
A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be then gets a lesson in the wild side, getting involved in one situation after another. Patsy Kensit makes a cameo as another hustler and Daryl Hannah appears as the scam artist's surrogate mom.... (Full plot summary below)
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A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be then gets a lesson in the wild side, getting involved in one situation after another. Patsy Kensit makes a cameo as another hustler and Daryl Hannah appears as the scam artist's surrogate mom.
Leave your thoughts about Speedway Junky.
| Dallas Morning NewsGary DowellIt's exploitation at its most listless and uninspired. |
| IFilmDave WhiteIt's My Own Private Idaho! Well, minus the story, the style and the smart script. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekGoes completely off track, falling apart in a welter of absurd twists, sentimental drivel and phony uplift. |
| User ReviewSarah Fwithout a dout this is one of the greatest films ive seen in a long time |
| User ReviewTolik TI'll admit it, I only rented this DVD because Jonathan Taylor Thomas was in it, and I loved him when I was a kid. I couldn't picture him pulling off this role, and I expected a massive train wreck. Color me surprised! This is probably the best acting I've ever seen from him, and the movie as a whole is deep and emotional. I wish this film had gotten the attention it deserved. |
| User ReviewIan Mokay, i watched this when i was absolutely IN LURVEEEE wiv jesse bradford, so in actual fact it was probably crap.. but i'm gonna give it 3 stars anyway just for havin the fitty in! |
| User ReviewJosh JSo so so SAD! Very good acting and plot though. |
| User ReviewHeather HI hate Jesse Bradford but the overall message and theme here is wonderous, not to mention it's great to see some actors that you grew up watching |
| User ReviewAmy Dthis movie is great specially with jonathan in it :) |
| User ReviewJoshua TFair warning - you have to be incredibly open minded to like this movie. And JTT is still hot. |