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The Junkman

  • 1982
  • PG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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The Junkman (1982)
Junkman and movie-maker Harlan Hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him.
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Junkman and movie-maker Harlan Hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him. Full of amazing car chases, fantastic crashes, and edge-of-your-s... Read allJunkman and movie-maker Harlan Hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him. Full of amazing car chases, fantastic crashes, and edge-of-your-seat action.Junkman and movie-maker Harlan Hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him. Full of amazing car chases, fantastic crashes, and edge-of-your-seat action.

  • Director
    • H.B. Halicki
  • Writer
    • H.B. Halicki
  • Stars
    • H.B. Halicki
    • Christopher Stone
    • Susan Shaw
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    842
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • H.B. Halicki
    • Writer
      • H.B. Halicki
    • Stars
      • H.B. Halicki
      • Christopher Stone
      • Susan Shaw
    • 14User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    H.B. Halicki
    H.B. Halicki
    • Harlan B. Hollis
    Christopher Stone
    Christopher Stone
    • Michael Fox
    Susan Shaw
    • Susan Clark
    Lang Jeffries
    Lang Jeffries
    • Arthur Wheeler
    Bruce Cameron
    • Bruce
    Jack Vacek
    • Jack
    Dan Grimaldi
    Dan Grimaldi
    • Larry Bergleman
    Kelly Busia
    • Kelly Hollis
    Richard L. Muse
    • Richard Harris Hill
    Freddie Cannon
    Freddie Cannon
    • Self
    • (as Freddy Cannon)
    Sharon McCreedy
    • Richard's secretary
    Lynda Day George
    Lynda Day George
    • Festival News Reporter
    Dennis Stouffer
    • Dennis (security man)
    Judi Gibbs
    • Christine
    Brian LaBonge
    • Brian
    Hoyt Axton
    Hoyt Axton
    • Self
    • (voice)
    • …
    George Barris
    George Barris
    • Self
    The Belmonts
    • Themselves
    • Director
      • H.B. Halicki
    • Writer
      • H.B. Halicki
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    • Trivia
      As with many stunts-gone-wrong in his first film, Gone in 60 Seconds (1974), director H.B. Halicki was almost killed several times in accidents during production. The worst involved a scene where Halicki, playing the lead Harlan Hollis, was driving towards one of the hit men's planes, and both collided head-on when pilot Tony Ostermeier misjudged the distance between them. One of the wings came through the car's windshield and hit Halicki, while the plane crashed behind him. Both escaped with relatively minor injuries, but the car Halicki was driving, a 1980 Cadillac Eldorado, was wrecked, as well as the plane, and both had to be replaced for filming to continue.
    • Goofs
      At the "Gone in 60 Seconds" premiere, two different movie posters of the film can be seen decorating the front of the Cinerama Dome. One is a British quad poster, that was only used in the UK when the film was released there in 1976 and was never and would never be available or used to advertise a film in the US.
    • Quotes

      Susan Clark: We go down about a mile, there's a side road that cuts through the hills - that'll take us to a Union Road, then it's straight to US101. That way, we can miss all this traffic.

      Jack: Another Susan Clark Special Shortcut.

      Susan Clark: Listen, this time I have a map.

      Jack: Oh, got a map!

      Bruce: Oh great, last time she only had a hunch.

    • Alternate versions
      All current video releases replace the entire original soundtrack, various sound effects, and strong language, as well as missing some dialogue from the female police dispatchers. They also omit a scene after the ending credits with the pig farmer sitting in the Rolls Royce at the party, looking around in dismay and saying to his pig, "Let's get out of here, Farrah. These Los Angeles people are just too weird!" before shaking his head.
    • Connections
      Edited into Deadline Auto Theft (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      The Great American Dream
      Music and Lyrics by Hoyt Axton
      Sung by Freddie Cannon and the Belmonts

    User reviews14

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    6/10
    the car chase movie of the 80's
    You may find it worth noting that the soundtrack on the reissued DVD (currently only available in Region 1 format) is different from the original video issue. Presumably for copyright clearance reasons the 'Great American Dream' song at the start has been removed - which is a shame. If you really (and I mean really) like Junkman then find the DVD issue of Deadline Auto Theft / Gone in 60 Seconds II which contains Deadline Auto Theft - a movie made up of stunts filmed for the original Gone in 60 Seconds / Junkman. And the edited stunts rushes footage from the never finished sequel to 'Gone' called 'Gone in 60 Seconds II' - HB Halicki was killed on the set while filming it so only the rushes remain as he did all the stuntwork first before working the plot around it.
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    • mrenaut
    • Feb 13, 2005

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    • Release date
      • August 28, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gone in 60 Seconds II
    • Filming locations
      • RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA
    • Production company
      • H.B. Halicki Mercantile Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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