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classic automotive movies.
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Ford vs. Ferrari
with
Christian Bale, Matt Damon
As Enzo Ferrari's fast Rosso-Corsa racing cars dominate the
mid-1960s motorsport world, the American car designer, Carroll
Shelby, is forced to retire after winning the demanding 1959 24
Hours of Le Mans endurance race. But, before long, an unexpected
proposition by the Vice President of Henry Ford's motor company, Lee
Iacocca, will offer an opportunity to beat the Italians at their own
game.
Now, under those pressing circumstances, the British
sports car driver and racing engineer, Ken Miles, reluctantly agrees
to lend a hand and improve the firm's image, as Ford's race team has
less than ninety days to rewrite history. As a result, the
non-conformist duo comes up with the mighty Ford GT40 Mk I
high-performance racing car. Can Shelby and Miles break Ferrari's
streak?
Color, 2 hr., 32 min. (2019)
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V-766
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THE LAST AMERICAN HERO
(AKA Hard Driver)
Back in Stock!
Starring Jeff
Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ned Beatty, Gary
Busey, among others.
This is 5 stars if you are a true
race fan, a classic movie based on the younger days of Junior
Johnson.
(1973) Color, 94 min.
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V-1385
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Catch Me If You
Can
with Matt Lattanzi and Loryn Locklin
If you
can't win the race, move the finish line... A hotshot car racer
persuades the class president of a small Minnesota high school to
gamble on illegal car races to raise money for their school facing
closure.
(1989) Color, 106 min.
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V-1267
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Aloha, Bobby and Rose
with Paul Le Mat
and Dianne Hull
In 1970s
Hollywood, small-time auto mechanic Bobby (Paul Le Mat) and fast
food waitress Rose (Diane Hull) meet and fall in love. They dream of
a life in Hawaii, and talk of living there in the near future.
One night, Bobby’s prank of the “fake” robbery of a convenience
store with a shotgun backfires: A young shopkeeper is killed in an
accidental homicide.
Following the accident, Bobby and Rose
become fugitives, and Rose becomes worried about the future of her
five-year-old son. They decide to go on the run in Bobby’s 1968
Chevrolet Camaro.
(1975) Color, 88 min.
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V-1204
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Born to Run
with Richard Grieco
Stylish
film about drag racing, girls, friendship, following dreams and
sticking it out.
He’s the reigning king of
the blacktop, where there no limits and winning is all that matters.
Color, 97 min, (1993, Made for TV). Rated R.
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V-1117
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Two-Lane Blacktop
With James
Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird & Dennis Wilson
Drag
racing east from L.A. in a souped-up ‘55 Chevy are the wayward
Driver and Mechanic (singer/songwriter James Taylor and the Beach
Boys’ Dennis Wilson, in their only acting roles), accompanied by a
tagalong Girl (Laurie Bird). Along the way, they meet Warren Oates,
a Pontiac GTO-driving wanderer, and challenge him to a cross-country
race.
But no summary can do justice to the existential punch
of Two-Lane Blacktop. Maverick director Monte Hellman’s
stripped-down narrative, gorgeous widescreen compositions, and
sophisticated look at American male obsession make this one of the
artistic high points of 1970s cinema, and possibly the greatest road
movie ever made.
(1971) Runtime 102 min.
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V-1075
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Buck Privates Come Home
(Abbott & Costello)
With Bud
Abbott, Lou Costello, Tom Brown, Joan Fulton, Nat Pendleton
Bud and Lou return to civilian life in this hysterical
slapstick adventure that Film Bulletin called “by far the most
hilarious comedy ever made by Abbott and Costello.”
Slicker
Smith (Abbott) and Herbie Brown (Costello) are caught with Evey, a
young stowaway they have smuggled on board their ship when returning
from Army duty in Europe. Held by immigration authorities, Evey
manages to run away and finds Slicker and Herbie peddling “silk”
ties in Times Square. Just when they are about to be arrested, Evey
helps them escape. Deciding they need to find someone to adopt Evey,
they look for her “Aunt” Sylvia (Joan Fulton).
