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Fireball 500 (1966) -- A stock-car racing driver arrives in a town, hoping to win money at its track. A promoter hires him for an evening cross-country race, which turns out to be a bootlegging run.
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User Rating:
4.7/10   140 votes
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Director:
William Asher
Writers:
William Asher (written by) and
Leo Townsend (written by)
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Release Date:
7 June 1966 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Action more
Tagline:
They're Running Hot! more
Plot:
Stock car racer Dave Owens plays into the hands of whiskey runners by agreeing to drive in a cross-country road race... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Cast

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Frankie Avalon ... Dave

Annette Funicello ... Jane
Fabian ... Leander
Chill Wills ... Big Jaw
Harvey Lembeck ... Charlie Bigg
Julie Parrish ... Martha
Douglas Henderson ... Hastings (as Doug Henderson)
Sandy Reed ... The Announcer
Baynes Barron ... Bronson
Mary Hughes ... Leander Fan
Salli Sachse ... Leander Fan
Patti Chandler ... Leander Fan
Jo Collins ... Leander Fan
Karla Conway ... Leander Fan
Maria McBane ... Leander Fan (as Marie McBane)
Hedy Scott ... Leander Fan
Linda Bent ... Leander Fan

Len Lesser ... Man in Garage
Luree Holmes
Renie Riano ... Marthy (as Renee Riano)
Sue Hamilton ... Farmer's Daughter
R.L. Armstrong ... Herman's Friend (as Tex Armstrong)
Jason Johnson ... Herman
Paul Napier
Michael Nader ... Joey (as Mike Nader)
Billy Beck ... Jobber
Ed Garner
Eddie Gray
Carol Byron
Bill Putney
Vin Scully ... Announcer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bobby Brack ... Race Driver (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Asher 
 
Writing credits
William Asher (written by) and
Leo Townsend (written by)

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff .... producer
Gene McCabe .... associate producer
James H. Nicholson .... producer
Burt Topper .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Les Baxter 
 
Cinematography by
Floyd Crosby 
 
Film Editing by
Fred R. Feitshans Jr.  (as Fred Feitshans)
Eve Newman 
 
Art Direction by
Daniel Haller 
 
Set Decoration by
Harry Reif 
 
Costume Design by
Richard Bruno 
 
Makeup Department
Ted Coodley .... makeup artist
Ray Forman .... hair stylist (as Ray Foreman)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dale Hutchinson .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Karl Brainard .... properties
Ross Hahn .... construction coordinator
Richard M. Rubin .... properties
 
Sound Department
Don Rush .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Frank DeMarco .... special effects
 
Stunts
Ronnie Dayton .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jacques R. Marquette .... process photographer (as Jacques Marquette)
Jack Beckett .... camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Jacobsen .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Guy Hemric .... additional songs
Milton Lustig .... music editor
Al Simms .... music supervisor
Jerry Styner .... additional songs
 
Other crew
Samuel Z. Arkoff .... presenter
Jack W. Cash .... assistant to producer (as Jack Cash)
Charles Murray .... technical advisor
James H. Nicholson .... presenter
Christopher Riordan .... choreographer (as Ronnie Riordan)
George Barris .... car customizer (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Pathécolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated
Company:
American International Pictures (AIP) more

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Trivia:
Average Shot Length = ~4.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~4.4 seconds. more
Quotes:
Jane: Is Dave in trouble?
Leander: Yeah, I think so.
Jane: This may sound like a foolish feminine question but why don't you help him?
Leander: I can't. He's doing it to himself.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Love Bug (1968) more
Soundtrack:
My Way more

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Stockcars and sourmash, 18 September 2005
4/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

"Beach Party" leads Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and Harvey Lembeck do what they can with C-minus material involving an ace stockcar racer who gets involved with moonshiners; the Internal Revenue wants him to work both sides, but he's more interested in finding out who's thwarting the midnight runs by playing chicken with the drivers. Barely involving 'grown up' effort from American International, not as good as their later stockcar comedy-drama "Thunder Alley", however Avalon and Annette both get to sing (his number, "My Way" is one of the best tunes Avalon ever got in an AIP film). There's a pretty good brawl between Frankie and Harvey Lembeck, but Fabian, as Frankie's nemesis, is under-used, as is Annette. Good photography by Floyd Crosby, cute opening Claymation segment by Clokey Films, but the story is so muddled we never know where we stand with these one-dimensional characters. *1/2 from ****

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