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Joe Don Baker + muscle cars + 1977 chaos = cinematic gasoline.
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Speedtrap (1977)

V8-poweredgrittysleazy-chic

Overview

ActionDramaCrime

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.

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Content warning
police chase

Standout Aspects

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.

Best for:Friends: Bad movie night with people who appreciate practical stunts.·Rewatch: Spotting which car stunts nearly killed the drivers.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry to endless engine revs.
Earl Bellamy

Director

Earl Bellamy

ReleasedSep 1, 1977
Runtime1h 53m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
First Artists
Interamar

Top Cast

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Pete Novick

Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly

Niffty Nolan

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Billy

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Spillano

Morgan Woodward

Morgan Woodward

Captain Hogan

Timothy Carey

Timothy Carey

Loomis

Lana Wood

Lana Wood

New Blossom

James Griffith

James Griffith

Wino

Roberta Collins

Roberta Collins

Ms. Hastings

John Furlong

John Furlong

Police Officer #2

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Trivia

Earl Bellamy directed 1,200+ TV episodes including The Dukes of Hazzard, which explains the obsession with car destruction.

Cultural

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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