Red Line 7000 (1965)

The story of three racing drivers and three women, who constantly have to worry for the lives of their boyfriends. Jim Loomis and Mike Marsh drive for Pat Cassarian. Jim expects his fiancée... See full summary »

Director:

Howard Hawks

Writers:

George Kirgo (screenplay), Howard Hawks (story)

Stars:

James Caan, Laura Devon, Gail Hire

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Caan	...	Mike
Laura Devon	...	Julie
Gail Hire	...	Holly
Charlene Holt	...	Lindy
John Robert Crawford	...	Ned
Marianna Hill	...	Gabrielle
Skip Ward	...	Dan (as James Ward)
Norman Alden	...	Pat
George Takei	...	Kato
Diane Strom	...	Receptionist
Anthony Rogers	...	Jim Loomis
Carol Connors	...	Waitress
Cissy Wellman	...	Waitress

Storyline

The story of three racing drivers and three women, who constantly have to worry for the lives of their boyfriends. Jim Loomis and Mike Marsh drive for Pat Cassarian. Jim expects his fiancée Holly, but before she arrives, he dies in a race. Since she doesn't have the money to travel back, she stays. The young and very ambitious talent Ned Arp joins the team, and immediately starts wooing Pat's sister Julie. Third on the team is womanizer Dan McCall, who brings with him his current girlfriend Gabrielle from Paris. So the basic theme of this movie is, "Whom with whom?"

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Plot Keywords:

hixploitation | car racing | redhead | blond | brunette | 

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Taglines:

Racing Cars...Racy Women!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

Teri Garr has an uncredited role as a waitress. When she met François Truffaut on the set of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), she was stunned to discover that he had seen this film, recognized her from it, and remembered every detail of the movie (he was a great admirer of Howard Hawks).

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Goofs

At Darlington Race Track the close ups of Mike Marsh in some shots show him in blue overalls without goggles while in others in he's white overalls and clear goggles then when he enters the pits the goggles are dark.

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Connections

Referenced in What's My Car Worth?: American Challenge (2010)

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Soundtracks

Let Me Find Someone New
by Carol Connors and Nelson Riddle

User Reviews

A Mostly Forgettable Howard Hawks Film

The story of three racing drivers and three women, who constantly have to worry for the lives of their boyfriends.

You know, Howard Hawks makes a lot of great films. And this one has a darn fine cast: James Caan, Teri Garr, George Takei (in a small role). But it just is not one of his better films by a long shot. In fact, it is mostly forgettable.

We have a raspy voiced singer, which is typical of Hawks, but a terrible song and dance number to go with it. This makes the songs in Rio Bravo" look even better than they already are.

Also, if screwdrivers (the beverage) were a trademarked name, this would be an incredible advertisement for screwdrivers. Why is that the drink that gets repeatedly ordered? Why name a drink at all? Seemed very strange, and the French woman came off sounding more Russian than French at times (with all due respect to Marianna Hill).

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Red Line 7000

Filming Locations:

Ascot Park Speedway - 18601 S. Vermont Avenue, Gardena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,425,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Laurel Productions, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1