Born to Race (1988)
Directed by James Fargo
Genres - Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Sports Drama |
Release Date - Jan 29, 1988 (USA), Jan 29, 1988 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Dan Pavlides
This cliché-ridden car-racing feature doesn't even get off the blocks. The unshaven villains have greasy hair and black T-shirts, while the clean-shaven good guys are blonde and sport light-colored action wear. Andrea (Marla Heasley) invents a revolutionary new car engine and goes to the Charlotte Motor Speedway to try it out. She meets driver Al Pagura (Joseph Bottoms), and the two fall in and out of love. George Kennedy plays the heavy, and somewhere an underdeveloped plot about racetrack corruption appears.
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auto-racing, corruption, engine, invention, race-car driver