Speedway (film)
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For the earlier silent film, see Speedway (1929 film).
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog Robert Goodstein (Ass't) |
| Produced by | Douglas Laurence |
| Written by | Phillip Shuke |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Nancy Sinatra Bill Bixby |
| Music by | Jeff Alexander |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Editing by | Richard W. Farrell |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | June 12, 1968 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Language | English |
Speedway is a 1968 action film musical film starring Elvis Presley as a racecar driver and Nancy Sinatra as his love interest.
Scenes were shot at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The film features guest appearances by several of the top stock-car—better known now as NASCAR -- drivers of the day.
This would be the final "formula" musical film of Presley's career. His later films would be less musical and more adult in tone.
Although the film was completed in the early summer of 1967, it was not released in theatres until the spring of 1968. It was a box-office hit, placing at #40 on the Variety weekly national box office list.
The only guitar to be featured in the film is during one of the films closing scenes, during the performance of 'Aint Nothing Like a Song' a sunburst Fender Coronado is used.
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[edit] Cast
- Elvis Presley ... Steve Grayson
- Nancy Sinatra ... Susan Jacks
- Bill Bixby ... Kenny Donford
- Gale Gordon ... R.W. Hepworth
- William Schallert ... Abel Esterlake
- Victoria Paige Meyerink ... Ellie Esterlake
- Carl Ballantine ... Birdie Kebner
[edit] Soundtrack
Main article: Speedway (album)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Speedway at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] DVD Reviews
- Review by Bill Treadway at DVD Verdict, August 3, 2004.
- Review by Jeff Rosado at digitallyOBSESSED!, August 1, 2004.
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