

Speedway Junky
1999-02-11 · 104 min · ★ 5.4
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.
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- Directors
- Nickolas Perry
- Production companies
- Golan-Globus Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,000,000
Top Cast
Jesse BradfordJohnny
Jordan BrowerEric
Jonathan Taylor ThomasSteve
Daryl HannahVeronica
Tiffani ThiessenWilma Price
Patsy KensitDonna
Justin UrichScooby
Adrienne FrantzKelley
Patrick RennaBud
Erik Alexander GavicaJ.T.
Warren GBrentley Shaw
Jaime BergmanBombshell #1
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