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Jackson County Jail

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Los Angeles advertising executive Dinah Hunter (Yvette Mimieux) leaves her sexist employer and husband. Driving back to New York City to begin a new job, Dinah has her car and identification stolen by hitchhikers. Unable to establish her identity, Dinah is thrown in jail, where she kills the night guard after he rapes her. Dinah escapes with truck hijacker Coley Blake (Tommy Lee Jones), and the couple goes on the run, pursued by Sheriff Dempsey (Severn Darden).

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John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 09/02/2011
3/4
A woman's American odyssey becomes a road trip from hell, making her a victim of and then a fugitive from a corrupt political justice and law enforcement system that might as well be an extension of the betrayals of her workplace and home. Go to Full Review Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 01/08/2006
3.5/5
Bucks the b-movie conventions by forsaking simple car chases and explosions for a surprisingly insightful little tale of rape and escape. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/26/2005
2/5
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Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Feb 26 What an underrated gem. The characters were great in this movie. I loved the story of how a girl goes from a innocent hard working woman to a fugitive. Like previous movies I would've love to have seen more of Robert Carradine. Still It was cool seeing a younger Tommy Lee Jones. His character was my favorite. Timothy Treakle See more delysid d @RT67044741 04/11/2018 Tommy Lee Jones Kicks ass in this Old school redneck movie See more 03/27/2017 Odotettua parempi b-leffa. Panostaa enemmän dialogiin ja tarinaan kuin nämä yleensä. Nuori Tommy Lee Jones on hyvä. ***- /5 See more 01/17/2013 Must see. The man can run. See more 10/27/2012 Does not reflect well on men as the only decent guy the lead meets is a repeat convict. The rest include a boss who berates her, her cheating husband, a youth who carjacks her, a cop who wrongfully arrests her, and a deputy who rapes her. See more 04/18/2012 A good, gritty little exploi from the Corman era of likewise films. Most interesting for an early glimpse of Tommy Lee Jones at work. And he's great in this too! It's got its cheese, as all these films do, and some other B-movie issues here and there, but the story is great, the acting is good and they do a lot with their budgetary constraints. Not a classic of the genre, but certainly no stinker either. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Miller

Director

Yvette Mimieux

Dinah Hunter

Tommy Lee Jones

Coley Blake

Robert Carradine

Bobby Ray

Severn Darden

Sheriff Dempsey

Howard Hesseman

David
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Synopsis Los Angeles advertising executive Dinah Hunter (Yvette Mimieux) leaves her sexist employer and husband. Driving back to New York City to begin a new job, Dinah has her car and identification stolen by hitchhikers. Unable to establish her identity, Dinah is thrown in jail, where she kills the night guard after he rapes her. Dinah escapes with truck hijacker Coley Blake (Tommy Lee Jones), and the couple goes on the run, pursued by Sheriff Dempsey (Severn Darden).
Director
Michael Miller
Producer
Jeff Begun
Screenwriter
Donald Stewart
Production Co
New World Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 13, 2018
Runtime
1h 25m
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