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Hot Rod (1979)

Hot Rod

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1h 37m

May 25th, 1979

6.8/10

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Synopsis

A freewheeling drag racer enters a local championship meet and finds himself head-to-head with the tyrannical town boss who has already arranged for his own son to win.

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Cast

Gregg Henry
Brian Edison
Pernell Roberts
Sheriff Marsden
Robin Mattson
Jenny
Grant Goodeve
Sonny Munn
Robert Culp
T.L. Munn
Royce D. Applegate
Johnny Hurricane
Topo Swope
Sprout
Ed Begley Jr.
Clay
Bruce M. Fischer
Cannonball
Eric Holland
Barry Hogue
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Directors

George Armitage
Full cast & crew

Producers

Sam Manners
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

George Armitage
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Keywords

corruption
police
car race
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 29th, 1982 (Italy) (Canale 5)
May 25th, 1979 (United States of America)
May 25th, 1979 (United States of America) ABC TV

Alternative Titles

Rebel of the Road
Hot Rod (original title)
Kaftes volides (Greece) (video title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Alviso, California, USA (opening scenes)
Baylands Raceway Park - 44333 Christy Lane, Fremont, California, USA
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA

Running Times

97 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

ABC Circle Films

Distribution Companies

Video Elit (Greece) (distributed by)
Cine-TV-Video Productions (Greece)
Joy Video (Greece) (for Cine-TV-Video Productions)
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Other Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (titles and opticals) (as MGM)
Cinemobile System (location equipment)
La Da Productions (music editing)
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