Fast & Furious: Carsploitation/Hickspolitation Reviews by R.D Francis
Stories centered around cars, hot rods and dragsters. Search for "B&S About Movies" under "critic reviews," for each.
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- DirectorGeorge ArmitageStarsGregg HenryPernell RobertsRobin MattsonA drag-racer enters a local championship race. However, he runs up against the town boss, a corrupt sheriff who has already made arrangements to ensure that his own son wins the race.
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsMartin SheenVic MorrowMichelle PhillipsA deranged desert town sheriff has a murderous habit of forcing speeders to their deaths, until a young man with a souped-up hotrod arrives to possibly end it.
- DirectorH.B. HalickiStarsH.B. HalickiMarion BusiaJerry DaugirdaWhen a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag - thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against Pace and his Eleanor across Southern California.
- DirectorJack VacekStarsJack VacekTrice SchubertEdward AbrahmsTwo highway patrolmen think they are working on the side repossessing cars. But eventually, they realize that they have been tricked and are actually stealing the cars.
- DirectorH.B. HalickiStarsH.B. HalickiChristopher StoneSusan ShawJunkman and movie-maker Harlan Hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him. Full of amazing car chases, fantastic crashes, and edge-of-your-seat action.
- DirectorH.B. HalickiStarsH.B. HalickiMarion BusiaJerry DaugirdaAfter an attempted theft of his daughter's husband's car, LAPD Captain Gibbs declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace - overtaking his boss' betrayal and pursuing the Eleanor as Pace tries to make his getaway.
- DirectorBruce MorrisonStarsCliff RobertsonLeif GarrettLisa HarrowWith the accidental discovery of a lethal bio-agent at her research facility, Dr. Christine Ruben decides to double cross her own government by stealing the deadly formula to keep it out of the clutches of the military, whom she doesn't trust. To make her rendezvous with some confederates who promise to get her out of the country, she recruits daredevil driver Judd Pierson and his partner Casey Lee, who are down on their luck and take the job without knowing what they're getting into.
- DirectorScott HicksStarsJon BlakeCandy RaymondJad CapeljaRon, a young man in his late teens or early 20s, but emotionally younger, has no visible, employable assets, yet rails at his status in life -- blaming everyone for the fact that his dreams are not coming true.
- DirectorMartyn BurkeStarsLee MajorsBurgess MeredithChris MakepeaceA former race car driver's car is confiscated. He rebuilds it and drives to Free California with a teen's help. Agents dispatch a jet pilot to stop him, fearing his autonomy threatens their control.Sci-fi racing featuring car vs. plane.
- DirectorRichard FleischerJohn HustonStarsGeorge C. ScottTony MusanteTrish Van DevereA getaway driver comes out of retirement to pull off one last run - one that could send him to an early grave instead.Bullit redux.
- DirectorLeonard J. HornStarsRobert BlakeCharlotte RamplingPatrick O'NealA country boy wants to make it big as a stockcar racer.Stock cars.
- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsJeff BridgesValerie PerrineGeraldine FitzgeraldA young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen.Stock cars.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsHarry HamlinJoseph BottomsDeborah Van ValkenburghA group of friends race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain road known as Mulholland Drive to see who can claim the title of "King of the Mountain."
- DirectorWalter HillStarsRyan O'NealBruce DernIsabelle AdjaniA getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsCharlie SheenD.B. SweeneyLara HarrisA rookie cop goes undercover and infiltrates a car thief ring.
- DirectorSteve CarverStarsDavid CarradineBrenda VaccaroL.Q. JonesA World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.Motorcycle racing!
- DirectorBeverly SebastianFerd SebastianStarsRoger DavisTricia SemberaDub TaylorGang of robbers use dune buggies for their big heist.Dune buggy robbery!
- DirectorLee FrostStarsWarren OatesChristopher GeorgeJane Anne JohnstoneWhen their moonshiner father is killed by a corrupt deputy, two young girls decide to take over his business and get revenge on the men who had him killed.
- DirectorHarry HurwitzStarsDavid CarradineStockard ChanningChristopher LeeReporter J.J. Dalton (Stockard Channing) wants to write a story about a gruelling three thousand kilometer auto rally through Africa. When her deal to ride with a driver falls through, she hires ex-stuntman Eddie Miles (David Carradine), who is racing against his former employer, the ruthless Count Borgia (Sir Christopher Lee), who becomes their hardest and meanest competitor in the rally. Borgia and his sidekick Feodor (Hamilton Camp) do all they can to thwart the other drivers, but luck and love are on J.J. and Eddie's side.
- DirectorAlan GibsonStarsJoe Don BakerSusan SarandonLarry HagmanRace car driver Walkaway Madden signs up for the big Manilla 1000 off-road race through the Philippines jungle. The photojournalist C.C. Wainwright comes along for the ride.
- DirectorJohn 'Bud' CardosStarsJohn Davis ChandlerSteve EvansMark HopkinsVery rare and seldom-seen, youth-oriented racing movie. It is the story of a young man's dream to get a ride in a top-fuel dragster.Look under "user reviews" for insights.
- DirectorJohn G. ThomasStarsDean StockwellJohn ShepherdCharles DierkopA highway patrolman goes after a ring of hit-and-run drivers known as "Banzai runners," who have fast, expensive cars and stage illegal, dangerous high-speed races on the freeways at night.
- DirectorDon HuletteStarsPerry LangMichael MacRaeMichael SullivanCocky, overconfident motocross champion Jim Dancer and his more mature and levelheaded bike racing buddy Steve Mitchell decide to trek from Mexico to Canada via an unmarked off-road route. During their eventful pilgrimage the carefree fun-loving (and seeking) protagonists encounter a mixed bag of folks who include a perky middle-aged lady who wrecks cars for a living, two sexy swinging babes, a friendly farmer, and a hotshot aspiring motocross rider teen who challenges Dancer to a race. This latter episode ends in tragedy, with the kid taking a fatal spill off his bike. So the kid's gung-ho militant gun fanatic father decides to hunt Dancer and Mitchell down in his sinister souped-up truck.Motor-cross drama; look under "user reviews" for insights.
- DirectorJohn IrelandEdward SampsonStarsJohn IrelandDorothy MaloneBruce CarlisleA trucker framed for murder breaks out of jail, takes a young woman hostage, and enters her sports car in cross-border road race hoping to get to Mexico before the police catch him.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsWilliam SmithClaudia JenningsJohn SaxonAfter his sponsor replaces him with his arch rival, a race-car driver decides to steal the car and race it himself.Drag racing!