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5.4/10
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The new owner of a motel in the California desert has a run-in with a gang of delinquent teenage hot rod drivers.The new owner of a motel in the California desert has a run-in with a gang of delinquent teenage hot rod drivers.The new owner of a motel in the California desert has a run-in with a gang of delinquent teenage hot rod drivers.
Jeffrey Byron
- Jamie Phillips
- (as Tim Stafford)
Charles Thompson
- Charley
- (as Charles P. Thompson)
Roxanne Albee
- Dancer in Floral Outfit
- (uncredited)
Stuart Nisbet
- Surgeon
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe featured "Hot Rod to Hell" is a modified 1958 Chevrolet Corvette. Modifications include the removal of the front grille and bumper and the addition of the roll bar and Halibrand mag wheels. The amount of blue smoke trailing the car in many of the shots suggests the engine was burning oil and close to failure.
- GoofsTom is driving home on Christmas Eve in a freezing storm, yet when they show the car radio you can see the heater controls are off and the temp lever is all the way on cold.
- Quotes
Highway Patrol officer: These kids have no place to go and they want to get there at 150 miles an hour.
- Alternate versionsFilm was first released to theaters at 92 minutes. When the film was later aired on ABC network television, eight minutes of footage was added to the running time. The 100 minute TV version is now shown regularly on the TCM channel.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TCM Guest Programmer: Mark Mothersbaugh (2007)
- SoundtracksSongs
(No actual song titles given in the credits)
Written by Fred Karger and Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman
Performed by Mickey Rooney Jr and his Combo
Featured review
I'm rating this film high due to the fact it was one of those that seemed to make a big impact to a 10-year-old kid when I first saw it, and incredibly, still seems to hold some of that original charm. Made in 1966 but supposedly not released until a year later (although I swear I remember seeing in sometime in '66 on TV), it is basically a cautionary tale with some good tense action and decent acting. Fast-paced and furious, as a kid I found it to be quite scary and disturbing, and I remember worrying about what might happen to the family during their plight. This is a very rare sleeper that is difficult to find, much less on DVD, but I am happy to report that Netflix now offers it as a rental! Nine stars for the nostalgia of it all!
- atomic_age57
- Oct 15, 2010
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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