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Fireball 500. Fireball 500 is a 1966 stock car racing film, blended with the beach party film genre. A vehicle for stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and Fabian, it was one of a string of similar racing films from the 1960s. Written by William Asher and Leo Townsend, and directed by William Asher, it tells the story of Dave Owens (Avalon ...
The Great Race: 1965 Comedy Vintage cars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis slapstick about long-distance car race. Grand Prix: 1966 Drama Open wheel James Garner and Yves Montand in fictional story of drivers' lives and loves. Red Line 7000: 1966 Drama Stock car Howard Hawks-directed fiction, starring James Caan. Fireball 500: 1966 Comedy Stock car
Greased Lightning. (1977 film) Greased Lightning is a 1977 American biographical film [1] starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, and Pam Grier, and directed by Michael Schultz. The film is based loosely on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and later a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee.
The Last American Hero (also known as Hard Driver) is a 1973 American sports drama film based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson. Directed by Lamont Johnson (no relation), the film stars Jeff Bridges as Junior Jackson, a character based on Johnson. It is based on Tom Wolfe 's essay "The Last American Hero Is Junior Johnson. Yes!",
English. Budget. $72.5 million [1] Box office. $163.4 million [1] Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American sports comedy film directed by Adam McKay who co-wrote the film with Will Ferrell. [2] It features Ferrell as the titular Ricky Bobby, an immature yet successful NASCAR driver.
Driven. (2001 film) Driven is a 2001 American action sports film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote and produced. It centers on a young racing driver's effort to win the CART FedEx Championship Series auto racing championship. Prior to production, Stallone was seen at many Formula One races, but he was ...
English. Budget. $11.5–13.5 million [1] Box office. $20,225,989. Six Pack is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Erin Gray, Anthony Michael Hall and Barry Corbin .
Winning. (film) Winning is a 1969 American Panavision action drama sports film directed by James Goldstone and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and Robert Wagner. The film is about a race car driver who aspires to win the Indianapolis 500. A number of race car drivers and people associated with racing appear in the film, including Bobby ...