Fireball 500, Orion Pictures Corporation ; produced by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff ; written by William Asher & Leo Townsend ; directed by William Asher. Thunder Alley / Orion Pictures Corporation ; an American International picture ; produced by Burt Topper ; written by Sy Salkowitz ; directed by Richard Rush
Type
Label
Fireball 500, Orion Pictures Corporation ; produced by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff ; written by William Asher & Leo Townsend ; directed by William Asher. Thunder Alley / Orion Pictures Corporation ; an American International picture ; produced by Burt Topper ; written by Sy Salkowitz ; directed by Richard Rush
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Fireball 500
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
Orion Pictures Corporation ; produced by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff ; written by William Asher & Leo Townsend ; directed by William Asher. Thunder Alley / Orion Pictures Corporation ; an American International picture ; produced by Burt Topper ; written by Sy Salkowitz ; directed by Richard Rush
Runtime
181
Series statement
MGM DVDM-G-M movie legends collectionM-G-M movie legends double feature
Summary
Fireball 500: Stock car racer Dave Owens plays into the hands of whiskey runners by agreeing to drive in a cross-country road race. He is assisted by Jane Harris and Sonny Leander Fox. Soon Dave and Sonny begin a friendly rivalry for JaneThunder Alley: Stock car racer Tommy Callahan is forced to join Pete Madsen's thrill circus after his blackouts cause a fatal accident and he gets thrown off the circuit. He shows Pete's daughter Francie and her boyfriend Eddie Sands everything he knows about driving. Eddie takes up with Tommy's girl Annie Blaine after winning the first time out. They become fierce rivals by the next race, during which Tommy remembers driving over his brother with a go-kart and Eddie hits the wall
Table Of Contents
Side A: Fireball 500 (92 min.) -- Side B: Thunder Alley (89 min.)
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Frankie & Annette
Classification
Contributor
- Murray, Jan, 1916-2006
- Asher, William, 1921-2012
- Wills, Chill, 1902-1978
- Arkoff, Samuel Z., 1918-2001
- Funicello, Annette
- Avalon, Frankie
- Fabian, 1943-
- Nicholson, James H., 1916-1972
- American International Pictures (1956-1980)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
- Berlinger, Warren, 1937-2020
- Topper, Burt
- McBain, Diane
- Parrish, Julie, 1940-2003
- Rush, Richard, 1929-2021
- Orion Pictures
- Salkowitz, Sy
- Townsend, Leo, 1908-1987
- Lembeck, Harvey, 1923-1982
Genre
Subject
- DVD-Video discs
- Comedy -- Feature
- Comedy films
- Stock car racing -- United States -- Drama
- Beach party films
- Romantic comedy films
- Man-woman relationship -- United States -- Drama
- Stock car drivers -- United States -- Drama
- Musical films
- Carreras de automóviles -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Sports rivalries -- United States -- Drama
- Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Loss of consciousness -- United States -- Drama
- Romance -- Feature
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Youth -- Feature
- Smuggling -- United States -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
Is Derivative Of
Is Part Of
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor19
- Murray, Jan, 1916-2006
- Asher, William, 1921-2012
- Wills, Chill, 1902-1978
- Arkoff, Samuel Z., 1918-2001
- Funicello, Annette
- Avalon, Frankie
- Fabian, 1943-
- Nicholson, James H., 1916-1972
- American International Pictures (1956-1980)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
- Berlinger, Warren, 1937-2020
- Topper, Burt
- McBain, Diane
- Parrish, Julie, 1940-2003
- Rush, Richard, 1929-2021
- Orion Pictures
- Salkowitz, Sy
- Townsend, Leo, 1908-1987
- Lembeck, Harvey, 1923-1982
- Genre11
- Subject20
- DVD-Video discs
- Comedy -- Feature
- Comedy films
- Stock car racing -- United States -- Drama
- Beach party films
- Romantic comedy films
- Man-woman relationship -- United States -- Drama
- Stock car drivers -- United States -- Drama
- Musical films
- Carreras de automóviles -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Sports rivalries -- United States -- Drama
- Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Loss of consciousness -- United States -- Drama
- Romance -- Feature
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Youth -- Feature
- Smuggling -- United States -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
- Is Derivative Of1
- Is Part Of2