
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 ti... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.A mixture of "Beach Blanket Bingo," "Last House on the Left," and "Leave it to Beaver"... |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzYour usual sleazy teenage questionable family value campy B-film. |
| User ReviewGreg KA great "camp" movie - bet you haven't heard the word in a long, long time. This movie defines it. A great drive-in flick. If you can't get to a drive-in, at least you have half the the fun - no, you have 90% of the fun with this movie.... seriously |
| User ReviewMike Nthose awful hoodlums. i can't imagine anyone as terrible as these kids. omg. that poor dad and his back problems. |
| User ReviewTimo VDefinetely worth of watching! So badly done that it's funny. |
| User ReviewTom KThe best bad movie ever made. The difinition of "camp". |
| User ReviewPrivate UThis is a beautiful example of mixing together "the" middle class family, delinquent hot rod kids into a B-movie script. It's irresitible whether you are into turkey films or just enjoy period 60's hot rods. The movie deserves my 4 stars. |
| User ReviewCraig BFour stars? Am I kidding? Nope. It deserves four. It is so horribly over acted [by the mother charcter - at least] that it's worth watching. It's a cult classic. |
| User ReviewRussell GPoor Dana Andrews, first Zero Hour makes him afraid to fly, now those damned teenagers with their hotrods are fucking with him so he's scared to drive. Goofy fun, works best if you pretend it's the continuing adventures from Zero Hour. Made origianlly for TV, and looks it. |
| User ReviewPatrick SGood campy fun but filled with somewhat good car chases. |