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Speedway Junky
Speedway Junky

Speedway Junky

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

Genres

RomanceDramaCrime

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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.

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Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

5.212/10

Release Date

11 February 1999

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jesse Bradford

Jesse Bradford

Johnny

Jordan Brower

Jordan Brower

Eric

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Steve

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah

Veronica

Erik Alexander Gavica

Erik Alexander Gavica

J.T.

Tiffani Thiessen

Tiffani Thiessen

Wilma Price

Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit

Donna

Justin Urich

Justin Urich

Scooby

Adrienne Frantz

Adrienne Frantz

Kelley

Patrick Renna

Patrick Renna

Bud

Timothy McNeil

Timothy McNeil

Russel

Brian Stark

Brian Stark

Pez Boy

Warren G

Warren G

Brentley Shaw

Richard Balin

Richard Balin

Ticket Man

Jaime Bergman

Jaime Bergman

Bombshell #1

Susan Gayle Clay

Susan Gayle Clay

Melanie

Lucy Dawn

Lucy Dawn

Raver Girl #1

Kaleb Dixon

Kaleb Dixon

Raver Boy

Shevonne Durkin

Shevonne Durkin

Bridget

Jason Ellsworth

Jason Ellsworth

Store Clerk

Bill Farmer

Bill Farmer

Sports Announcer #2

Stephanie Granda

Stephanie Granda

Raver Girl #2

John Jett

John Jett

Trish

Bill Cho Lee

Bill Cho Lee

Korean Man

Angela Little

Angela Little

Bombshell #2

Faith McDevitt

Faith McDevitt

Vera

Sam Menning

Sam Menning

Homeless Man

Del Monroe

Del Monroe

Old Timer

Cynthia Palmer

Cynthia Palmer

Teller

David Parker

David Parker

Overweight Man

Michael Roddy

Michael Roddy

Pete Price

Neil Ross

Neil Ross

Sports Announcer #1

Nafisah Sayyed

Nafisah Sayyed

Oreo

Steve Schirripa

Steve Schirripa

Security Guard

Benjamin Shelfer

Benjamin Shelfer

Mickey

Milo Ventimiglia

Milo Ventimiglia

Travis

Nick Whelan

Nick Whelan

Rick

Preston Acuff

Preston Acuff

Skateboarder

Dan Harris

Dan Harris

Club Kid

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning

Girl in Car

Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas

TV Narrator (voice)

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