theNomad’s review published on Letterboxd:
"Well well my knights in shinning armor, Mr Tall and Mr Small... you like music doncha Johnny."
Jolene (Jeannine Riley) while intoxicated
The amazing Robert Blake as Big John, the smallest motorcycle cop on the force. He's bored with his job but gets a chance at the big time when hes invited by Sheriff Harve Poole (Mitch Ryan) to work a homicide case.
I re-watched this as part of a mini Robert Blake marathon. Of course this was the first movie penciled in due to being a huge fan since being a kid. Thankfully its a movie thats aged gracefully like a Peckinpah or Malick classic, sadly director James William Guercio only made one feature (guess at least we can safely say its his masterpiece). Even though I re-watched it purely for Blake hes almost outdone by actress Jeannine Riley as lonely waitress Jolene, her drunken monologue is such a glorious moment. It also features a truly memorable ending and cinematography to die for (those Arizonian desert highways go on as far as the skies and have never looked as breath taking).