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Checkered Flag or Crash

1977 · 99 min

A breezy, stunt-filled romp through the jungle with bickering leads and a cynical promoter, offering easygoing action and broad laughs.

Directed by
Alan Gibson
Genres
Adventure, Action, Comedy
Tagline
You gotta be TOUGH to win...and CRAZY to try!
Overview
Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden, nicknamed so for his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla 1000 off-road race. Photojournalist C.C. Wainwright intends to ride with him in that race. But Walkaway just wants to get rid of her. Fast-talking promoter Bo Cochran wants the race completed by any means necessary.

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Directed by
Alan Gibson
Genres
Adventure, Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • survival
  • media
  • class
Places
  • wilderness
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
adventure, action, comedy
Directed by
Alan Gibson
Written by
Michael Allin
Starring
Joe Don Baker, Susan Sarandon, Larry Hagman, Alan Vint, Parnelli Jones, Logan Clarke, Daina House, Michel Pitton
Music
Mel Mandel, Norman Sachs
Cinematography
Alan Hume
Runtime
99 min
Country
Philippines, United States of America
Languages
English

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