Director J.Lee Thompson directed this film and the fifth and final installment in the original five-film series franchise.In the welcoming scene for the new sheriff, HowardJohnson- as chairman of the welcoming committee - practices his speech (with an awful pun) before looking up and seeing the arrival of the sheriff:It is my privilege to extend thelaurel and heartyhandshake o our new.The police thriller spawned many debates about the political stance of the film and the complex issue of the conflicting rights of victims, suspects, and society.At her stove as she was about to cook up six eggs for him, she asked as she suggestively thrust out her chest at him: "How do you like them?" - referring not to the eggs but to her breasts in his line of sight.