MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 1,414 this week

The California Kid (TV 1974)

TV Movie  -   -  Action | Thriller  -  25 September 1974 (USA)
6.6
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.6/10 from 436 users  
Reviews: 9 user

A deranged, desert town sheriff has a murderous habit or forcing speeders to their deaths, until a young man with a souped-up hotrod arrives to possibly end it.

Director:

Writer:

0Check in
0Share...

Related News

The Way Review
| Twitch

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 29 titles created 10 months ago
 
a list of 232 titles created 11 months ago
 
a list of 102 titles created 22 Sep 2011
 
a list of 168 titles created 11 months ago
 
a list of 1853 titles created 6 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: The California Kid (TV 1974)

The California Kid (TV 1974) on IMDb 6.6/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of The California Kid.

Photos

Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Michael McCord
...
Sheriff Roy Childress
...
Maggie
...
Deputy
...
Buzz Stafford
Janit Baldwin ...
Sissy
...
Lyle Stafford
Frederic Downs ...
Judge J.A. Hooker
Don Mantooth ...
Jack (as Donald Mantooth)
...
Don McCord (as Joseph Estevez)
Britt Leach ...
Johnny
...
Howard
Barbara Collentine ...
Edith
Michael Richardson ...
Charley
...
Tom
Edit

Storyline

A sadistic small-town sheriff has a habit of deliberately forcing speeders to their deaths on the mountain roads leading into town. The brother of one of the victims rolls into town in his hot rod to investigate his brother's death. Written by Anonymous

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

In this town a speeding ticket is a death sentence

Genres:

Action | Thriller

Certificate:

Not Rated | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

25 September 1974 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

A kaliforniai kölyök  »

Filming Locations:


Company Credits

Production Co:

 »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

(Westrex Recording System)

Color:

(Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joe Estevez, who played the sailor driving the car (Don McCord), is the real life younger brother of Martin Sheen, who played Don's brother in the movie. See more »

Goofs

When Michael is in the junk yard, walking along the side of the wreaked car his brother was killed in, you can see the reflection of a large studio light in the side window of that car for a brief moment. See more »

Quotes

Howard: Your Honor, I plead nolo contendere.
Judge J.A. Hooker: That's the same as guilty. That will be a one hundred dollar fine or 10 days in the county jail.
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
The car is the real star of this movie.
15 June 1999 | by (Bentleyville, PA) – See all my reviews

Martin Sheen, Michelle Phillips, Stuart Margolin and the late Vic Morrow are the human stars of this movie about a young man looking for answers about his brother's death. Mr. Sheen, Mr. Margolin and Mr. Morrow all turn in first rate performances in their respective roles; Ms. Phillips has the slightly less than enviable task of trying to spice up a made-for-TV movie (twenty-five years ago), by supplying the "sex interest" in an otherwise sexless film. The real star, however, is the "California Kid"; a 1934 Ford coupe, borrowed from "Jake" Jacobs, put before a camera and given a workout that'll leave the viewer panting, gasping and holding the edge of the seat with breathless anticipation.

The action scenes are spectacular, (although some of the dialog is a bit lame) making for a fine evening's diversion. This is how all "car movies" should be made.

Try to catch this one on the late movie channel; it's well worth the missed sleep.


11 of 12 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
official DVD release set for 7/24/07 krsl
Cars that were wrecked in speedtrap upanddown17
Passing along info on California Kid tdf5g
The California Kid. lexter
If you want to get hold of this film... ProfessorPeach
I need this! hammondn-3
Discuss The California Kid (1974) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?