Safari 3000 (1982)

Reporter J.J. wants to write a story about an Afrika rallye, 3000 km across desert and steppe. Unfortunately her driver and car get lost only days before the start, so she hires ex-stuntman... See full summary »

Director:

Harry Hurwitz

Writers:

Michael Harreschou (screenplay), Jules V. Levy (story),

Stars:

David Carradine, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Carradine	...	Eddie Miles
Stockard Channing	...	J.J. Dalton
Christopher Lee	...	Count Borgia
Hamilton Camp	...	Feodor
Ian Yule	...	Freddie Selkirk
Hugh Rouse	...	Brigadier Hawthorne
Mary Ann Berold	...	Victoria Hawthorne
Peter J. Elliott	...	Stewart Simmons
Cocky Two Bull	...	Rally Car Salesman
Ben Masinga	...	Zulu Chief
James White	...	Lou Reiner
Mackson Ngobeni	...	Judge Urpa
Sam Williams	...	Dirty Hahurry
Fanyana H. Sidumo	...	Kitu
Eric Flynn	...	Rally Team Interviewer

Storyline

Reporter J.J. wants to write a story about an Afrika rallye, 3000 km across desert and steppe. Unfortunately her driver and car get lost only days before the start, so she hires ex-stuntman Eddie and buys a wreck of a car from her last money. Eddie can help her to a new motor - by stealing it from the ruthless count Borgia, who from now on is their hardest and meanest competitor in the rallye.

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Plot Keywords:

rallye | driver | sabotage | africa | automobile | 

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Taglines:

The race that drove Africa wild!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sport

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eine irre Safari

Filming Locations:

Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Levy-Gardner-Laven

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christopher Lee has said in interviews that a chunk of his role was removed in editing.

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Goofs

Pretty much any time Christopher Lee is driving in the car with his sidekick, the camera is visible in the reflection on the sidekicks helmet. This starts at the beginning of the race and continues throughout the movie.

User Reviews

Decent chemistry, Bad movie...

About the only item worth noting on this lackluster film was the chemistry between Stockard Channing and David Carradine. It seemed as if the two actors were reading off each others reactions rather than a script. Perhaps that was part of the problem with this movie.

At times this film reminded me of the Disney film "The Love Bug." Of course "Safari 3000" is no where near as good a movie as "The Love Bug," and that isn't saying very much. Absolutely skip over this movie and be glad you haven't given up two hours of your life.