Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
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46% of critics liked it
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65% of users liked it
(5,638 ratings)
Three outlaws hit the road until the road hits back in this supercharged action thriller. Larry (Peter Fonda) is a stock car driver whose reckless nature has caused him a long run of bad luck. Larry and his friend and mechanic Deke (Adam Roarke) need money if they're to get a new car and get… More Three outlaws hit the road until the road hits back in this supercharged action thriller. Larry (Peter Fonda) is a stock car driver whose reckless nature has caused him a long run of bad luck. Larry and his friend and mechanic Deke (Adam Roarke) need money if they're to get a new car and get back in competition, so they map out a plan to hold up a grocery store after 150,000 dollars has been dropped off for payroll and working cash. The heist goes as planned, except for one little hitch -- Larry spent the night before with his occasional girlfriend Mary (Susan George), and she has planted herself in Larry's car and isn't about to budge. With Mary along for the ride, Larry and Deke try to outrun the cops and make their way to freedom, though lawman Franklin (Vic Morrow) is determined to shut them down. Much loved by both gearheads and action film fans for its hair-raising stunt work and solid performances from the leading cast, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry was a surprise box-office hit in 1974, grossing nearly 30 million dollars in its initial release. Roddy McDowall appears uncredited as the manager of the supermarket. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Hough
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1974 Wide
- Studio
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
What little narrative or characterization shows up on screen could barely fill an abridged short story.
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, Time Out
The script, about small-timers who wished they were bigger, is soon totally undermined by Fonda's most complacent performance to date and Susan George's sub-Goldie Hawn antics.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
The film is so bereft of emotion and so full of physical movement that it's possible this is a point that John Hough, the director, and the screenwriters wanted to make. It's a very small point to be made by such a noisy picture.
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R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry is a classic heist chase picture driven by a somewhat dated premise and paper-thin characters.
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Simon Abrams, Slant Magazine
Peter Fonda makes a better badass in Dirty Mary than he does a milquetoast in Race with the Devil.
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Cast
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Peter Fonda
as Larry
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Susan George
as Mary
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Adam Roarke
as Deke
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Vic Morrow
as Franklin
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Kenneth Tobey
as Carl Donahue
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Roddy McDowall
as George Stanton
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Lynn Borden
as Evelyn Stanton
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Adrian Herman
as Cindy
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Janear Hines
as Millie
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Elizabeth James
as Dispatcher
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Edna MacAfee
as Seller at Swapmeet
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Eugene Daniels
as Hank
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Thomas Castranova
as Steve
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William Campbell
as Sur
