Thunder Road
Ripper........:repositorium Length.......:92 Min 47 Sec
Source........:DVD Aspect Ratio.:1.33:1
Size (bytes)..:XviD Resolution...:576x432
Disks.........:1 CD
Rars..........:49 x 15MB Video Bitrate:@956 kb/s AVG
Release Date..:04/21/2003 Audio Bitrate:MP3 VBR @76
Theater Date..:08/01/1958 Framerate....:23.976
DVD Release...:08/14/2001
IMDB Rating..:6.3/10 (287v)
Genre........:Crime
IMDB Link: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0052293
Plot: A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains
and takes over the family moonshining business. He has to
battle big-city gangsters who are trying to take over the
business and the police who are trying to put him in prison.
Cast: Robert Mitchum ........Lucas Doolin
Gene Barry ............Troy Barrett
Jacques Aubuchon ......Carl Kogan
Keely Smith ...........Francie Wymore
Trevor Bardette .......Vernon Doolin
Sandra Knight .........Roxanna Ledbetter
James Mitchum .........Robin Doolin
[ R E L E A S E N O T E S ]
Goof: During the sequence leading up to and including the
explosion that kills Jed Moultrie and the Treasury agent,
a 1950ish dark-colored Mercury is seen parked at the gas
pumps. In the next scene it disappears only to reappear in
the scene when Moultrie's car explodes.
Lead role was offered to Elvis Presley, who showed interest,
but the idea was nixed by Presley's manager, Tom Parker.
All of the "moonrunner" cars in the film had actually been used
by moonshiners in the Asheville, North Carolina, area, where the |
film was shot. The moonshiners sold the cars to the film company |
in order to buy newer and faster cars.
The 1950 Ford that Robert Mitchum drives in the beginning is
actually a 1951 Ford with a 1950 grille, and the chrome
windsplits removed. The give-away: the V-8 emblems, the "Ford
Custom" emblems on the front fenders, the dashboard, and steering |
wheel.
Mono Sound