Der rasende Charlie (1979)
Kurz nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg will sich der Ex-Soldat Charlie einen großen Traum erfüllen: die Teilnahme an einem Motorradrennen von St. Louis nach San Francisco. Das Geld dafür treibt er auf kreative Art ein, nun fehlt nur noch ein Service-Team, das ihn bei dem Rennen unterstützt. Auf seiner Suche nach Kandidaten lernt er die hübsche Grace kennen, die darauf besteht, ihren sechsjährigen Sohn auf die Tour mitzunehmen. Eine verrückte Reise nach St. Louis nimmt ihren Lauf.
Der Regisseur:
Steve Carver
Der Autor:
Michael Gleason
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David Carradine as Charlie Swattle |
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Brenda Vaccaro as Grace Wolf |
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L.Q. Jones as Floyd |
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R.G. Armstrong as Al Barber |
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Terry Kiser as Lester Neal |
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Jesse Vint as Calvin Hawk |
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Noble Willingham as Pop Bauer |
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Ralph James as Bill Bartman |
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David Hayward as Cannonball McCall |
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Stephen Ferry as Official |
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Tracy Harris as Black Man |
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Robert Plumb as Drummer |
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Jack Brennan as Howard Johnson |
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Lynda Abbott as Waitress |
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Hal Earley as Owen Hazlitt |
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William S. Bartman as Second Farmer |
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Whit Clay as Wesley Wolf III |
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Joe Unger as Bank Teller |
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Helen Kelly as Woman in the Diner (uncredited) |
| Directing | Steve Carver | Director |
| Production | Saul Krugman | Producer |
| Production | Roger Corman | Producer |
| Production | David Latt | Associate Producer |
| Art | Stephen R. Ferry | Property Master |
| Editing | Eric Orner | Editor |
| Editing | Anthony Redman | Editor |
| Crew | Roger George | Special Effects |
| Production | Karol Ballard | Production Assistant |
| Directing | David McGiffert | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lewis Teague | Second Unit Director |
| Lighting | Patrick Ryan | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry O'Dell | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Robert Mayer | Music Editor |
| Camera | John T. Dustin | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Stanley Roginski | Key Grip |
| Art | William Sandell | Art Direction |
| Art | Margie Fritz | Set Decoration |
| Production | Harry Wowchuk | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | David Latt | Location Manager |
| Art | Karen Weber-Millstein | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Pearl | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Jack Bohrer | Production Manager |
| Writing | Howard Friedlander | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Meikle | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Jann Carver | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Ed Spielman | Story |
| Sound | Stu Phillips | Original Music Composer |
| Art | J. Michael Riva | Art Direction |
| Sound | Glenn Williams | Sound |
| Sound | Ted Gomillion | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Teresa Eckton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | William Birch | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ed Auksel | Boom Operator |
| Camera | George Kohut | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Peter Kuttner | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Ruhm | Wardrobe Master |
| Writing | Michael Gleason | Screenplay |
| Crew | David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |