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Fireball 500 is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Asher released in USA on 7 june 1966 with Frankie Avalon
Fireball 500 (1966)
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Add to a movie listFireball 500 is a 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), a stock car racer forced to run moonshine.
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Stock car racer "Fireball" Dave Owens from California goes to race in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he intends on competing against local champ Sonny Leander Fox. Dave beats Leander in a race, impressing the latter's girlfriend, Jane, and the wealthy Martha Brian.Actors
Frankie Avalon
(Dave)
Annette Funicello
(Jane)
Fabian Forte
(Leander)
Chill Wills
(Big Jaw)
Harvey Lembeck
(Charlie Bigg)
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, 1h29Directed by Richard Rush
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films
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, 1h34Directed by William Asher
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, 1h32Directed by Lyndall Hobbs
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Rating59%
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello are husband and wife living in Ohio — far from the surf and sand of their earlier lives together. Frankie is a stressed out car salesman and former "Big Kahuna" of the surf scene in California while Annette bottles her own sense of angst up in a bevy of shopping, and they are both raising a son, Bobby, who is in the throes of rebellion against his seemingly square folks.