Hot Rod (1979)
A freewheeling drag racer enters a local championship meet and finds himself head-to-head with the tyrannical town boss who has already arranged for his own son to win.
Top billed cast
Gregg HenryBrian Edison
Pernell RobertsSheriff Marsden
Robin MattsonJenny
Grant GoodeveSonny Munn
Robert CulpT.L. Munn
Royce D. ApplegateJohnny Hurricane
Topo SwopeSprout
Ed Begley Jr.Clay
Bruce M. FischerCannonball
Eric HollandBarry Hogue
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