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  <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Fireball 500]]''' ([[:Category:1966|1966]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Carsploitation|Carsploitation]] film directed by William Asher.
*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[Fireball 500/Thunder Alley|Double-Feature DVD]] | [[Fireball 500 (1966)|Poster Art]] | [[/DVD|DVD]]
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* [[/DVD|Available DVDs]]
* [[Fireball 500 (1966)|Poster Art]]
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==Taglines==
====Main Details====
 
* They'll take a curve...ANY curve.
 
* They live from a spinout to crack up...and they love as fast as they can get it.
 
* The guys who drive faster, love harder and swing harder than anyone else on earth!
 
==Main Details==
 
* Released in 1966
* Released in 1966
* Color
* Color
* Runtime: 92 min
* Runtime: 92 min
 
* Distribution Co: [[:Category: American International Pictures|American International Pictures]]
* Distribution Co: [[American International Pictures]]
 
==Cast and Crew==
 
* Directed by William Asher  
* Directed by William Asher  
* Written by William Asher & Leo Townsend  
* Written by William Asher & Leo Townsend  
* Music by Les Baxter
* Music by Les Baxter
* Cinematography by Floyd Crosby  
* Cinematography by Floyd Crosby  
* Starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, Julie Parrish, Harvey Lembeck, Chill Wills
* Starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, Julie Parrish, Harvey Lembeck, Chill Wills


==Film Review==
===Plot Summary===
*A cross-country stock-car race takes a criminal turn when one of the drivers is tricked into transporting contraband across state lines. The driver learns of the trickery and helps the police track the criminals down.


{{AIP}}
===Taglines===
{{Carsploitation}}
* They'll take a curve...ANY curve.
{{Hixploitation}}
* They live from a spinout to crack up...and they love as fast as they can get it.
{{Les Baxter}}
* The guys who drive faster, love harder and swing harder than anyone else on earth!
 
Cocky California auto racer, Dave Owens (Frankie Avalon) takes a trip to The South to boast that he can win The Daytona 500...And The Indy 500...And any race that anyone can offer. After making a stunning debut in his first race, he catches the eye of Martha (Julie Parrish), a well-off gal who knows a thing or two about the moonshine running business. Martha then fools Dave into making a fast, midnight run. Not willing to be fooled again, Dave refuses more moonshine offers. But local auto racer, and moonshine runner, Leander Fox (Fabian) says the dreaded word to Dave, "Chicken". This causes Dave to now compete against Levander both on the race track and for the moonshine runs. But Dave soon gets a visit from a pair of FEDS. Giving him a deal that he'll turn in the leader of the moonshine monopoly, or say goodbye to his auto racing days.
 
Though this was released before [[Thunder Alley]], another AIP collaboration with Fabian, Annette Funicello and carsploitation. I found '''Fireball 500''' to be a bit more entertaining. Yes, Frankie and Annette do break into song numbers, but they're performed with just the right amount of cheese-flavor that you can't be ashamed of. Plus, Frankie spends nearly the entire movie with his face bloodied (After getting in scuffles with moonshiners and surviving car wrecks) so even if you hate Frankie, you get to see him beaten up a lot in this movie. And as for Annette, she actually plays the off/on girlfriend of Fabian here. Breaking the usual onscreen mold with her and Frankie (Probably because this was also their final film together for AIP) So this was a nice change of pace. And no, Frankie doesn't run off with Annette in the end. I told ya, this movie's got surprises! Kudos also goes to the stock footage which shows PLENTY of authentic crash ups on the track. This is worth a look. 
 
''' Reviewed by [[User:Laydback|Laydback]]  - 4/25/08 '''


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Latest revision as of 04:43, 23 December 2023

Fireball 500 (1966, USA) is a Carsploitation film directed by William Asher.

F 500.jpg

LISTEN TO RADIO SPOT

Main Details

  • Released in 1966
  • Color
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Distribution Co: American International Pictures
  • Directed by William Asher
  • Written by William Asher & Leo Townsend
  • Music by Les Baxter
  • Cinematography by Floyd Crosby
  • Starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, Julie Parrish, Harvey Lembeck, Chill Wills

Plot Summary

  • A cross-country stock-car race takes a criminal turn when one of the drivers is tricked into transporting contraband across state lines. The driver learns of the trickery and helps the police track the criminals down.

Taglines

  • They'll take a curve...ANY curve.
  • They live from a spinout to crack up...and they love as fast as they can get it.
  • The guys who drive faster, love harder and swing harder than anyone else on earth!
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