Track of Thunder
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| Track of Thunder | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Produced by | E. Stanley Williamson |
| Written by | Maurice J. Hill |
| Starring |
Tommy Kirk Ray Stricklyn |
| Cinematography | Alan Stensvold |
| Editing by | Verna Fields |
| Studio | Ambassador Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release dates | 15 September 1967 |
| Running time | 83 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,500 (US)[1] |
Track of Thunder is a 1967 stock car racing film starring Tommy Kirk.
Plot
Bobby and Gary are race car drivers and long-time rivals. They are both in love with the same girl, Shelley.
Cast
- Tommy Kirk as Bobby Goodwin
- Ray Stricklyn as Gary Regal
- H. M. Wynant as Maxwell Carstairs
- Brenda Benet as Shelley Newman
- Faith Domergue as Mrs. Goodwin
- Majel Barrett as Georgia Clark
- Chet Stratton as Mr. Regal
- James Dobson as Bowser Smith
- Paul Crabtree as Mr. Bigelow
- Sam Tarpley as Colonel Lee
- Bob Stewart
- Chuck Doughty
Production
Filming started in October 1966 and mostly took place around Nashville.[2]
In real life, Tommy Kirk was a go-karting enthusiast.[3] However he did not remember the movie fondly:
James Dobson was the other big star and he was a complete jerk... as far as I'm concerned, one of the most obtuse and insensitive people I've ever known in my life. I was fooling around with drugs at the time so I was about half awake in that film. I just sort of walked through it and took the money. I don't think it's a completely useless piece of trash like some of the other things I did, but it's not much of a film.[4]
References
- ↑ "Computer Tally of 729 Films, 1968", Variety, 7 May 1969 p 213. Please note this figure is taken from the twenty-odd cities included in Varietys box office reports and consists of total gross.
- ↑ Betty Martin, 'MOVIE CALL SHEET: BRIDGES WILL SWIM AGAIN', Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 20 Oct 1966: D19.
- ↑ "Tommy Kirk is Not Jaded", Ottawa Citizen, 16 February 1963 accessed 2 August 2012
- ↑ Minton, Kevin, "Sex, Lies, and Disney Tape: Walt’s Fallen Star", Filmfax Issue 38, April 1993 p 71
External links
- Track of Thunder at IMDB
- Track of Thunder at TCMDB
- Renata Adler, Track of Thunder review at New York Times 1 February 1968</ref>
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