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Release Date:
May 14, 1969
Original Title:
Pit Stop
Alternate Titles:
The Winner
Genres:
Action | Drama
Production Companies:
Jack Hill Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 91
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.
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Associate Producer:
Harry Schooler
Camera Operator:
Jack Hill
Director:
Jack Hill
Director of Photography:
Austin McKinney
Editor:
Jack Hill
Executive Producer:
Roger Corman
Original Music Composer:
John Fridge
Producer:
Lee Strosnider
Production Manager:
Frank Zuniga
Screenplay:
Jack Hill
Sound Mixer:
Lee Strosnider
Stunts:
Ted Duncan
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