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Hot Rod is a film of genre Drama directed by George Armitage released in USA on 25 may 1979 with Gregg Henry
Hot Rod (1979)
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Add to a movie listHot Rod is a 1979 film directed by George Armitage. It stars Gregg Henry and Pernell Roberts.
Actors
Gregg Henry
(Brian Edison)
Pernell Roberts
(Sheriff Marsden)
Robin Mattson
(Jenny)
Robert Culp
(T.L. Munn)
Royce D. Applegate
(Johnny Hurricane)
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