The California Kid (1974)
The California Kid (1974)
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1440x1080 | x264 @ 10,4 Mbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | 73 min | 5,46 Gb
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1440x1080 | x264 @ 10,4 Mbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | 73 min | 5,46 Gb
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Writer: Richard Compton
Stars: Martin Sheen, Vic Morrow, Michelle Phillips
Martin Sheen is at his most "James Dean-ish" and Vic Morrow at his most sadistic in the made-for-TV The California Kid. Sheen plays a hot rodder whose brother dies at the hands of sheriff Morrow. It is Morrow's habit to punish speeders by deliberately running them off precipitous mountain curves. Sheen goads Morrow into a no-survivors chase up a steep mountain road–where more than a few surprises await the homicidal lawkeeper. Martin Sheen's souped-up, garishly decorated jalopy gives the best and most consistent "performance" in The California Kid.
Martin Sheen, Michelle Phillips, Stuart Margolin and the late Vic Morrow are the human stars of this movie about a young man looking for answers about his brother's death. Mr. Sheen, Mr. Margolin and Mr. Morrow all turn in first rate performances in their respective roles; Ms. Phillips has the slightly less than enviable task of trying to spice up a made-for-TV movie (twenty-five years ago), by supplying the "sex interest" in an otherwise sexless film. The real star, however, is the "California Kid"; a 1934 Ford coupe, borrowed from "Jake" Jacobs, put before a camera and given a workout that'll leave the viewer panting, gasping and holding the edge of the seat with breathless anticipation.
The action scenes are spectacular, (although some of the dialog is a bit lame) making for a fine evening's diversion. This is how all "car movies" should be made.
Try to catch this one on the late movie channel; it's well worth the missed sleep.
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The California Kid (1974)
The California Kid (1974)
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