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APEX: The Secret Race Across America

  • 2019
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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APEX: The Secret Race Across America (2019)
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APEX: The Secret Race Across America is a documentary film that takes viewers on a fast-paced ride through the illegal, underground world of U.S. transcontinental racing. How fast can you dr... Read allAPEX: The Secret Race Across America is a documentary film that takes viewers on a fast-paced ride through the illegal, underground world of U.S. transcontinental racing. How fast can you drive cross-country?APEX: The Secret Race Across America is a documentary film that takes viewers on a fast-paced ride through the illegal, underground world of U.S. transcontinental racing. How fast can you drive cross-country?

  • Directors
    • J.F. Musial
    • Cory Welles
  • Writer
    • Mike Spinelli
  • Stars
    • Ice-T
    • Keith Baskett
    • Edward Bolian
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
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    • Directors
      • J.F. Musial
      • Cory Welles
    • Writer
      • Mike Spinelli
    • Stars
      • Ice-T
      • Keith Baskett
      • Edward Bolian
    • 20User reviews
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    • Narrator
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    Keith Baskett
    • Self
    Edward Bolian
    • Self
    Steve Clausman
    • Self
    Becky Damone
    • Self
    David Diem
    • Self
    Michael Digonis
    • Self
    Richard Doherty
    • Self
    Michaelene Donati
    • Self
    George Egloff
    • Self
    Matt Farah
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    Matthew Figliola
    • Self
    Jon Goodrich
    • Self
    Gary Jarlson
    • Self
    Lelaine Lau
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    C.R. Lee
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    David Letterman
    David Letterman
    • Self
    Andrea Lynn
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    • Directors
      • J.F. Musial
      • Cory Welles
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      • Mike Spinelli
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    10jjbyrne-46178

    Finally, a documentary about cars worth seeing!

    When I first saw that this film was being made, I was quite skeptical. But I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised! The camera work, editing, narration...all top notch! I've been a fan of watching videos of rally's (Fuel Run, Bull Rally, Goldrush, Gumball, etc) but the videos mostly out there are done by amateurs. This is a production done on a professional level and it truly shows! Hope that this production team comes out with more documentaries like this!
    9aclarsen

    Different, but same

    I am a huge fan of the original Cory Welles 32 Hours 7 Minutes edit of this movie. I live in Europe, and still I ordered the DVD and a poster from her US website after watching a 'less than legal' version that was obtained .. in some other way.

    Apex... Is a slicker production featuring much of the same footage.

    27 Hours 7 Minutes 9/10 Apex..... 9/10

    They are both well made automotive documentaries - to decide which one is your favourite: watch them both - neither will disappoint you.
    10ddawg4581

    Loved every second of it! Interesting watch and well done!

    Bought it off Amazon and had high hopes after reading his book! Sometimes in the book I got confused on names and the general flow because of my reading style. However, the movie really helped me get a perfect of image of the events in the book and was surprised at how much info there was on the cannonball and US Express. Really cool to hear the interviews from the drivers from these past rallies!

    My girlfriend and I loved watching it! I highly recommend it! 10 out of 10!
    10jewishmafio

    A genuinely interesting movie about one of the craziest feats in American driving

    I genuinely enjoyed watching this and seeing the amount of paranoia and preparations that was required to make this feat possible.
    10joinedtrill

    In the spirit that reality TV forgot or never knew. The finest kind of human story.

    ...and well worth watching. Massive preparation, no rehearsal. No script, just humans being humans and examining the limits of our existence. Thanks for the lovely post production. It was fantastic to ride along with you! This is one of those rare things that combines something exciting with something, two things, well executed. Nicely done.

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      The car Alex uses is a pre facelift BMW E39 M5, it has a 4.9 litre (incorrectly stated as a 5.0 litre) V8 engine producing 400 bhp. Maximum speed with the electronic rev limiter removed is 186 mph (incorrectly stated as 190 mph).
    • Connections
      References The Gumball Rally (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      From The Sea It Looms
      by Leon Vynehall (L. Vynehall / R. Williams)
      Courtesy of Ninja Tune

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Tangent Vector
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      • $300,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 34 minutes
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