviews: The Great Texas Dynamite Chase". Variety. August 18, 1976. 24.

[3] "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase". www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[4] "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[5] Canby, Vincent (March 12, 1977). "2 Kinds of Pursuits in Films". The New York Times. 25.

[6] Gross, Linda (October 20, 1976). "Bank Robbing, Female-Style". Los Angeles Times. Part IV, p. 15.

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