Written by James M. Tate / 12/02/2010 / No comments / action , beverly washburn , ellen burstyn , indie , jack hill , race car , richard davalos , sig haig , sixties
PIT STOP
title: PIT STOPyear: 1969
cast: Richard Davalos, Brian Donlevy, Sig Haig, Ellen Burstyn, Beverly Washburn
writer/director: Jack Hill
rating: ****
Unlike most racing flicks that followed, this doesn't rely on boring melodrama between hot-rods going around in circles, but centers on the exciting, if suicidal, Figure-8 racing with Dick Davalos as a loner who dreams of being number one. In his way is glorious villain Sid Haig, as "Hawk Sidney", getting "boos" from the crowd and playing nasty to the hilt: including over-the-top expressions and a sore-winner persona that steals the show. And while some of the behind-the-wheel shots look fake, Jack Hill's direction puts you right in the action.
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