Rods

Starring:Stacy Keach
Director: John Moffet
Studio: Cav Distribution
Product Type: DVD

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It looks like the "AIRPLANE" producers picked the right week to release a movie!
I can't believe all three of these movies in one box set at such a great price

Cult Camp Classics 3 - Terrorized Travelers (Hot Rods to Hell / Skyjacked / Zero Hour!)
Starring: Dana Andrews , Jeanne Crain , and Linda Darnell
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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Cult Camp Classics 2 - Women in Peril (The Big Cube / Caged / Trog)
Cult Camp Classics 1 - Sci-Fi Thrillers (Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman 1958 / Giant Behemoth / Queen of Outer Space)
Cult Camp Classics 4 - Historical Epics (The Colossus of Rhodes / Land of the Pharaohs / The Prodigal)
Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 4 (Act of Violence / Mystery Street / Crime Wave / Decoy / Illegal / The Big Steal / They Live By Night / Side Street / Where Danger Lives / Tension)
Lucille Ball Film Collection (Dance Girl Dance / The Big Street / Du Barry Was a Lady / Critic's Choice / Mame)

ASIN: B000OHZJHI
Release Date: 2007-06-26

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It may be stretching things to call this trio of films Cult Classics (although Hot Rods to Hell does have its own fan appreciation website), but they provide more than enough cheap thrills and guilty pleasures to make this set irresistible to aficionados of BG (as in "so Bad they're Good") films. Whether it be Disney's Bon Voyage or Hostel: Part 2, travel has provided Hollywood with no end of horror stories. In Zero Hour (1957), it's not snakes on a plane, but tainted halibut that provides the terror, and with both pilots incapacitated by their unfortunate meal choice, it's up to traumatized pilot Ted Stryker (Dana Andrews) to overcome his "war record" and land the plane. If you're a comedy buff, then surely this scenario sounds familiar. Well, it should be familiar, and stop calling me "Shirley." This is the film that Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers mercilessly and meticulously spoofed in Airplane!. It's all here, right down to little Joey's visit to the cockpit (but without any references to gladiator films) and the rich dialogue the Airplane crew lifted nearly verbatim ("It's a different kind of flying altogether").

Andrews is back in the driver's seat in Hot Rods to Hell (1967), a film that loses a little something when not heard through the tinny speakers of a drive in theatre. Andrews stars as a man forced to put the brakes on the kicks-crazy hot-rodding punks terrorizing his family. "These kids have nowhere to go," a local cop stoically observes. "And they want to get there at 150 miles an hour." Laurie Mock costars as Andrews' conflicted teenage daughter who catches the leader's eye (he's tired of "stale bread" Mimsy Farmer). The dialogue is wicked cool and the overwrought acting all over the road. In short: don't let this pass you by. Andrews isn't on board in Skyjacked (1972), but we feel more confident with Charlton Heston at the controls as the no-nonsense pilot ("That man doesn't fool around," a colleague observes), whose plane is being hijacked to Moscow. The cast is a made-for-TV movie lover's dream, with Yvette Mimieux as a stewardess in peril (and Heston's former flame), Susan Dey, former football great Roosevelt Grier as a cellist, Walter Pidgeon as a senator, James Brolin as the very wired Vietnam vet, and Claude Akins providing ground control. This one's more of a bumpy ride, but the cheesy dialogue, earnest performances and soap opera developments keep Skyjacked flying high. --Donald Liebenson

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It looks like the "AIRPLANE" producers picked the right week to release a movie!.......2007-05-06

Finally, the producers of AIRPLANE! are finally cutting loose Zero Hour!, the film and many others that provided funny fodder for the parody movie AIRPLANE!

As far as 'Hot Rods To Hell', which BTW stars one of my favorite actresses, the beautiful Jeanne Crain, I rate it a -5 STARS and then a +10 STARS for being so bad that it is just super great! Result? 5 STARS! Ya gotta see it to appreciate! (Or believe it for that matter)!

Skyjacked? Well, kind of like 'Airport' as it stars, well, just about everybody. What the heck; 5 STARS!

I can't believe all three of these movies in one box set at such a great price.......2007-04-19

I've always wanted to get all of these movies for years, and now there are coming out in one box set and at a great price. I've always loved Linda Darnell and she's in Zero Hour which the comedy Airplane is party based on. Hot Rods To Hell has Dana Andrews and Jeanne Crain who started in the 1945 State Fair. This movie has never been on DVD before. If you bought these movies on their own each is about $14.00 on Amazon.com. I don't see how you can go wrong with paying $[...] for this boxset. Thanks Warners for releasing these movies for us to enjoy in a great boxset. Thanks to Amazon.com for offering great prices.

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Camp Classic Finally On DVD
So Bad It's Good!
Adults acting childish
FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
Hard to believe Dana Andrews sank this low...