Sylvia’s
fiancé is a midget-car racer certain to win an upcoming race if he
can only get his car out of the garage, where it is being held for
unpaid bills. Pooling their cash, Slicker and Herbie are helping to
get the car on track when the police show up. Herbie accidentally
starts the car and leads the police on a madcap cross-country race
that’s become one of the most hilarious and memorable in film
history.
(1947), B&W, 77 min.
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V-992
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Fever Heat
with Nick Adams, Jeannine Riley, Norman Alden,
Vaughn Taylor
"Ace"
Jones had been to the top of the dirt track circuits… but fortunes
change. Ace was down and looking for a way out. Would he turn his
back on a chance for one more big win?
Fever Heat was Nick Adams’ last
film (Rebel without a Cause, Picnic, Mr. Roberts among others)
before his untimely death. He is joined by a strong cast, including
Jeannine Riley (Petticoat Junction) in this passionate look at the
skill and intrigue of the roots of auto racing, the dirt oval.
(1968)
Color, 109 min.
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V-990
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To Please a Lady
with Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck,
Adolphe Menjou, Will Geer
A ruthless race-car driver falls
for a crusading journalist out to clean up the sport.
(1950) B&W,
91 min.
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V-955
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THE CROWD ROARS
with James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ann
Dvorak, Eric Linden
Famous
motor-racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete
in a local race. He discovers his younger brother has aspirations to
become a racing champion and during the race Joe loses his nerve
when another driver his killed, leaving his brother to win. Joe's
luck takes a plunge whilst his brother rises to height of fame.
(1932) B&W, 85 min.
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V-954
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The World's Fastest
Indian
with
Anthony Hopkins, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell
The story of New Zealander Burt Monro who broke the land-speed world
record at the Bonneville Salt Flats on his rebuilt 1920 Indian
motorcycle.
Color, 127 min, (2006)
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V-871 DVD
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3
The
Dale
Earnhardt Story
2-Disc Collector's Edition
Golden Globe and Emmy nominee
Barry Pepper is perfectly cast as NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt in the
ESPN original movie “3”
Growing up in the shadow of his father Ralph, Dale Earnhardt is
driven to prove that his dreams of professional racing can be a
reality. But when his own son, Dale Jr., wants to follow in his
footsteps, Dale reacts the same way as his stubborn father – until a
moving realization helps both him and his son fulfill their
destinies on the track.
From his humble beginnings to the triumph and tragedy of his career,
this true-life story provides a thrilling look at the man called
“The Intimidator” by rivals and friends alike. Packed with hours of
exclusive bonus footage and interviews from the ESPN archives, this
2-disc special edition DVD is the ultimate account of racing’s
legendary hero.
BONUS FEATURES
- Exclusive Interviews
With Dale Earnhardt
- An Inside Look At The Legend
- Spectacular Racing
Footage From Dale's Best Races On ESPN
- The Making Of "3"
Featurette
- Documentary On
The Life & Legacy Of Dale Earnhardt
- And Much More!
Run Time – 395 Minutes
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V-873 DVD
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Roar of the Crowd
with Howard Duff, Helene Stanley, Dave
Willock, Louise Arthur
"Johnny Tracy, son of veteran
race driver Pop Tracy, is working his way up on the racing circuit,
but is urged by his sweetheart, Marcy Parker, to give up the track
if he wants to marry her. He persuades her to marry him on the
promise that he will quit after racing once in the Indianapolis 500,
but he is injured in a qualifying race and goes to work as a spark
plug salesman for Mackey, an old family friend. He is a failure at
selling but Marcy changes her attitude towards his racing, and he
qualifies for the 500. Race-car drivers Johnnie Parsons, Duke Nalon,
Manuel Ayulo (not the actor Manuel Ayuso) and Henry Banks play
themselves." (Les Adams).
(1953) 71 min.
