Born to Run (1993)

Director:

Albert Magnoli

Writers:

Randall M. Badat, Frank Bitetto

Stars:

Richard Grieco, Jay Acovone, Shelli Lether

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Grieco	...	Nicky Donatello
Jay Acovone	...	Richie
Shelli Lether	...	Sally
Joe Cortese	...	Phil (as Joseph Cortese)
Christian Campbell	...	Jamie
Brent Stait	...	Raymond
Martin Cummins	...	Art
Wren Roberts	...	Tattoo
Ken Kirzinger	...	Torch
Tony Romano	...	Father
Roger R. Cross	...	Roscoe
Alan C. Peterson	...	Pitts
John Novak	...	Baskin
James Crescenzo	...	Dennis
Suzy Joachim	...	Woman at Bar

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

car accident | automobile racing

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nascido para a Aventura

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox West Pictures, SLF Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Born To Gather Dust

Two brothers get involved with a gangster called Phil(!) who operates an illegal race track.. one competes in it while romancing the bad guy's girl, the other is a born loser who owes the criminal a lot of money. As you can appreciate, Phil(!) don't like either of them too much. Plus, there's police officers sniffing around, wanting the racing brother to grass on the baddie so they can shut down a substantial car racket. Hmm.. what to do..

Y'know I love my low budget unknown movies, and this one right here is a doozie. The car races last for all of 30 seconds and contain all the excitement of a game of billiards, and the acting is so bad it wouldn't look out of place in an episode of the BBC show doctors. The only cast member you'll have heard of is Richard Grieco, and he's not exactly a household name is he? And I only just found out it was made for TV too.. Wow, Que surprise there.

Good things? There is a brief sex scene, where we see that Ms Shelli Lether has a delightful body, even if her thespianism is a trifle disappointing. And another bit where the sleazebag brother (who is totally irritating throughout) is beaten up by a bunch of hired goons. Man, how I wish I coulda been the one wielding that baseball bat. All in all though, this mediocrity is only for those with a curious penchant for forgotten films and plenty of time on their hands. Like Moi, for instance.. 4/10