Kid who wants to enter his car in the drag races joins a rock band to make enough money to do it.Kid who wants to enter his car in the drag races joins a rock band to make enough money to do it.Kid who wants to enter his car in the drag races joins a rock band to make enough money to do it.
Dorothy Neumann
- Anastasia Abernathy
- (as Dorothy Newman)
Claire Du Brey
- Agatha
- (as Claire Dubray)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaConsidered, along with its sequel Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959), the forerunner to the Beach Party films of the 1960s, establishing the archetype of up-front comedies for teenagers and employing the tried and true formula of a popular trend coupled with romance and music. Hot Rod Gang screenwriter Lou Rusoff went on to pen the script for the first Beach Party film.
- GoofsDuring the opening credits, the two hot rods are shown going past the same grocery store - Ray's Market - twice, in opposite directions.
- Quotes
On-screen epilogue: This story is true - only the facts have been changed...
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jeff Beck: Still on the Run (2018)
Featured review
not great, but....
No, it's no classic, but it has one of the greatest lines ever (heard in narration, it pretty much sums up the film): "This story is true--only the facts have been changed." Honest!
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- shu-2
- Jan 21, 1999
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Hot Rod Rock
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Box office
- Budget
- $100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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