Body Dumper Icon: Fred Dryer
This is the ultimate example of mid 80’s hard ass Dumper pushing. “Hot Pursuit Part 1” was the name of this episode from the television show Hunter. “Hot Pursuit” is a sick title, but those Dumper peel outs brah…. game over. Fred Dryer was a pro football player who became a Hollywood stick man. Although he never made it big in the feature film ranks, his mark on network prime time lives on forever. I used to watch this show when I was young. It was a staple of my evening youth. I had as much admiration for Hunter busting punks as I did for Bill Cosby’s humor.
It’s very important to take notes on this clip. Sick Dumper peel outs with hubcaps flying off first come to mind. But don’t underestimate the cinematic strength of Hunter putting the gumball siren on the hood. Just as monster as the gum ball placement is the BD chassis sway. Watch the frames drop 2 feet when they start swerving, all that loose sheet metal flopping back and forth. This is what dreams are made of. Even though this was the mid 80’s there are still so many texbook BDs in circulation. Watch all those pedestrians do Dumper swerves as Hunter closes in. Priceless. I think it’s fitting that he is driving the best BD on screen: Sinister smooshed era pony with a green finish only known to exist in hell. Monster.
