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Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
198
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POPULARITY
80,450
4,308
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
Comedy
A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
198
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
80,450
4,308
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Steve Carver
    • Writers
      • Ed Spielman(story)
      • Howard Friedlander(story)
      • Michael Gleason(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • David Carradine
      • Brenda Vaccaro
      • L.Q. Jones
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steve Carver
    • Writers
      • Ed Spielman(story)
      • Howard Friedlander(story)
      • Michael Gleason(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • David Carradine
      • Brenda Vaccaro
      • L.Q. Jones
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    David Carradine, R.G. Armstrong, Whit Clay, and Brenda Vaccaro in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    David Carradine and Brenda Vaccaro in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    David Carradine in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    R.G. Armstrong, Whit Clay, and Brenda Vaccaro in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    David Carradine, R.G. Armstrong, L.Q. Jones, and Terry Kiser in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    David Carradine and Brenda Vaccaro in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    David Carradine, R.G. Armstrong, Whit Clay, L.Q. Jones, Terry Kiser, and Brenda Vaccaro in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    David Carradine, R.G. Armstrong, Whit Clay, L.Q. Jones, and Brenda Vaccaro in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    David Carradine in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    David Carradine, Whit Clay, and Brenda Vaccaro in Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)

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    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Charlie Swattle
    Brenda Vaccaro
    Brenda Vaccaro
    • Grace Wolf
    L.Q. Jones
    L.Q. Jones
    • Floyd
    R.G. Armstrong
    R.G. Armstrong
    • Al Barber
    Terry Kiser
    Terry Kiser
    • Lester Neal
    Jesse Vint
    Jesse Vint
    • Calvin Hawk
    Noble Willingham
    Noble Willingham
    • Pop Bauer
    Ralph James
    Ralph James
    • Bill Bartman
    William Bartman
    • Young Man
    • (as Bill Bartman)
    David Hayward
    David Hayward
    • Cannonball McCall
    Stephen Ferry
    • Official
    Tracy Harris
    • Black Man
    Robert Plumb
    • Drummer
    Jack Brennan
    • Howard Johnson
    Lynda Abbott
    • Waitress
    Hal Earley
    • Owen Hazlitt
    William S. Bartman
    • Second Farmer
    Whit Clay
    Whit Clay
    • Wesley Wolf III
    • Director
      • Steve Carver
    • Writers
      • Ed Spielman(story)
      • Howard Friedlander(story)
      • Michael Gleason(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Charlie Swattle (David Carradine) is a veteran of World War One. The war ran from 1914-1918, with American involvement from 1917 on, until the end of the war.

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    Top review
    Were can I purchase a copy of this movie ?
    I have seen this movie on television and loved it. It has come up in conversation many a times with my motorcycling brothers.Being an antique motorcycle collector I would love to own a copy pf this movie Do you know where I can buy a copy of this movie?
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    • cbliss@twcny.rr.com
    • Jan 10, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fast Charlie and the Moonbeam
    • Filming locations
      • Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $444,334
    • Gross worldwide
      • $444,334
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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