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Thunder Alley (1967)Stock car racer Tommy Callahan is forced to join Pete Madsen's thrill circus after his blackouts cause a fatal accident that gets him thrown off the circuit. He shows Pete's daughter ... See full summary » Director:Richard RushWriter:Sy Salkowitz |
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Babe
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Stock car racer Tommy Callahan is forced to join Pete Madsen's thrill circus after his blackouts cause a fatal accident that gets him thrown off the circuit. He shows Pete's daughter Francie and her boyfriend Eddie Sands everything he knows about driving. Eddie takes up with Tommy's girl Annie Blaine after winning the first time out. They become fierce rivals by the next race, during which Tommy remembers driving over his brother with a go-kart and Eddie hits the wall. Written by alfiehitchie
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SCREAMING WHEELS - RECKLESS PLEASURES! (original ad - all caps) See more »Certificate:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 March 1967 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hell Drivers See more »Filming Locations:
Daytona Beach, Florida, USACompany Credits
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by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner
Sung by The Band Without a Name
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When Pete goes to Turk's bar to get Tommy to come back and work for him, he turns to Turk and calls him Pete. See more »Soundtracks
"Thunder Alley"by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner
Sung by The Band Without a Name
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Sure, the story is trite and Warren Berlinger is embarrassingly bad, but "Thunder Alley" manages to be a fairly decent flick. Credit Richard Rush ("The Stunt Man") for getting pretty good performances from Annette Funicello and Fabian. Diane McBain is always good, as is Jan Murray. Maureen Arthur gives the movie a poignant edge as the bubbleheaded "Babe," who can't really grasp the tragedy which has just taken place around her.
The stock racing scenes are pretty good, but never really integrate into the story, due to AIP's unwillingness to match the color and resolution.
Annette does a surprisingly good version of "What's a Girl to Do." Couldn't believe she could really sing. Annette also demonstrate some comedic skills which, sadly, neither AIP or Disney ever really put to full use.
This is one of AIP's better efforts. I saw it on FLIX, which, apparently has the extended version which includes Annette's song.