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| Robert Beaumont | ... | Derek Alan 'Quattro' Smith | |
| Brihanna Hernandez | ... | Noza Flores | |
| Victor Larios | ... | Joaquin 'Chato' Hernandez | |
| Greg Leone | ... | Leone | |
| Fabiola Barrios | ... | Fabiola | |
| Albert Hernandez | ... | Kid Albert | |
| Gary Brockette | ... | Bob Smith | |
| Gerald Russell | ... | Black Gerald | |
| Brian Salemi | ... | Slimeball | |
| Nadja Leone | ... | Sherry Smith | |
| Ana Hernandez | ... | Ana Flores | |
| Carrie Ann Nagy | ... | Novela | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Carey Westbrook | ... | Parole Officer Westbrook | |
Directed by | |||
| Joey Curtis | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Joey Curtis | writer | |
| Albert Hernandez | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Mark Amin | .... | executive producer | |
| Robert Blatchford | .... | line producer | |
| Kenneth Burgmeister | .... | associate producer | |
| Abby Casper | .... | line producer | |
| Joey Curtis | .... | co-producer | |
| Alexis Fish | .... | line producer | |
| Laurie Johnson | .... | line producer | |
| Fredric King | .... | producer | |
| David Murillo | .... | co-producer | |
| Kevin Segalla | .... | co-producer | |
| Jacob Septimus | .... | associate producer | |
| Cami Winikoff | .... | co-producer | |
| Sau-Yin Wong | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| DJ Spooky | |||
| Michael Suby | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Derek Cianfrance | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Joey Curtis | |||
| Anne Goursaud | |||
| Jim Helton | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Nathan Webb | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Sharon McGinnis | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Quiana | .... | makeup artist | |
| Sara Vaughn | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Gary Brockette | .... | assistant director | |
| Albert Hernandez | .... | second assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| David Barbee | .... | foley editor | |
| Derek Lee Bell | .... | additional sound | |
| Joey Curtis | .... | sound | |
| Michael Farnan | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Aleksandr Gruzdev | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jim Helton | .... | sound | |
| Tony Lamberti | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Karl W. Lohninger | .... | sound mixer | |
| Mariel Lohninger | .... | sound mixer | |
| Jon Mete | .... | sound designer | |
| Glenn T. Morgan | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Margit Pfeiffer | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Peter Rand | .... | sound mixer | |
| Frederick H. Stahly | .... | adr editor | |
| Frederick H. Stahly | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Derek Vanderhorst | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Jason Wade | .... | additional sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Kevin Luang-Orn | .... | stunt driver | |
| Ernie Sahapatanavana | .... | stunt driver | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Aniko Kaiser | .... | assistant camera | |
| Michael Kerr | .... | key grip | |
| Ruben Russ | .... | second cinematographer | |
| Ronnie Sands | .... | grip | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jim Helton | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Peter DiRado | .... | music editor | |
| Amine Ramer | .... | music supervisor | |
| Adam Sanborne | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Adrian Van Velsen | .... | music editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Sophie Evans | .... | publicist | |
| Keana McGee | .... | production coordinator: re-shoot | |
| Robin Petgrave | .... | helicopter pilot | |
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I don't know whether it would be more interesting to talk about how this movie was made than the actual movie itself, so I'll talk about BOTH.
Shot almost entirely at night with mini-cams suction-cupped to the sides of high-performance cars, the nocturnal lifestyle of highway streetracing gets its most accurate portrayal ever! This is one of the few racing movies you'll ever see that shows a speedometer cracking 140 mph and the car is actually going that fast (with a teenage driver no less).
No stunt people were used to create the numerous races, fights, and eventual car wreck that occurs. Amazingly, no one was hurt during the filming though some of the drivers were ticketed by the California Highway Patrol, and you get to see the 'CHIPS' captured on camera, too (more illegal surveillance for the audience to enjoy).
Worth watching just for the bright, colorful, visual imagery produced by experimental cinematography utilizing modified camera shutter speeds as well as the bravery of the filmmakers themselves for sticking with this project for three years, amassing over 250 hours of footage which is distilled down to about an hour and a half.