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 | Roger Corman | Producer |
| Production | Saul Krugman | Producer |
| Writing | Ed Spielman | Story |
| Writing | Howard Friedlander | Story |
| Production | David Latt | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Stu Phillips | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | William Birch | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eric Orner | Editor |
| Editing | Anthony Redman | Editor |
| Art | J. Michael Riva | Art Direction |
| Art | William Sandell | Art Direction |
| Art | Margie Fritz | Set Decoration |
| Art | Karen Weber-Millstein | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Meikle | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry O'Dell | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jack Bohrer | Production Manager |
| Production | Harry Wowchuk | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Stephen R. Ferry | Property Master |
| Directing | Lewis Teague | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | David McGiffert | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Roger George | Special Effects |
| Sound | Ed Auksel | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Glenn Williams | Sound |
| Sound | Ted Gomillion | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Teresa Eckton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Jann Carver | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Karol Ballard | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Robert Mayer | Music Editor |
| Production | David Latt | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Pearl | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Ruhm | Wardrobe Master |
| Camera | John T. Dustin | Camera Operator |
| Camera | George Kohut | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Peter Kuttner | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stanley Roginski | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Patrick Ryan | Gaffer |
| Writing | Michael Gleason | Screenplay |
| Crew | David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |