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Hot Rods to Hell

1967 · 100 min

A tense, campy road thriller that keeps you on edge as a family is menaced by reckless teens, with a satisfying showdown.

Directed by: John Brahm
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Mimsy Farmer

Tagline: Hotter than Hell's Angels!
Overview: While on a business trip, Tom Phillips is in a car accident caused by a reckless driver. Tom survives the accident with but a severe chronic back injury leaves him unable to continue with his career. The Phillips' buy a motel in the California desert and Tom with his wife Peg and their two children, Tina and Jamie make the long road trip to their new home. As they approach their destination they are terrorized by reckless teenage hot-rodders looking for kicks.

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Directed by: John Brahm
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Mimsy Farmer

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
survival
violence
isolation
justice
Places: road trip
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, thriller
Directed by: John Brahm
Written by: Robert E. Kent
Starring: Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Mimsy Farmer, Laurie Mock, Harry Hickox, Jeffrey Byron, Paul Bertoya, Gene Kirkwood
Music: Fred Karger
Cinematography: Lloyd Ahern Sr.
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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