Checkered Flag or Crash (1977, United States) Running time: 95 minutes
Language: English Fast-talking promoter and retired racing driver Bo Cochran comes up with great idea for car race - a 1000 mile long off-road trip through the jungles of Philippines for cars and motorcycles. When the event starts there are dozens of drivers from around the world that dream of winning the main price, a 100 thousand dollars check. Among them are people, who know each other very well from similar races, which makes their competition even more demanding. Uncompromising race car driver Madden, called Walkaway because of the many crashes that he had in the past, thinks he has a chance to win, but at the start line he learns about small detail in his contract - he has to take journalist C.C. Wainwright with him. Obviously he is not happy about it, but has little choice, since his car is owned by the magazine that she represents. While the race progresses sudden landslides and floods makes the course impossible to finish, but the sponsors want drivers to finish the race.
American car racing movie set and filmed on Philippines, shows the 1000 mile long off-road race, but while the atmosphere of the event is depicted quite good the low budget and not inspired script left very little for cast to make of it. It is cheap and only mildly entertaining movie shot in interesting surroundings and with Susan Sarandon in one of her early appearances.
Our rating |
5.6 / 10 |
Film value |
4 / 10 |
Realism factor |
3 / 5 |
Adventure factor |
3 / 5 |
Car scenes |
4 / 5 |
|
