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Hot Rod (1979)
TV-PG
TV Movie | 97 min | Drama

Hot Rod (1979)

TV-PG

TV Movie | 97 min | Drama

A drag-racer enters a local championship race. However, he runs up against the town boss, a corrupt sheriff who has already made arrangements to ensure that his own son wins the race.

Director

George Armitage

Writer

George Armitage (written by)

Producer

Sam Manners

Composer

Michael Simpson

Cinematographer

Andrew Davis

Editors

William Neel | Carroll Sax

Casting Director

Boland Wilson

Production Designer

Michael Baugh

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Updated May 25, 1979

Release date

May 25, 1979 (United States)

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23 cast members

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Robert Culp T.L. Munn T.L. Munn See fewer	I Spy (1965)
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Topo Swope Sprout Sprout See fewer	Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
Ed Begley Jr. Clay Clay See fewer	A Mighty Wind (2003)
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Lisa Cori Sheila Sheila See fewer	Knots Landing (1979)
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Alexander Petale Inspector #1 Inspector #1 See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Arthur Space Norton Erdelatz Norton Erdelatz See fewer	The Big Noise (1944)
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