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Dragstrip Girl

1994 · 83 min

A breezy, nostalgic teen romance with a rebellious streak, easy to watch and lightly tinged with class friction.

Directed by
Mary Lambert
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
Among the backdrop of 1950s Los Angeles, Johnny, a working-class hoodlum caught up with a ring of car thieves, is floored when he meets Laura, a rich girl riding in a hot set of wheels. But nothing can prepare these teenage lovebirds for the head-on collision of cultures that results from their passion-fueled, high-octane relationship.

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Directed by
Mary Lambert
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • rebellion
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
Era
period
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
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Mary Lambert
Written by
Jerome Gary
Starring
Mark Dacascos, Natasha Gregson Wagner, María Celedonio, Christopher Crabb, Raymond Cruz, Frederick Coffin, Traci Lords, Richard Portnow
Music
Hummie Mann
Cinematography
Sandi Sissel
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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