Hot rod is a 1979 american madefortelevision drama film directed by george armitage and. Hot rod tv movie 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. There were actually two paint job f85s and dont forget moms station wagon. Here is a collection of vintage hot rod visual culture. Gregg henry, robert culp, pernell roberts, robin mattson, grant goodeve. Hot rod a 1979 made for tv movie starring gregg henry. We really enjoyed it and we wish it was available on dvd or video. A drag racer gregg henry enters a local championship race with a 1965 plymouth. Rebel of the road 1979 excellent hot rod movie with 1950s rock n roll. A hot rod is a typically american car with a large engine modified for linear speed hot rod may also refer to. Hot rod 1979 a dragracer enters a local championship race. One of the bigger street rod mags did an article on this several years back. Hot rod 1979 a young drag racer gregg henry enters a race which the town boss robert culp tries to fix for his son grant goodeve. Cast and crew credits for hot rod, 1979, directed by george armitage, with lisa cori, erik holland, royce d applegate, at turner classic movies.
Gregg henry, robert culp, robin mattson, pernell roberts. However, he runs up against the town boss, a corrupt sheriff robert culp who has already made arrangements to ensure. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. It was a street racer movie, thats what i came up with, and we shot that in 15 daystv was not generous with their time. The complete 1979 made for tv film hot rod, or also know as rebel of the road a classic film that has made men lust over the willys coupe, and has no doubt shaped the landscape of modern hot rodding to a small degree. I would like to find out more info on the munns root beer cutlass from the movie. The film was made by abc circle, a division of abc. However, he runs up against the town boss, a corrupt sheriff robert culp who has already made arrangements to ensure that his own son grant goodeve wins the race. A young drag racer gregg henry enters a race which the town boss robert culp tries to fix for his son grant goodeve. However, he runs up against the town boss, a corrupt sheriff robert culp who has already made arrangements to ensure that his own son grant.
I was pleasantly surprised that the acting, with one exception, was pretty darn good. Hot rod 1979 or rebel of the road full movie willys coupe. Youll find no movie with better intrigue, drama, action, but most of all the soul. Hot rod, movie made for tv, 1979 pictures provided by. Movies like hot rod 1979 if you like hot rod you are looking for movies about with drag racing, car race, police, corruption, contest, radio dj and hot rod themes of drama genre shot in usa. Hot rod rapper born 1985, american rapper and recording artist from phoenix, arizona. Region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Arrangements have already been made for sonny munn to win the race. The plot in this one has our hero brian edison henry heading to the fictional munns rootbeer drag race nationals held in lyons, california the racing scenes were filmed at fremont, ca. Apr 1, 20 hot rod a 1979 made for tv movie starring gregg henry, pernell roberts, robert culp, and ed begley, jr.
Hot rod is a 1979 american madefortelevision drama film directed by george armitage and starring gregg henry and pernell roberts. Hot rods graceful decent symbolizes the fall of am radio which highlights the already glaring. Hot rod 1979 mf tv movie robert culp pernell roberts dvd. Hot rod is an awesome drag racing movie with a thrilling highoctane story line and soundtrack sometimes lowbudget, madefortv movies blitz their bigscreen counterparts, and the 1979 cult classic hot rod is a good example. He is also the sponsor of the winner take all, munns rootbeer national drag racing competition. Find movie and film cast and crew information for hot rod 1979 george armitage on allmovie. Enjoy categoria pessoas e blogs licenca licenca padrao do youtube musica. A drag racing tv movie by the underrrated george armitage that might seem rather unambitious at first. In an interview with nick pinkerton, george armitage stated, and. Hot rod original soundtrack original soundtrack songs. Dec 30, 20 we recently caught wind of hot rod akarebel of the road, a madefortv movie from 1979. In an interview with nick pinkerton, george armitage stated, and i went over there and talked to them, they said.
What we really liked is that it was a fairly accurate reflection of that time period. My husband and i are avid movie watchers and we enjoy all genres. I loved this movie when i was a kid, and i still love it today. I own a car that had a very small part in the movie and created a tribute willys to mimic the star car. Yup, that is the paint job 1969 f85 oldsmobile from hot rod for all you hot rod fans out there, bill taggart and his parents owned the oldsmobiles used in the movie. Hot rod aka rebel of the road 1979 dvd vermont movie store. With gregg henry, pernell roberts, robin mattson, grant goodeve. However, he runs up against the town boss a corupt sherriff who has already made arrangements to ensure his own son wins the race. Brian edison, a young hot rodder, has come to town to enter the competition. Jun 27, 2016 sometimes lowbudget, madefortv movies blitz their bigscreen counterparts, and the 1979 cult classic hot rod is a good example. Rebel of the road 1979a young california hotrodder battles the evil sponsor of a drag race championship. This movie makes smokey and the bandit look like a love story. Amazing film with balding everyman who rolls into a racing town with a hot rod and a saxophone. Hot rod 1979 george armitage cast and crew allmovie.
