Les fourgueurs

Several members of actor-director Dom DeLuise's family have roles in this film. They are sons David DeLuise, Peter DeLuise, Michael DeLuise, and wife Carol DeLuise [aka Carol Arthur].

[1:09:05]When the '78 or '79 Trans-Am explodes, it is replaced with a early-model Camaro '70 to '73 for the destroyed car.

This film's opening prologue states: " "The picture you are about to see was inspired by true stories from police department files throughout the U.S....sort of."

On original 1.66:1 film negatives intended for exhibition at movie theaters in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, the "far view" version of the 1976 Columbia Pictures "Sunburst" logo in 1.85:1 (cropped to 1.66:1 to open movies by Columbia in 1.66:1 released during the 1976-1981 era) is used. On home media and TV, the Academy ratio version is used instead.

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