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Hot Rod Girl

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
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Mark Andrews, Roxanne Arlen, Lori Nelson, and John Smith in Hot Rod Girl (1956)
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  • Romance
After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back into racing so he can take his title--and ... Read allAfter his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back into racing so he can take his title--and he's already taken his girlfriend.After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back into racing so he can take his title--and he's already taken his girlfriend.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
341
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  • Director
    • Leslie H. Martinson
  • Writer
    • John McGreevey(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lori Nelson
    • Chuck Connors
    • John Smith
Top credits
  • Director
    • Leslie H. Martinson
  • Writer
    • John McGreevey(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lori Nelson
    • Chuck Connors
    • John Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Mark Andrews and Lori Nelson in Hot Rod Girl (1956)
    Mark Andrews and Lori Nelson in Hot Rod Girl (1956)

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    Lori Nelson
    Lori Nelson
    • Lisa Vernonas Lisa Vernon
    Chuck Connors
    Chuck Connors
    • Det. Ben Merrillas Det. Ben Merrill
    John Smith
    John Smith
    • Jeff Northrupas Jeff Northrup
    Mark Andrews
    • Bronc Talbottas Bronc Talbott
    Roxanne Arlen
    Roxanne Arlen
    • L.P.as L.P.
    Frank Gorshin
    Frank Gorshin
    • Flat Topas Flat Top
    Fred Essler
    • Yo-Yoas Yo-Yo
    Eddie Ryder
    • Two Tanksas Two Tanks
    Carolyn Kearney
    Carolyn Kearney
    • Judyas Judy
    Del Erickson
    • Steve Northrupas Steve Northrup
    Russell Thorson
    Russell Thorson
    • Detective Captainas Detective Captain
    • (as Russ Thorson)
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer
    • Henry Fryeas Henry Frye
    Charles Keane
    • Pat - Motorcycle Copas Pat - Motorcycle Cop
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leslie H. Martinson
    • Writer
      • John McGreevey(original story and screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The 1955 Thunderbird that Lori Nelson drives was actually her own car. The script called for her to drive a sports car but there wasn't enough money in the budget to rent one, so she offered to drive her own car, which the company gratefully accepted.
    • Goofs
      When fight starts in YoYo's near end of film, YoYo gets excited and tells Jeff's girl to call the police. When he reaches out to get her attention he grabs her left breast, putting his hand all over it. She seems a little startled!! LOL!.
    • Quotes

      L.P.: Okay, I made a mistake.

      Two Tanks: YOUR PARENTS made a mistake.

    • Crazy credits
      The first word in Nacirema Productions is "American" backwards.
    • Connections
      Featured in Steve Smith Playhouse: Hot Rod Girl (2004)

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Rent it, Buy it or Steal it !! MUST SEE!
    Filmed entirely in the San Fernando Valley, CA ... If you want to see what the Valley and early Hot Rodding was like, THIS is the movie for you!! The film opens at the old San Fernando Dragstrip and moves all around the Valley from Northridge to Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, Van Nuys Blvd ... If you want a history of what the "Nifty Fifties" was like this is it! ... a forerunner to American Graffitti and Hollywood Knights ... You couldn't re-make this film today if you had 50 million dollars ... A TRUE CLASSIC !!
    helpful•16
    5
    • elvis-30
    • Jul 31, 1999

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    • Release date
      • July 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Giovani delinquenti
    • Filming locations
      • San Fernando, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Nacirema Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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