Hot Rods to Hell
Starring: Dana Andrews , Jeanne Crain , Mimsy Farmer , Laurie Mock , and Paul Bertoya
Director: James Curtis Havens , and John Brahm
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000OHZJIM
Release Date: 2007-06-26

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Camp Classic Finally On DVD.......2007-07-01

This film is amazing. Originally made for NBC as one of TV's first color Movies Of The Week, it was deemed "too hot" for TV! The acting is so over the top, the script is beyond terrible, yet is all adds up to one of the most enjoyable nights at the movies you could ever ask for. Dana Andrews plays a man who's suffered a terrible automobile accident and although apparently physically recovered, is now riddled with self doubt.
Thankfully his high strung wife Jean Crain (in full co-dependent, full on denial mode) has all the faith in the world that he'll one day return to being a fully functional man (don't miss the final scene for the answer to this). Thankfully they have a Doctor who perscibes peace and quiet (and plenty of it!). So they buy a motel in he desert, as you do in this kind of film.
But there's no peace to be had when the local teens run WILD! WILD I TELL YOU!
The teens look a fast 25, speak like jazz heads from the 50's and are very, very rude!
But Crain and Andrews are the real show here, they don't leave any scene un-milked for maximum DRAMA!
A palatable sense of career desperation gently wafts between them, as if they both believe that by overacting to 11 they can somehow lift this turkey. They can't, they don't and let's all thank god for their bold, misguided attempt.
Highly reccomended.

So Bad It's Good!.......2007-06-24

The other reviewers really don't get the appeal. HRTH has been a favorite BAD movie of mine since I was a teenager in the 70s, when I first saw it on late-night TV. It was gloopy even then. Sure, Dana is awful, wooden and pedantic. But that is what fans of this movie really love. And how about Duke's immortal line when he tell's Laurie Mock's character that her father better not take over Dailey's Motel (which also contains the "cool kids" nightclub hangout) or "No one's going to have any fun...not even you." Heavens what a threat!

The movie is chock full of dopey lines and Jeanne Crain's overacting is a real hoot. Anyone who is buying this should be doing so with their eyes wide open, knowing that while the makers had no idea they were making a Camp Classic, that is just what this is. Filmmakers could not make it as unintentionally funny, if they tried. In fact, I've heard that someone is trying to remake the film under it's original title: "52 Miles to Terror." If they ever do, I'll probably see it, knowing that they'll update it and make it like the "Fast and Furious." And I'll probably be a little sad, as the original, for all its flaws has an undercurrent of naivite that is endearing. A modern remake will be brutal and remorseless, much like our world is today.

Adults acting childish.......2007-06-23

Here is Dana Andrews in probably the worst role of his career. In "Hot Rods to Hell", he plays a moron who gets all huffy about some kids who got a little carried away while having fun. He then proceeds to do his best to annoy them until the confrontation escalates to tragic consequences. Yet somehow the director apparently doesn't think it is his fault.

Excuse me. What part of "ignore them and they'll get bored and go away" did he not understand? This movie makes adults look like idiots. No wonder the 60's turned out the way they did.

This film barely managed four stars out of ten at IMDB - just slightly better than "Plan 9 from Outer Space". I guess I'm not the only one who disliked it.

Why did they waste resources and the plastic to put this tripe out on DVD when there are so many other excellent films they still haven't released? How about a Dana Andrews classic like "While the City Sleeps"? Oh well.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!.......2007-06-13

I remember seeing this as a kid, double-billed with GOODBYE CHARLIE, at the McDade Drive-In. Maybe I'm just nostalgic for simpler times - the "juvenile delinquents" in this film are pikers compared to the drug-addled, sex-obsessed and gun-toting mutants that appear in films these days - but having seen it recently on Turner Classic Movies, I realized that it wasn't a bad little film. If I read correctly somewhere, this was originally one of the first made-for-TV films out of MGM studios that the powers-that-be decided to release theatrically. Anyway, if you long for the days when hot rods were good ol' American beauties, (unlike in the FAST AND THE FURIOUS series) you might enjoy this fast-paced little thriller.

Hard to believe Dana Andrews sank this low..........2007-06-12

Dana Andrews made his mark in 1940s classics like "Laura" and "The Best Years of Our Lives." Two decades later, he was struggling to keep his career alive in low-end "B" movies like "Hot Rods to Hell." Frankly, this movie gives the "B" label a bad name, because "Hot Rods to Hell" just plain old-fashioned sucks. The plot is thin, the acting is wooden and the direction and pacing are rock-bottom. At 100 minutes, the movie is at least 10-15 minutes too long. Even worse, it's almost like watching an MGM-produced social engineering movie about youth gone bad and the dangers of driving recklessly.

If you're into camp, you'll probably enjoy "Hot Rods to Hell" on some level. For every other movie viewer, it's a 100-minute sentence in hell.

