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Speedway Junky

Play trailer Poster for Speedway Junky R,  2001,  1h 42m,  Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 29% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 56% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
29% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Running away from home to pursue his dreams of becoming a professional racecar driver, Johnny is a high school kid from a good family. He winds up in Las Vegas working two-bit crimes. No closer to his destination - the racetracks of North Carolina - Johnny has a long way to go, but he is not without hope.

Critics Reviews

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Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News Sep 20, 2001
It's exploitation at its most listless and uninspired. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Aug 31, 2001
4.5/5
A potent mixture of sentiment and grit, and it showcases the talents of its young principals. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Feb 19, 2013
C
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Sep 21, 2001
D+
Goes completely off track, falling apart in a welter of absurd twists, sentimental drivel and phony uplift. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maynard Mr. Showbiz Sep 6, 2001
Hard to watch -- not because of its unflinching realism, but rather for its mawkish reliance on every boy hooker flick from Midnight Cowboy to Johns. Go to Full Review
Dave White IFilm Aug 30, 2001
It's My Own Private Idaho! Well, minus the story, the style and the smart script. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Nickolas Perry

Director

Jesse Bradford

Johnny

Jordan Brower

Eric

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Steven

Daryl Hannah

Veronica

Tiffani Thiessen

Wilma Price

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Speedway Junky

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Movie Info

Synopsis Running away from home to pursue his dreams of becoming a professional racecar driver, Johnny is a high school kid from a good family. He winds up in Las Vegas working two-bit crimes. No closer to his destination - the racetracks of North Carolina - Johnny has a long way to go, but he is not without hope.
Director
Nickolas Perry
Producer
Randall Emmett, George Furla, Rodney Omanoff, Jeff Rice, Rafi Stephan
Screenwriter
Nickolas Perry
Distributor
here! Films, Xscapade Pictures Ltd. [gb], Regent Entertainment [us]
Production Co
Magic Entertainment, Inc., Miracle Entertainment, Powers That Be Pictures, Speedway Junkie, Inc.
Rating
R (Violence|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Pervasive Language)
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 31, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.1K
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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