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Phillip Shuken (written by)
Release Date:
12 June 1968 (USA)
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Smooth, fast and in high gear!
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Poor bookkeeping saddles stock car driver Steve Grayson with a huge bill for back taxes which hampers his ability to continue racing competitively. full summary | add synopsis
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Tax
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Stock Car
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Tax Return
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Bridal Boquet
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(3 articles)
Carl Ballantine, Actor And Magician, Dead At Age 92
(From CinemaRetro. 6 November 2009, 3:23 PM, PST)
The Duo Behind Inglourious Basterds' Signature Style
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(From CinemaRetro. 6 November 2009, 3:23 PM, PST)
The Duo Behind Inglourious Basterds' Signature Style
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Auditing The King
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Elvis Presley | ... | Steve Grayson | |
| Nancy Sinatra | ... | Susan Jacks | |
| Bill Bixby | ... | Kenny Donford | |
| Gale Gordon | ... | R.W. Hepworth | |
| William Schallert | ... | Abel Esterlake | |
| Victoria Paige Meyerink | ... | Ellie Esterlake (as Victoria Meyerink) | |
| Ross Hagen | ... | Paul Dado | |
| Carl Ballantine | ... | Birdie Kebner | |
| Poncie Ponce | ... | Juan Medala | |
| Harry Hickox | ... | The Cook | |
| Christopher West | ... | Billie Jo | |
| Beverly Powers | ... | Mary Ann (as Miss Beverly Hills) | |
| Richard Petty | ... | Himself | |
| Buddy Baker | ... | Himself | |
| Cale Yarborough | ... | Himself |
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94 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Racing sequences was filmed with 10 cameras.
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Continuity: When Elvis first parks his red car near the trailer, the car is only up to the grass line and you can't even see it in the next scene when he opens the trailer door and enters. However upon leaving the trailer, you see the red car as he exits and it is now completely on the grass, right next to the trailer.
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Quotes:
Steve Grayson:
I'd like to break you in half!
Kenny Donford: If you did, you'd have two very short friends.
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Kenny Donford: If you did, you'd have two very short friends.
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Featured in Elvis in the Movies (1990)
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Suppose
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Speedway finds Elvis Presley cast as a stock car driver and some of the big names of that sport in 1968 make an appearance in the film. He also gets to co-star with Nancy Sinatra, daughter of another singing icon of the previous generation. They make some nice music together although none of the songs from this score really became hits.
Who could blame Elvis and his friend and manager Bill Bixby for thinking Nancy was just another NASCAR groupie hanging around the track as she does. But Nancy's on a mission, she works for the IRS and Bill Bixby as Elvis's manager has filed a most creative return.
Gale Gordon has never seen one like it and of course Presley and Bixby get called in for an audit. To satisfy Uncle Sam, Gordon appoints Nancy as his new financial manager. But Elvis has other creditors thanks to Bixby. Bill's got that old addiction to slow horses and fast women. If I had been the King I'd have kicked Bixby's arse around the Daytona track three times for good measure. Personally I think Elvis showed great restraint in not strangling him.
Racing fans will certainly love this film and in that group, I'm sure the King has a loyal following. But for me, I have to say I've never seen done in any film a song tribute to the Internal Revenue Service. While waiting to be audited, Elvis, Bixby and the rest of the people in the waiting room sing He's Your Uncle And Not Your Dad about the great privilege it is to pay taxes here in the USA. Of course once Elvis and Bixby are through with Gordon, they're singing a different tune. The number was like something out How To Succeed In Business
Speedway is a pleasant enough film and Elvis's still loyal legion of fans should like it.