Fourseedycriminaloutcastsrisktheirlivesinpursuitofredemption，bothlegalandmoral，bydrivingunreliabletrucksstockedwithnitroglycerinethroughdangerouslandscapetocapanoilwellfireinaCentralAmericanbananarepublic.Featuringatrance-likescorebyTangerineDreamandavisceral，astonishingperformancebyRoyScheider，Friedkin'sreinterpretationofClouzot's1953masterpieceisperhapsthebestremakeofalltimeandisamongFriedkin“求爱ostdaringworks.Threesequencesalone-achaoticcarcrashinBoston，theunloadingofcharredbodiesinaCentralAmericanvillage，andtheexplosivesladentruckscrossingaricketystorm-b​​lownbridge-renderSorcereraclassicandretaintheirpowertomakeaudiencesgasp.ReleasedthesameyearasStarWars，Friedkin'saudaciou求爱asterpiecerepresentsthebraverroadabandonedbythestudiosystem。