Stock Car Race - Höllenjagd auf heißen Pisten (1977)
Geschwindigkeit ist seine Droge – schon seit frühester Kindheit. Sobald Wendell Scott im Auto sitzt, juckt der rechte Fuß. Doch als Taxifahrer dürfen gewisse Regeln nicht mißachtet werden. Als er eines Tages Zeuge einer Verfolgungsjagd zwischen Polizei und Alkoholschmugglern wird, brennen bei Wendell die Sicherungen durch. Nicht nur, dass er sich spontan an der Jagd beteiligt...
Der Regisseur:
Michael Schultz
Der Autor:
Melvin Van Peebles
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Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott |
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Beau Bridges as Hutch |
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Pam Grier as Mary Jones |
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Cleavon Little as Peewee |
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Vincent Gardenia as Sheriff Cotton |
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Bill Cobbs as Mr Jones |
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Noble Willingham as Billy Joe Byrnes |
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Richie Havens as Woodrow |
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Earl Hindman as Beau Welles |
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Julian Bond as Russell |
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Minnie Gentry as Wendell’s Mother |
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Lucy Saroyan as Hutch’s Wife |
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Bruce Atkins as Deputy Turner |
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Georgia Allen as Mrs. Jones |
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Steve Fifield as Deputy Drinkwater |
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Bill Cobbs as Mr. Jones |
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Maynard Jackson as Minister |
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Danny Nelson as Wayne Carter |
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Clara Dunn as Restaurant Owner |
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Alvin Huff as Moonshiner |
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Willie McWhorter as Wendell Jr. |
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Frederick 'Dennis' Greene as Slack |
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Bill Connell as Speedway Announcer (voice) |
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Charlie Briggs as Race Official (uncredited) |
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Clebert Ford as Passenger (uncredited) |
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Marc Gowan as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Woni Spotts as Child in the Audience (uncredited) |
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Chris Sterling as Deputy (uncredited) |
| Directing | Michael Schultz | Director |
| Writing | Leon Capetanos | Writer |
| Writing | Lawrence DuKore | Writer |
| Writing | Melvin Van Peebles | Screenplay |
| Writing | Melvin Van Peebles | Writer |
| Writing | Ken Vose | Writer |
| Production | J. Lloyd Grant | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Bell | Executive Producer |
| Production | James E. Hinton | Associate Producer |
| Production | Hannah Weinstein | Producer |
| Editing | Randy Roberts | Editor |
| Editing | Bob Wyman | Editor |
| Editing | Christopher Holmes | Editor |
| Production | Teddy Stewart | Casting |
| Art | Jack Senter | Art Direction |
| Art | James L. Berkey | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Cunningham | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Henderson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob O'Bradovich | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Terence A. Donnelly | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Preston L. Holmes | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ralph S. Singleton | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ken Swor | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Dwight Williams | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Charles Bail | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Don Cahn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lee Chaney | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Dennis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Billie Owens | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Arthur H. Pullen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Harlan Riggs | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Hank Salerno | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Candy Flanagin | Special Effects |
| Crew | Thomas R. Ward | Special Effects |
| Crew | Ted Duncan | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Neil Castles Sr. | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Whitey Hughes | Stunts |
| Crew | Don Pike | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Dick Colean | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John T. Dustin | Camera Operator |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Celia Bryant | Costume Design |
| Camera | George Bouillet | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |