Manifest in Crash and Cosmopolis, Cronenberg’s obsession with vehicles is well-known, but this early B-movie about the world of drag racing remains an outlier in his oeuvre.
William Smith and John Saxon star alongside magnetic love interest Claudia Jennings, who would die months later in a car accident, in this ode to big engines and bigger muscles.
While it is competent, it lacks distinct personality and style.
Known as the outlier of Cronenberg’s career, this fluffy film moves fast and delivers on the title, but not much else.
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