27 May 2009
Looking for Eric
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.
Pit Stop
Raw guts for glory! Flesh against steel!
Rick Bowman, a drag racing street punk, comes to the attention of crafty businessman Grant Willard. Willard bails him out of jail and offers him sponsorship as a stock car driver. Bowman accepts and enters the demolition derby-adjacent world of "figure eight" racing. As Bowman moves up in the ranks, his regard for his friends slips-- giving way to outright obsession with becoming the best.
Top Billed Cast
Brian Donlevy Grant Willard
Richard Davalos Rick Bowman
Ellen Burstyn Ellen McCleod
Sid Haig Hawk Sidney
Beverly Washburn Jolene
George Washburn Ed McCleod
Steve Pendleton Luther
Robert Krist Al
Titus Moede Moody
Ray Thiel Roy
Don White Ace
Jack Seymour Bob James George Barris George Barris
Sandy Reed Sandy Reed
Ed Hand Ed Hand
Hal Lane Edwin Kissel
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