Hot rod 1979 hot rod 1979 the image could not be loaded. Its one thing to here your dad tell stories about his old car when you are a little kid but when you see one in a movie. Overview of hot rod, 1979, directed by george armitage, with lisa cori, richard davis, royce d applegate, at turner classic movies. Facebook muted a few scenes because of music, but you can catch the unmuted version on our youtube channel. Scenes filmed at the now defunct baylands raceway park also called the fremont drag strip in san jose california. May 20, 2012 favorite movie quotes fromhotrod 1979. Rebel of the road this madefortv movie starred gregg henry, grant goodeve and robert culp.
Circumstantial evidence points to the innocent teenager when his car is involved in a hitandrun accident and he must reconcile with his father. Facebook muted a few scenes because of music, but you can. Excellent hot rod film with lots of 1950s rock n roll. A good guy, saxophoneplaying hot rodder versus a crooked businessman whos out to fix the races. If you like cars, some great rock and roll, pretty girls, and the good guy winning this movie i think youll like. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title hot rod. Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps.
Europe is the only act who appears more than once on the soundtrack to hot rod, with four cuts from 1986s the final countdown album included here though not the title tune, which was doubtless too expensive to license, while the rest of the disc is dominated by similarly overblown mid80s fare from moving pictures, stacey q, cutting crew. Im thinking it was borgeson, but i could be wrong, but it was a major parts manufactuer that bought it and actually pro streeted it tubbed and tucked i cant remember which mag, all i do remember was a few of us talking how sad it was that a car with history had to meet such a fate. Gasser nation hot rod 1979 movie condensed just the good. Project 1979 chevrolet camaro z28 hot rod magazine hot rod. A young man builds a hot rod despite the disapproval of his father, a juvenile court judge. We found this movie to be the best hot rod movie made in years. Favorite movie quotes fromhotrod 1979 discussion in the hokey ass message board started by dr. Jan 01, 2011 hot rods 1979 chevrolet camaro project car gets a heart thanks to a gm performance parts ls3 engine. Jan 06, 2020 the 1979 film hot rod, also known as rebel of the road, is a lowbudget madefortv film directed by george armitrage, who later directed a few renowned films such as grosse pointe blank. The plot is the buildup of the willys for drag racing, you can almost smell the tire smoke not much of an artistic movie but this is the movie that all gearheads need to see. 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.
Hot rods munns root beer cutlassfrom the movie hot rod. Hot rod is a 1979 american madefortelevision drama film directed by george armitage and starring gregg henry and pernell roberts production. Hot rod 1979 movie condensed just the good stuff willys gasser. Bottlenosed dolphins are accurately represented in this incredible film. Every christmas i find a hot rod dvd for huzbuns collection and this was the 20 pick. The straight axle willys and stealing a hemi in the film hot rod 1979 jbsjunk april 6, 20 at 6. Young gun mechanic brian edison gregg henry is a loner wrenching his way across the states and dreaming of racing with the big guns. The movie stars gregg henry, a judge reinholdresembling actor, along with pernell roberts of bonanza fame, robin mattson as the love interest. Hot rod 1979 made for tv movie condensed down to 45 minutes. Hot rods oval racing hot rod transformers, several fictional robot superhero characters in the.
Badass willys coupe movie,its what started the flame for me. Video and audio quality were perfect we had no issues either in video or audio. Rebel of the road was a 1979 madefortv movie starring gregg henry, grant goodeve and robert culp. Jan 23, 2009 the petersen crew takes a ride in the wildest hot rod youve ever seen. A young hot rodder, needing money to go to college, decides to participate in an illegal drag race. Unlike the existential pap ofvanishing point ortwolane blacktop, hot rod is from the era ofgearheads who. A 1940 willys with a hemi, 1969 cutlass, 1965 plymouth that they call a dodge drag racing and street racing. Shakespeare county raceway 2015 nsra hot rod drags, off the start line duration. Im not a movie critic but i gave the movie five stars for the cars alone.
Hot rod 1979 allmovie movies and films database movie. I wish i could find the complete flick, all i could find were bits. A hot rod is a typically american car with a large engine modified for linear speed. A young racer attempts to win a dragstip competition where the outcome has already been fixed by the local mob, in this film alternately known as hotrod and rebel of the road. Hot rod aka rebel of the road dvd movie starring robert. Has all the elements of a bad movie, including a dude who pulls the sax out of the car crash before his homie. This one is a classic any fan of hot rods will want to see. Its all about the munns root beer nationals at the bayland drag strip in freemont,califorina, and every competitor who doesnt run a munns decal on their car is harrassed by the corrupt local cops. The movie with the greatest random precision used in film since any movie ever. Look up hot rod in wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hot rodaka rebel of the road dvd movie starring robert.
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