▁action ▁film ▁enthus iast s . ▁Howard ▁Thompson ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁said , ▁" Ex cept ▁for ▁some ▁dut iful ▁spl atter ing ▁of ▁g ore , ▁it ▁t icks ▁along ▁rather ▁stead ily , ▁under ▁Richard ▁Fle ischer ' s ▁un ru ff led ▁direction . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁take - it - or - le ave - it ▁air ▁that ▁sn ug ly ▁su its ▁the ▁star ' s ▁performance , ▁or ▁vice ▁vers a ." ▁The ▁scene ▁in ▁which ▁Nancy ▁and ▁Maj est yk ▁drive ▁away ▁in ▁a ▁pick up ▁tr uck ▁with ▁R enda ' s ▁men ▁in ▁hot ▁purs uit ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁ch ase ▁sequences ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁following ▁the ▁recent ▁tr end ▁of ▁those ▁in ▁Bull itt ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁and ▁The ▁French ▁Connection ▁( 1 9 7 1 ). ▁ ▁T ie - ins ▁The ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁Company ▁used ▁scenes ▁lic ensed ▁from ▁the ▁movie ▁showing ▁extreme ▁driving ▁of ▁Maj est yk ' s ▁Ford ▁Pick up ▁tr uck ▁during ▁commer ci als ▁for ▁its ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Ford ▁tr uck s . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁films ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁' Mr . ▁Maj est yk ', ▁Internet ▁Movie ▁Database ▁( 1 9 7 4 ). ▁Retrieved ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁' El more ▁Leonard ▁Week : ▁El more ▁on ▁Cl int ▁East wood , ▁Bruce ▁Will