Classic Hot Rod Films & Video Clips DVD: Hotrods, Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Drag Racing Nostalgia, American Hotrod & Race History

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Classic Hot Rod Films & Video Clips DVD: Hotrods, Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Drag Racing Nostalgia, American Hotrod & Race History

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American Hot Rod
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Heart Like a Wheel
LIONS THE GREATEST DRAG STRIP (Part One/1955-'62) by Don Gillespie: Historical documentary on one of drag racing's greatest racetracks; rare film, photos and interviews with sport's pioneers
Tales of the Rat Fink

ASIN: B000IT1Y9Y

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Revisit the history of American hot rod street cars in this classic American hot rods and nostalgia drag racing films DVD. If you love hot rods, drag racing, street rods, muscle cars, hot rod history or classic drag racing video clips, you will enjoy this rare collectible. Driving has never been more fun than when you're behind the steel wheel of the coolest hot rods cars of history! Full of drag racing hotrods action, this DVD will keep you on the edge of your seat. Best hot rod films collection ever assembled! (1) Hot Rod - Two part film with amusing narration. The story is about a teenager who learns driving safety and the art of defensive driving through his love of drag racing. Contains very old footage and pictures of drag racing, including a lengthy piece of an old Indy 500 NASCAR race. One of the best historical films ever made...if you love nostalgia drag racing. (Who doesn't?) Length: 00:26:26 (2) Ingenuity In Action - Fantastic drag racing and hot rods cars film which explains how to enter a drag race. Contains rare videos and pictures of the 1958 Hot Rod Nationals. Length: 00:27:00 (3) On The Run - San Francisco kids race through the bay with professional race drivers. A great driver education propaganda film about how racing safely is fun for everyone. Terrific socially responsible look at the history of drag racing and hotrods. Length: 00:13:00 (3) Road Runners - Great film promoting drag racing as an alternative to juvenile delinquency. Who knew that driving that fast was a great way to sublimate your inner potential in a socially rewarding fashion? Just press down the accelerator in your vintage muscle car or street rod and let the healing begin. Got to love it! Length: 00:12:00 Total run time is approximately 1 hour 20 minutes

Classic 50's Hot Rod and Open Road Film Collection DVD - Rat Rods, Street Rods, Drag Racing and NHRA Race History

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Classic 50's Hot Rod and Open Road Film Collection DVD - Rat Rods, Street Rods, Drag Racing and NHRA Race History

Manufacturer: The Historical Archive
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Classic Hot Rod Films & Video Clips DVD: Hotrods, Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Drag Racing Nostalgia, American Hotrod & Race History
Funny Car Summer

ASIN: B000NJXSTI

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This DVD contains a variety of films that explore the 50's hot rod phenomenon as well as Mobilgas "Safety and Economy: competition. The hot rod films are wrapped in stories about how youthful energy can be converted to something constructive and controlled by joining hot rod groups and expending their energies in a more constructive manner. These films contain excellent footage of 50's style hot rod, rat rods and street rods, drag racing and NHRA competitions and meets - a must see for any serious hot rod buff. As a bonus we are also including a film from the 1930's showing a classic Soap Box derby. While not really a hot rod film as there are no engines involved, lots of folks who built these racers as children grew up to embrace the hot rod mentality in later years. As such, it makes an interesting backgroud piece to add to this fascinating collection. Here are all the films that make up this two hour historical collection: Ingenuity in Action (1958) - Sound, Color Run time: 26:24; A Cool Hot Rod (1953) - sound, Black & White Run time: 26:10; Road Runners (ca. 1952) - Sound, Black & White Run time: 11:46; On the Run (1956) - Sound, Color Run time: (film is incomplete - this portion runs for 12:39); Show 'Em the Road (1954) - Sound, Color Run time: 26:05; The All-American Soap Box Derby (1936) - Sound, Black & White Run time: 10:26

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Desperate Generation
Starring: Desperate Generation
Manufacturer: Starlight Home Entertainment
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Desperate Generation is a documentary that encapsulates the 90's rockabilly revival in Southern California. Each aspect of the subculture is candidly portrayed in short, music-filled vignettes highlighting vintage car clubs, tattoo artists, musicians, annual car & hot rod events, and much more!

American Hot Rod Season 2 - Episode 19: Rat Rod Build-Off 3

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American Hot Rod Season 2 - Episode 19: Rat Rod Build-Off 3

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American Hot Rod Season 3 - Episode 34: '59 Chevy Low Rider 2

ASIN: B000KGGN4Q
Release Date: 2006-12-01

American Hot Rod Season 2 - Episode 17: Rat Rod Build-Off 1

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American Hot Rod Season 2 - Episode 17: Rat Rod Build-Off 1

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American Hot Rod Season 2 - Episode 19: Rat Rod Build-Off 3
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American Hot Rod Season 2 - Episode 124
American Hot Rod Season 2 - Episode 16: '65 Mustang 3
American Hot Rod Season 3 - Episode 34: '59 Chevy Low Rider 2

ASIN: B000KGGN46
Release Date: 2006-12-01

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Lake George Classic and Custom Car Show

Manufacturer: Wheels TV
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Hot Rod Boulevard

ASIN: B000LXH4Q4
Release Date: 2007-03-09

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Hundreds of custom cars, hot rods, muscle cars and classics gather in the mountains high above Lake George in upstate New York. This sunny day witnessed a gathering of notable collector cars from all walks of automotive life. This exciting story is presented by the multi-award winning television production team at WheelsTV, a bunch of car guys and gals who are truly Wild About Wheels.