《火速搭档》该讲述了两个不良少年情侣到一个南方小镇，谎称是某个死去的人的朋友，并企图继承他的家产。一个由谎言编织出来的真爱故事。故事里没有人是清白的。吸毒者、同性恋、私生子、赌博、遗产诈骗等，貌似警察还算个好人。故事阴暗，人心险恶。
Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis' overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and tell the story as truthfully as he could.
