Speedway Junky

"There's no place for dreams on the streets of Vegas"

Jun 22 1999 R 1h 45m
Crime, Drama, Romance

A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be then gets a lesson in the wild side, getting involved in one situation after another.

Plot

A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be then gets a lesson in the wild side, getting involved in one situation after another. Patsy Kensit makes a cameo as another hustler and Daryl Hannah appears as the scam artist's surrogate mom.

Written by

Nickolas Perry

Directed by

Nickolas Perry

Cast

Richard Balin, Jaime Bergman, Jesse Bradford

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Powers That Be Pictures, Magic Entertainment, Inc., Golan-Globus Productions, Miracle Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Trailers
Speedway Junky (1999) Trailer | Nickolas Perry
Scores
# of Votes
1,980
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA