| Checkered Flag or Crash | |
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| Directed by | Alan Gibson |
| Produced by | Fred Weintraub Paul Heller |
| Written by | Michael Allin |
| Starring | Joe Don Baker Susan Sarandon |
| Music by | Norman Sachs Mel Mandel |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Editing by | Allan Holzman |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
| Release date(s) | 1977 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Checkered Flag or Crash is a 1977 film about off-road racing through the Philippines jungle, starring Joe Don Baker and Susan Sarandon and featuring Larry Hagman, Alan Vint and Parnelli Jones. It was written by Michael Allin and directed by Alan Gibson.
Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden (Baker), nicknamed that because of his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla 1000 off-road race. Photojournalist C.C. Wainwright (Sarandon) intends to ride with him in that race. But Walkaway just wants to get rid of her. Fast-talking promoter Bo Cochran (Hagman) wants the race completed by any means necessary.