Pit Stop
Directed by Jack Hill
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5 reasons to watch it!
1- From Jack Hill the Director of Foxy Brown and Coffy. This film features both Ellyn Burstyn & Sid Haig
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2- Using acid rock’s version of jazzy be-bop, Hill uses the soundtrack to affectionately capture a tone of rebellion throughout film – reminiscent of drag racers’ rebellion during the 1950s. The racing is fast and exciting and with lines like “if you haven’t learned how to play a harp, you better stay away from that wall,” how can you not help but enjoy this little pleasure?
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3-The black and white photography is excellent, there is a long, almost dreamlike sequence of dragster cars making artful figures in the sand dunes.
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4-The soundtrack is fantastic and a good early example of heavy rock music. This is an artful portrait of American provincial youth just before the hippy movement started.
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5-The race track is shaped like a figure eight which guarantees tons of car wrecks!
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