The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Pressman
Screenplay by	David Kirkpatrick
Story by	Mark Rosin
Produced by	David Irving
Starring	Claudia Jennings Jocelyn Jones Johnny Crawford
Cinematography	Jamie Anderson
Edited by	Millie Moore
Music by	Craig Safan
Production company	Yasny Talking Pictures II
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	August 18, 1976 (1976-08-18)[1]
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (also known as Dynamite Women^[2]) is a 1976 American crime comedy film^[3][4] directed by Michael Pressman (in his directorial debut).

Plot

Busting out of prison, Candy Morgan gets out of her jumpsuit and robs a small Texas bank, with lighted sticks of dynamite. She is assisted by bank teller Ellie-Jo Turner, who has just been fired for persistent lateness and "total lack of character." Later, Candy picks up Ellie-Jo hitchhiking. The two tightly outfitted women decide to team-up and become a modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde". They meet Slim robbing a convenience store, and take him hostage. Knowing good gigs when he sees them, he makes the dynamite duo a threesome.

Cast

Reception

Variety called it "a good example of a well-made exploitation film which works on two levels, providing kicks for the ozoner crowd and tongue-in-cheek humor for the more sophisticated."^[2] Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "Like every other low-budget, regional melodrama of this kind, the movie is virtually constructed of automobile chases in which every shot of the lead car turning a corner, hitting a bump or swerving to avoid a truck must be repeated by a shot of the pursuing car dealing with the same set of circumstances."^[5] Linda Gross of the Los Angeles Times stated, "Producer David Irving makes an auspicious first feature debut in this stylish and enjoyable fantasy about friendship among thieves."^[6]