Hot Rod Gang
Hot Rod Gang is a 1958 drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Ashley. The working title was Hot Rod Rock[2] with the film also released under the title Fury Unleashed. American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with High School Hellcats.[3] The production includes performances by rock and roll musician Gene Vincent,[4] and was the final theatrical feature directed by the incredibly prolific Landers, whose career dated to the mid-1930s. PlotJohn Abernathy III needs to lead a blameless life to inherit his father's estate, but he also engages in hot rod car racing. Cast
ProductionThe film was known during production as Hot Rod Rock.[5] Soundtrack
ReceptionThe Los Angeles Times called it "a film of juvenile violence."[6] The Monthly Film Bulletin said "the comedy misfires woefully, the performances are overstated to the point of caricature and the general level is decidedly moronic."[7] Diabolique magazine wrote that "Ashley's limitations are exposed a little in this film – I don’t think he was a great comic actor – but it is entertaining and good-hearted."[8] See alsoReferences
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