Traxx (film)
| Traxx | |
|---|---|
 Priscilla Barnes & Shadoe Stevens | |
| Directed by | Jerome Gary |
| Produced by |
Gary DeVore (producer) Richard McWhorter (producer) |
| Written by | Gary DeVore |
| Starring |
Shadoe Stevens Priscilla Barnes Willard E. Pugh Robert Davi |
| Music by | Jay Gruska |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Maccari |
| Editing by | Michael Kahane |
| Distributed by | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group |
| Release dates | August 17, 1988 |
| Running time | 1 hr 28 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Traxx is a 1988 action/adventure comedy film, starring Shadoe Stevens, in the title role, and Priscilla Barnes.
Plot Summary
After battling his way through El Salvador, the Middle East and Nicaragua, Traxx decides to retire to a life of baking gourmet cookies. When he finds himself in need of money, Traxx decides to hire himself out as the "Town Tamer" and begins cleaning up Hadleyville, Texas of its lowlife street scum. However, things do not go as smoothly as he would have hoped. Crime boss Aldo Palucci brings in the dreaded Guzik brothers to get rid of Traxx in a showdown in the streets.
Cast
- Shadoe Stevens as Traxx
- Priscilla Barnes as Mayor Alexandria Cray
- Willard E. Pugh as Deeter
- Robert Davi as Aldo Palucci
- John Hancock as Chief Emmett Decker
- Hugh Gillin as Commissioner R.B. Davis
- Michael Kirk as Deputy Mayhew
- Raymond O'Connor as Tibbs
- Herschel Sparber as Guzik #1
- Jonathan Lutz as Guzik #2
- Lucius Houghton as Guzik #3
- Darrow Igus as Wendell
- Rick Overton as Frank Williams
- Robert Miano as Arturo
- Steve Boles as Lonnie
- J. Michael Hunter as Matt
- Leon Rippy as Killer
- Darrow Igus as Wendell
- Arlene Lorre as Celeste
- Wally Amos as Famous Amos
- Wallace Merck as Jerome
- Jerry Colker as Kent
Trivia
Wally Amos, a famous cookie maker known his Famous Amos brand cookies, makes an appearance in this film, publicly recommending Traxx's cookies before taking a taste and spitting it up in a garbage can.
A speaking part in the film was given away as part of the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 as the Weekly Top 40 Challenge in March, 1987. Ironically, Rick Dees and Shadoe Stevens were compeditors, each hosting weekly "Top 40" radio shows.<Weekly Top 40 March 3, 1987></ref>
External links
- Traxx at the Internet Movie Database