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hyped garbage

Best movie ever!

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Starring the late, great Claudia Jennings and the very interesting Jocelyn Jones. The film has a very simple, straightforward story-2 girls rob banks using sticks of dynamite to force the tellers to hand over the cash. They then hit the road in a stolen car to do the same thing all over again somewhere else.The film actually has some very unique ideas. I won't give those away here. What is the interest in this film though? Why has it become a cult film? I think the answer is the actors. Claudia Jennings photographed very well. Jocelyn Jones has a good screen presence in everything she does-a sort of innocence and Johnny Crawford looks very good on camera. Let's be honest here: what woman or gay man doesn't look at Johnny nude on film and find him very attractive. And a surprise-we actually see a quick glimpse of male genitalia from two different men here. Something that most actors don't allow especially once they've made a name for themselves. So, attractive actors, good acting and some chase scenes that really hold your attention, I can see why there is still interest in this. Sure, nothing too deep here but it is obvious that Claudia Jenning's short shorts inspired the "Daisy Dukes" costume and I would imagine that the idea for Thelma and Louise was born out of a viewing of this film. It's not bad. I think most people will probably enjoy it.

What is sexy? Who is to say? I love this film as a pure 70's sexploitive romp. Best Claudia Jennings film by far, her attitude and openness is both sexually empowering and strangely vulnerable. The film is well enough made for this low-budget genre, good paced and campy good music. Certainly a precursor to Thelma and Louise. You know the scenario- one girl is desperate and does something wrong, she goes on the lam, and picks up some strange folks along the war.Some really sexy outfits fill the movie and rarely a bra anywhere to be found. Full of of humor and improbable scenarios, crime ( in many various forms) and of course 70's-style casual soft porn, this film delivers about 75% of the time. Not a bad ratio, and one worth viewing.

I suppose that I'm a sucker for films of this "sexy bank robbers on the run" category, but I found, to my great surprise, that I really enjoyed this minor entry to the genre. Viewers will no doubt be reminded of earlier films such as "Gun Crazy," Bonnie and Clyde" and "Butch Cassidy...," and of course the later "Thelma and Louise," as this movie enfolds. All those others are certainly superior films, but "Texas Dynamite Chase" still has a lot going for it. Claudia Jennings and Jocelyn Jones make for one sexy team, and the twangy/jangly honkytonk music, authentic-looking locations and credible script make for a very realistic experience. The only thing I had a hard time believing, actually, is just how far these gals get in their bank-robbing spree. The picture also concludes very surprisingly; I certainly did not see that one coming! Despite Danny Peary's comments to the contrary in his book "Cult Movies 2," I found Jennings' performance to be very good, indeed. What a shame that we lost her to a car accident shortly after this picture was made. Her sad real-life fate only makes the high-speed car chases in this film all the more affecting.

Occasionally sexy but unexceptional, routine programmer about two female bank robbers (who also pick up an amiable guy along the way and make him their partner). The movie looks flat (it's no surprise that the director later worked almost exclusively on TV flicks) and is full of implausible situations staged to move the story along, but the cast at least makes it tolerable. (**)