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V-765 DVD
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Days of Thunder
with Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman,
Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes
Cole
Trickle enters the high-pressure world of NASCAR racing. He's a hot
driver with a hot temper, and this attitude gets him into trouble
not only with other drivers, but members of his own team as well.
(1990) Color, 107 min.
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V-V865-DVD
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Hot Rod
(a.k.a.
Rebel of the Road)
with Gregg
Henry, Pernell Roberts, Robin Mattson, Grant Goodeve,
Robert Culp, Ed Begley Jr.
The plot in this one
has our hero Brian Addison (Henry) heading to the
fictional Munn's Rootbeer Drag Race Nationals held in
Lyons, California (the racing scenes were filmed at
Fremont, CA). Addison is driving a 1965 Plymouth that is
short on looks but is filled with a fire-breathing
426-Hemi. Meanwhile, papa-Munn (Culp) has the drag races
fixed so that his kid, Sonny Munn (Goodeve), will win
the races and go on to certain fame-and-fortune. How
does he do that? Every competitor that doesn't run a
Munn's decal on his car gets harassed by the local
corrupt cops. Addison immediately develops an
adversarial relationship with Sonny Munn, who drives a
hopped-up 1969 Olds Cutlass. Their first confrontation
in a street race results in Addison's Plymouth being
destroyed in a crash. A sympathetic junkyard owner gives
Addison a 1941 Willys if he promises to beat the hated
Munns. The speed-shop owner throws in a 6-71 GMC blower
just for kicks, and Brian installs the Hemi engine from
the Plymouth into the Willys. Well, alright! Sonny Munn,
with the cops’ help, then steals the Willys and blows
the Hemi by over-revving it. Brian's only hope is to
steal another Hemi engine out of a local police car so
that he can continue to race. Lyons, CA, apparently is
the only place on the planet with Hemi-engined AMC
Matador police cars, but don't get sidetracked with
details... Does he eventually defeat Sonny Munn in
the Nationals to preserve the honor of good guys
everywhere? Do you have to ask? The story is
preposterous, the acting is horrible, and the writing is
ridiculous, but this one is still a must-see!
(1979) Color
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V-857 DVD
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Red Line 7000
with James Caan, Laura
Devon, Gail Hire, Charlene Holt, John Robert Crawford
The story of three racing drivers and the three
women who constantly have to worry for the lives of
their boyfriends. Jim Loomis and Mike Marsh drive for
Pat Cassarian. Jim is expecting his fiancée Holly, but
before she arrives, he dies in a race. Since she hasn't
got the money to travel back, she stays. The young and
very ambitious talent Ned Arp joins the team and
immediately starts wooing Pat's sister Julie. Third in
the team is womanizer Dan McCall, who brings with him
his current girlfriend Gabrielle from Paris. So the
basic theme of this soap is "Who with whom?"
(1965) Color, 110 min.
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V-858 DVD
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Thunder in Carolina
With Rory Calhoun, Alan Hale,
Connie Hines
A legendary
stock car racer (Rory Calhoun) is fast on the track and
faster with the women in his life, leading to action on
and off the speedway. Calhoun is forced to retire after
a nasty crash that left one leg permanently injured.
With nothing much to do, Calhoun takes a young garage
owner, John Gentry, under his wing and teaches the eager
mechanic how to race. Gentry soon becomes obsessed with
racing and practically forces his beautiful wife, Connie
Hines (Mister Ed), into Calhoun’s arms after he
(Gentry) has become smitten with a racetrack groupie.
Realizing that he has made a mistake, Calhoun cooks up a
plan to snap Gentry back to reality, and reunite him
with his wife. Alan Hale Jr. (Gilligan s Island’s
beloved The Skipper) is the happy-go-lucky mechanic.
Filmed on the same South Carolina track as Tom
Cruise’s Days of Thunder thirty years later,
the Southern 500 was considered the World Series of
Stock Car Racing. Appearances by Buck Baker, Joe
Caspolich, Neil Castles, Sr., Joe Eubanks, Shep Langdon,
Francis Thompson, Curtis Turner, Joe Weatherly.
(1963) Color, 92 min.
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