Born to Race is a 1988 film directed by James Fargo. It stars Joseph Bottoms and Marla Heasley.[1]
| Born to Race | |
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| Directed by | James Fargo |
| Starring | Joseph Bottoms |
| Edited by | Thomas Stanford |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAl Pagura is a NASCAR driver who wants to win. He finds out that a beautiful Italian auto engineer is trying to sell her new engine. At the same time, rival team owner Vincent Dupalin kidnaps her so his driver Kenny Landruff can win. Al and his pit crew rescue her. In the last race at Charlotte, Landruff passes Al on the last lap and just when it seems he is going to win, his engine blows and he hits the wall. Al wins as Dupalin is arrested while Landruff is airlifted to the hospital.
Cast
edit- Joseph Bottoms as Al Pagura
- Marla Heasley as Andrea Lombardo
- Robert Logan as Theo Jennings
- George Kennedy as Vincent Duplain
- Marc Singer as Kenny Landruff
- Dirk Blocker as Bud
- Michael McGrady as Walt
- LaGena Hart as Jenny
- Leon Rippy as Joel
- Antonio Sabato Sr as Enrico Lombardo
References
editExternal links
edit- Born to Race at IMDb
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