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The California Kid (1974)

TV Movie  -  NOT_RATED 74 min  -  Action | Thriller
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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:

Richard T. Heffron

Writer:

Richard Compton

Stars:

Martin Sheen, Vic Morrow and Michelle Phillips
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Sheen ...
Michael McCord
Vic Morrow ...
Sheriff Roy Childress
Michelle Phillips ...
Maggie
Stuart Margolin Stuart Margolin ...
Deputy
Nick Nolte ...
Buzz Stafford
Janit Baldwin Janit Baldwin ...
Sissy
Gary Morgan ...
Lyle Stafford
Frederic Downs Frederic Downs ...
Judge J.A. Hooker
Don Mantooth Don Mantooth ...
Jack (as Donald Mantooth)
Joe Estevez ...
Don McCord (as Joseph Estevez)
Britt Leach Britt Leach ...
Johnny
Norman Bartold Norman Bartold ...
Howard
Barbara Collentine Barbara Collentine ...
Edith
Michael Richardson Michael Richardson ...
Charley
Gavan O'Herlihy ...
Tom
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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  

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Plot Keywords:

Brother | Small Town | Sheriff | Hot Rod | Americana  | See more »

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In this town a speeding ticket is a death sentence

Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A kaliforniai kölyök See more »

Filming Locations:

Piru, California, USA

Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

This was ABC-TV's 200th "Movie of the Week". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During one chase, the striping on the road is yellow, a second take the striping is white. During the time of filming, the USA was changing from white road striping to yellow 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.
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