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Speedway Junky (1999)
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There's no place for dreams on the streets of Vegas morePlot:
A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Good Idea, Troubling Ending moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Jesse Bradford | ... | Johnny | |
| Jordan Brower | ... | Eric | |
| Jonathan Taylor Thomas | ... | Steve | |
| Daryl Hannah | ... | Veronica | |
| Tiffani Thiessen | ... | Wilma Price (as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) | |
| Patsy Kensit | ... | Donna | |
| Justin Urich | ... | Scooby | |
| Adrienne Frantz | ... | Kelley | |
| Patrick Renna | ... | Bud | |
| Erik Alexander Gavica | ... | J.T. | |
| Timothy McNeil | ... | Russel | |
| Brian Stark | ... | Pez Boy | |
| Warren G. | ... | Brentley Shaw | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Richard Balin | ... | Ticket Man | |
| Jaime Bergman | ... | Bombshell #1 | |
| Susan Gayle Clay | ... | Melanie | |
| Lucy Dawn | ... | Raver Girl #1 | |
| Kaleb Dixon | ... | Raver Boy | |
| Shevonne Durkin | ... | Bridget | |
| Jason Ellsworth | ... | Store Clerk | |
| Bill Farmer | ... | Sports Announcer #2 | |
| Stephanie Granda | ... | Raver Girl #2 | |
| John Jett | ... | Trish | |
| Bill Cho Lee | ... | Korean Man | |
| Angela Little | ... | Bombshell #2 | |
| Faith McDevitt | ... | Vera | |
| Sam Menning | ... | Homeless Man | |
| Del Monroe | ... | Old Timer | |
| Cynthia Palmer | ... | Teller | |
| David Parker | ... | Overweight Man | |
| Michael Roddy | ... | Pete Price | |
| Neil Ross | ... | Sports Announcer #1 | |
| Nafisah Sayyed | ... | Oreo (as Nafisah Tahirah Sayyed) | |
| Steve Schirripa | ... | Security Guard | |
| Benjamin Shelfer | ... | Mickey | |
| Peter Thomas | ... | TV Narrator | |
| Milo Ventimiglia | ... | Travis | |
| Nick Whelan | ... | Rick | |
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Rated R for violence, pervasive language, sexual content and drug use.Parents Guide:
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Australia:104 min | Germany:102 min | USA:105 minCountry:
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas took over the role of Steven, after Balthazar Getty was fired from the movie. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The amount of blood/soup on Johnny's head after he wipes it off while walking through the bus station. moreSoundtrack:
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Despite some rough edges and a questionable Hollywood-like ending, this film offers an endearing relationship between two young men, one gay, the other not. Unrequited love raises its ugly head in the underworld of Las Vegas, with hustlers and drug dealers. Our hero wants to become a racer and make enough money to travel to Charlotte, NC. The other young man only wants someone to take care of and be there when times are rough. Their lives mix with a motley bunch of characters, most of whom only want a sexual favor or a drug turn-on. The acting of the two male leads is superb, with Eric as a truly tragic figure. But why did the screenwriter need to contrive the brutal ending? I suppose a film with a rough edge needs a rough edge ending, but once in a while can't the characters win? This film needs to be seen a couple times before final judgment is rendered. I gave it an 8/10, which is much higher than other reviewers, because it delivers a very important human theme that all of us can identify with.