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Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

1978 · 100 min

A breezy, goofy romp full of screeching tires and slapstick stunts that you can half-watch and still enjoy.

Directed by
Jack Starrett
Genres
Action, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Charles Napier, Maud Adams, Constance Forslund
Overview
A stunt car racing team gets involved in a madcap cross-country auto race that is supposed to determine the disposition of a family fortune.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jack Starrett
Genres
Action, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Charles Napier, Maud Adams, Constance Forslund
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • family
  • ambition
  • greed
  • friendship
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
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
Horror0
Humour6
Realism5
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Jack Starrett
Written by
Rick Kellard, Bob Comfort
Starring
Charles Napier, Maud Adams, Constance Forslund, Robert Stoneman, William Daniels, Rick Hurst, Burton Gilliam, Tom McFadden
Cinematography
Robert C. Jessup
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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