7cb1d79195 Two highway patrolmen think they are working on the side repossessing cars. But eventually, they realize that they have been tricked and are actually stealing the cars. Smokey is a highway patrolman in California who decides to make some extra money with his partner by repossessing cars (and even the occasional boat) whose owners have been lax in making payments. That's it for the plot. This movie wasn't made to be plot-heavy. It was made to show various car chases and have tires screeching. And it does. When Smokey finds out some of the repo'd vehicles are actually stolen and on the 'hot sheet' he and his cop partner have to swing into action to make sure they don't end up in the slammer.<br/><br/>Lotsa car chases and stunts, a little romance (Smokey finds himself a tolerant girlfriend) and some reasonably likable characters make this a fun movie to watch if you're into drive-in movies from the (sadly) long-gone 1970s – when the livin' was free and easy. Looks like some of the movie was filmed on the Pacific Coast Highway, I might add. No studio stuff here . . . <br/><br/>TIME TO BURN RUBBER. Highway patrolman Smokey (amiable Jack Vacek) decides to make some extra cash on the side working as a repo man. Complications ensue after Smokey and his bumbling partner Ed (likable Ed Abrams) discover that the cars they have been repossessing are actually stolen.<br/><br/>Director/co-writer Vacek keeps the simple, yet still enjoyable story hurtling along at a constant zippy pace, maintains a winningly breezy'n'easy lighthearted tone throughout, and stages the stirring and spirited vehicular carnage with rip-roaring aplomb (a set piece involving two police cars and a pick-up truck in a storm drain rates as the definite rousing highlight). Moreover, Vacek and Abrams display an utterly engaging loose and natural chemistry in the lead roles, Patrice Schubert contributes an appealing turn as the sweet and tolerant Jordan, and Heidi Schubert adds plenty of sass and spark as perky greasy spoon waitress Tami. The funky-throbbing score hits the get-down groovy spot. The bright cinematography by Tony Syslo and Ron Sawade provides an attractive sunny look. An entertaining romp.
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