The Stokes are all at once society’s downtrodden losers, and countercultural heroes, revealing – and reviling – an American dream slanted in favour of wealthy white men and turned sour for everyone else.

…a neglected classic of the exploitation genre…

An irreverent road movie which toys with its prey in a number of inventive ways

It's a chaotic endeavor, but this Demme's happy place, working to generate as much commotion as possible before viewers catch on to the thinness of the material.