Speedway Junky

1999
15
1h 45m

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5.9/10

1.9K

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Johnny wants to be a stock car racer one day. He meets a young, gay hustler in Vegas, who takes him to meet his friends/gang and his "mom", an ex hooker etc.Johnny wants to be a stock car racer one day. He meets a young, gay hustler in Vegas, who takes him to meet his friends/gang and his "mom", an ex hooker etc.Johnny wants to be a stock car racer one day. He meets a young, gay hustler in Vegas, who takes him to meet his friends/gang and his "mom", an ex hooker etc.

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Jordan Brower and Adrienne Frantz at an event for Speedway Junky (1999)

Adrienne Frantz at an event for Speedway Junky (1999)

Erik Alexander Gavica at an event for Speedway Junky (1999)

Jennifer Finnigan and Justin Torkildsen at an event for Speedway Junky (1999)

Jennifer Finnigan at an event for Speedway Junky (1999)

Jesse Bradford at an event for Speedway Junky (1999)

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Trivia
Jonathan Taylor Thomas took over the role of Steven after Balthazar Getty was fired from the movie.

Goofs
The signs displayed on the reels of the slot machine when Johnny looks over at the girl next to him for the first time

Quotes
Eric: You know what sucks the most? Is that, I love someone who will never ever feel the same way about me, you know? Not even a chance. It's the worst thing.

Soundtracks
The Conversation
Performed by The Michael Wolff Trio
Written by Michael Wolff
Published by Indianola Music (BMI)

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7/10

A Las Vegas Detour

Speedway Junky finds young and innocent Jesse Bradford who was raised in a military family running away from California to Charlotte, North Carolina so he can become part of the NASCAR circuit. Jesse makes a detour in Las Vegas and begins an odyssey with an ending that would have astonished him before he entered Sin City.

Getting ripped off his first night in Vegas, Bradford falls in with a gang of street hustlers led by Jonathan Taylor Thomas of whom one of the members is gay kid Jordan Brower. Bradford does what he has to do to survive, but not being gay or street wise his heart just ain't in the work.

But Brower's heart is with Bradford, he's crushing out big time on Jesse and sad to say that aspect of the friendship isn't and can't be returned. Or can it?

Bradford and Brower are an appealing pair of young kids just trying to survive. Jonathan Taylor Thomas shows some acting chops that you would not suspect he had as Tim Allen's son. Tiffani Amber-Thiessen another television refugee from Saved By The Bell and 90210 is also on hand as well.

Some make it, some don't survive this film. Speedway Junky is touching story that will break a few hearts, gay or straight.

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