Pit Stop

1969
G
1h 31m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,7/10

1,1 k

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Liretrailer2 min 03 s

1 vidéo

44 photos

Action Drama Sport

Grant Willard parraine les pilotes dans une « nouvelle » forme de conduite automobile appelée The Figure Eight. L'ascension et la chute d'un tel pilote est toute l'histoire derrière Pit Stop... Tout lireGrant Willard parraine les pilotes dans une « nouvelle » forme de conduite automobile appelée The Figure Eight. L'ascension et la chute d'un tel pilote est toute l'histoire derrière Pit Stop.Grant Willard parraine les pilotes dans une « nouvelle » forme de conduite automobile appelée The Figure Eight. L'ascension et la chute d'un tel pilote est toute l'histoire derrière Pit Stop.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,7/10

1,1 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Vidéos1

Trailer 2:03

Trailer

Photos44

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Histoire

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Anecdotes
According to director Jack Hill, it wasn't until they were actually shooting that he learned that Sid Haig, who plays Hawk, the racing champion, didn't know how to drive a car.

Gaffes
The type of car changes during the street drag race. The race starts out with a 1952 modified Chevy on the left. The car modifications make it look like a "gasser" drag race car (it's actually a street freak). This car does not have a front bumper and has a solid front axle. The car that crashes is a stock 1952 Chevy, complete with front bumper and stock front suspension.

Citations
Hawk Sidney: Hey, boy! You gonna race with us?
Rick Bowman: I don't know if I got the guts.
Hawk Sidney: [cackles] What you mean is, you don't think you're zany enough. 'Cos everybody knows you got to be zany to run figure-eight, 'specially Mr. Willard here. That right, Grant?
Grant Willard: Bob, bring the Hawk a beer.
Hawk Sidney: Hey, yeah! Now listen here, boy. You know why I'm the winner? 'Cos I'm the zaniest there is. So when they see me coming through that intersection, they just naturally back off, 'cos they know I ain't gonna stop for nobody. So when you see me coming... you best get out the way. 'Cos I'm the zaniest there is! Right? Right. That's why I drive a California Custom for Grant Willard.
Grant Willard: I'm a businessman, Hawk. I need a winner.
Grant Willard: You got one. Yeah!
[cackles and leaves with two girls]
Grant Willard: What do you think, Rick? He's the one to beat.
Rick Bowman: [looking at Hawk frolicking with a dancer] Where can I get me a car?

Connexions
Featured in From Manila with Love (2011)

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9/10

FASCINATING PORTRAIT OF AMERICA

It might seem odd to give this modest movie such a high score, but it is so well crafted and now in retrospect so fascinating, it is far more entertaining than much bigger and "important" movies made today.

First off, there is the insane-but-real setting of figure 8 racing, where racers speed across each others' paths at the track intersection. Just seeing such a crazy real-life sport enacted is worth watching PIT STOP!

Next, we have a layered story, with contrasting character arcs for "hero" Rick and heel Hawk (a career-best performance by the late, great Sid Haig).

The performances are great, with Brian Donlevy lending the same amoral tough-guy gravitas he brought to the Quatermas movies, and an early appearance by Ellen Burstyn.

And Kustom Kulture fans will also appreciate the on-location views of George Barris' car shop (the creator of the 1966 Batmobile, Munsters Coach, Monkeymobile, and many other showcars).

A real gem from the time when the American Grindhouse was taking cues from Euro Art House.