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Hot Rods to Hell

Year:

1967

Duration:

92 min | USA:100 min (Turner library print)

Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.2

Director:

John Brahm

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1967-01-27

Filming Locations: Lake Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Mimsy Farmer

Dana Andrews

Tom Phillips

Jeanne Crain

Peg Phillips

Laurie Mock

Tina Phillips

Paul Bertoya

Duke

Gene Kirkwood

Ernie

Jeffrey Byron

Jamie Phillips (as Tim Stafford)

George Ives

Lank Dailey

Hortense Petra

Wife at Picnic

William Mims

Man at Picnic

Paul Genge

Policeman

Peter Oliphant

Little Boy

Harry Hickox

Bill Phillips

Charles P. Thompson

Charley

Mickey Rooney Jr.

Combo Leader

Stuart Nisbet

Surgeon (uncredited)

Liz Renay

Hazel (uncredited)

Christopher Riordan

Student (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Man Seated at Bar (uncredited)

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Trivia

Originally made for television in 1966, but released first in theaters and drive-ins instead.

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Final film of veteran director John Brahm.

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This film was originally announced by MGM in July 1955 as another juvenile delinquent drama to follow up on the box-office success of Blackboard Jungle (1955). The studio had purchased the short story "The Red Car" by Alex Gaby prior to its publication (as "Fifty-Two Miles to Terror") in the January 14, 1956, issue of "The Saturday Evening Post". The January 20, 1956, New York Times reported that Richard Thorpe was set to direct the screenplay by Rod Serling, with studio head Dore Schary personally producing the picture. On March 24 the Times reported that the project was "postponed indefinitely" and "casting difficulties were cited as the reason for the decision to halt preparations."

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Goofs

It's Winter in Massachusetts, yet the tress, shrubs and grass outside the hospital after Dana Andrew's accident are lush & green.

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When Tom knocks on the motel door and the shot switches to show Gloria and Ernie in the room the number 18 is visible on the door, but when the shot switches out to show Tom talking to Ernie, the number is not there.

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It's Christmas in Massachusetts, yet the tress, shrubs and grass outside the hospital after Dana Andrew's accident are lush & green.

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Quotes

Jamie Phillips: All girls are nuts!

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Highway Patrol officer: Do you know what he did with that ticket I gave him? He and his son played tic-tac-toe on the back of it. You'd think people would grow up enough to know that the law doesn't belong to the cops; it belongs to them!

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Highway Patrol officer: These kids have no place to go and they want to get there at 150 miles an hour.

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Faq

What year is the Corvette used in the film?

The featured "Hot Rod to Hell" in the film is a 1958 Chevrolet Corvette. The car was modified from an original '58 Vette appearance by the removal of the front bumperettes, the lower front valence, and the grille. In addition, a roll bar was added.As for the drivetrain, the Vette featured a manual transmission and, most likely, a 265 V8 engine. Inexplicably, the soundtrack of the engine (which was added later) was that of a European engine (most likely that of a Ferrari - in fact, the same soundtrack of the engine is used for the 1967 film "Spinout," starring Elvis Presley).In addition, the Vette was clearly having mechanical issues during filming, as it is frequently trailed by a cloud of blue or white smoke, indicating an engine malfunction (likely a blown head gasket or valve trouble).

What about the "T" hot rod. I'd like to know more about it.

It was a 1927 "T" is all I can see. I'd like to know more.

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