Fast Company 1979
"Strap yourself into a car that flies 240 miles an hour down a quarter mile track."
Overview
An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast
William Smith
Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
Claudia Jennings
Sammy
John Saxon
Phil Adamson
Nicholas Campbell
Billy 'The Kid' Brocker
Don Francks
Elder
Cedric Smith
Gary 'The Blacksmith' Black
Judy Foster
Candy
Robert Haley
P.J.
George Buza
Meatball
David Graham
Stoner