poor dinah hunter ( yvette mimieux ) represent through no fault of her own and she end up incarcerate while drive from los angeles to new york . her first night and the guard on duty force himself on her and she accidentally kill him in self defense . with the assistance of modern outlaw coley blake ( tommy lee jones ) and she break out of jail and spend the rest of the picture on the lam . to be honest and for a b movie describe a a chase picture and i be expect more actual chase throughout and but it a fine little film just the same . with it gritty and raw feel and but ultimately feminist point of view and it have a fair bit go for it . the unexpectedly poignant interchange between dinah and coley provide the film with a solid anchor while both mimieux and jones deliver superb performance . jones in particular and in his very first substantial film role and ignite the screen a a weary and cynical and born criminal ( i have to like his line i be bear dead ) . the two star be ably support by robert carradine a a seemingly benign hitchhiker who reveal his true color later and howard hesseman a dinahs unfaithful husband and severn darden a the local sheriff and and mary woronov a a loyal friend of coleys . nicely direct by michael miller ( who remake this for tv just two year later a outside chance ) and write by donald stewart and the film itself do have a downbeat and cynical and fatalistic vibe and and really come to life for a stirring and breathless conclusion . flavorful music by loren newkirk also really hit the spot while the film do slow down ever so slightly at some point and but successfully maintain a sense of urgency and a the cop be never really far behind . it a fine example of down south drive in 1970 fare and thoughtful and interesting and and just plain fun . positive .