Special Delivery (1976 film)

Special Delivery
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Produced by Richard Berg
Written by John Melson
James Edward Grant
Gilbert Ralston
Don Gazzaniga
Starring Bo Svenson
Cybill Shepherd
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography Harry Stradling Jr.
Edited by Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Distributed by American International Pictures
Release dates
July 1976
Running time
99 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Special Delivery is a 1976 American comedy crime film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Bo Svenson and Cybill Shepherd.[1]

Plot

A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is forced to dump the stolen cash into a mailbox, which he then finds is locked until midnight, forcing him to wait until the mailman makes his late night pickup. As he waits, he discovers that his hiding place has been observed by several other people, all of whom want a share of the loot.[2]

Cast

Reception

Vincent Canby of the New York Times was not amused: "Michael C. Gwynne has some good moments as a junkie, but neither Paul Wendkos, who directed the film, nor Don Gazzaniga, who wrote it, is very adept at melodrama and action. The film ends in a car chase of the sort that makes you realize that the screeching of tires has become the most overused and boring sound in movies today."[3]

References

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