The Young Racers (1963)
Bruce Dern, Buck Taylor, Béatrice Altariba, Diane Ladd, Luana Anders ... (see more) , Marie Versini , Mark Damon , Nancy Sinatra , Patrick Magee , Peter Fonda , R. Wright Campbell , William Campbell
Joe Machin (William Campbell) is a womanizing Grand Prix racer on the European circuit who deceives his wife, Sesia (Marie Versini), at every pit stop. Stephen Children (Mark Damon) is a onetime driver, now a writer, who travels to Monte Carlo at race time to meet his fiancee, Monique (Beatrice Alta... (read more) Joe Machin (William Campbell) is a womanizing Grand Prix racer on the European circuit who deceives his wife, Sesia (Marie Versini), at every pit stop. Stephen Children (Mark Damon) is a onetime driver, now a writer, who travels to Monte Carlo at race time to meet his fiancee, Monique (Beatrice Altariba). Piqued to discover her apparently embroiled in an affair with Joe, the disgruntled Stephen decides to write a book exposing the daredevil as a dirty driver. When Joe discovers this, he challenges Stephen to a racing duel, which Stephen accepts. Ever one to take advantage of ready sets and available locations, low-budget producer-director Roger Corman made this picture while on a European vacation, touring the racetracks in England, France, Belgium, and Monaco. Young Francis Ford Coppola, who served as sound man on the production, picked up some pointers from Corman; he used the major cast members and equipment to make his horror film DEMENTIA 13 (1963) in Ireland.
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Unrated, 84 min.
Directed by:
Roger Corman
Release Date: Jan 01, 1963
DVD Release Date: Sep 11, 2007
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One of director Roger Corman's more wretched attempts at cinema. Don't let the poster fool you - this is an extremely boring would-be character study of a chauvinistic race car driver, replete with dreadful dialogue and wooden acting.
The only intere... (read more) One of director Roger Corman's more wretched attempts at cinema. Don't let the poster fool you - this is an extremely boring would-be character study of a chauvinistic race car driver, replete with dreadful dialogue and wooden acting.
The only interesting aspects of this film are the racing footage which was shot during actual European races, the fact that Francis Ford Coppola (who recorded the sound on the picture and has a brief uncredited cameo) managed to make his feature debut, Dementia 13, in Ireland during a break in production, and that all of co-star Mark Damon's dialogue was dubbed over by a then-unknown William Shatner.
But interesting bits of trivia still cannot save this dull movie. Give Jack Hill's terrific Pit Stop a try instead.
I can't stand auto racing. That said, movies about auto racing are usually pretty good. This one, was shit. One of the most boring melodrama's you will lay your eye's on. Hard core race fans might get a kick out of 1963 era F1 cars racing on the ... (read more) I can't stand auto racing. That said, movies about auto racing are usually pretty good. This one, was shit. One of the most boring melodrama's you will lay your eye's on. Hard core race fans might get a kick out of 1963 era F1 cars racing on the actual Grand Prix tracks, but I could give a shit with not enough racing and to much "rivals on the track and with the girl they love" bullshit.
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