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.