starring and Driving his open-top Thunderbird through
Arizona, Beckman Hallsgood Jr is shot by a bunch of rednecks in a '57 Chewy.
Forced to stop in a one-horse town he meets Johnny Hart , an ex-rock 'n' roller with a past, and Jesse and Melissa, two sisters with a future.
And round the corner is the Route 66 Rally, a chance to race classic cars and settle a score or two.
This rarely seen road movie features the stars of Last Temptation of Christ and Vice Versa and includes the music of the Pretenders, Dave Edmunds and Los Lobos.
Screenplay by GALEN LEE and GEORGE SIMPSON
Directed by JOHN MARK ROBINSON (First showing on British television) • FILMS: page 28
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