Hot Rods to Hell

– While on a business trip, Tom Phillips is in a car accident caused by a reckless driver. Tom surviv..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
1967
Hot Rods to Hell (1967)

While on a business trip, Tom Phillips is in a car accident caused by a reckless driver. Tom survives the accident with a severe chronic back injury which results in him not being able to continue with his current business. 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.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
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Genre:

Hot Rods to Hell (1967) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Jan 1967

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Approved

Director:

John Brahm

Writer:

Robert E. Kent (screenplay), Alex Gaby (short story)

Main Actors:

Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Mimsy Farmer, Laurie Mock

Plot:

While on a business trip just before Christmas, Tom Phillips gets into a car accident, which was caused by the reckless driving of the other car involved. Although Tom suffered no paralysis from his back injury, he did come out of the accident with a chronic back problem which results in him not being able to continue with his current work, and a mental block having anything to do with the accident, including Christmas music, driving in general and the sounds of screeching tires and breaking glass. The Phillips - Tom, his wife Peg, and their two children, teenager Tina and pre-teen Jamie - end up moving from their Boston home and buying a motel in Mayville in the California desert. Tom would be physically able to do the work required running a motel, and the dry heat is good for his back. But as they approach Mayville, they encounter a bunch of reckless hot rodders named Duke, Ernie and Gloria. Since Tom scolds them about their reckless behavior, they decide to make the Phillips' lives miserable by terrorizing them using their souped up vehicle. They also end up finding out where the Phillips' ultimate destination is. But as their string of altercations comes to a head, the process which includes Tina's teen-aged infatuation with Duke, the Phillips have to figure out how best to protect themselves, Tom who knows they can't outrun the souped up hot rod, or out "chicken" the crazed Duke.

Production:

Four Leaf Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.3/10