Hot Rods to Hell

Hot Rods to Hell (1967)

Hotter than Hell's Angels!

While on a business trip, Tom Phillips is in a car accident caused by a reckless driver. Tom survives the accident with but a severe chronic back injury leaves him unable to continue with his career. The Phillips' buy a motel in the California desert and Tom with his wife Peg and their two children, Tina and Jamie make the long road trip to their new home. As they approach their destination they are terrorized by reckless teenage hot-rodders looking for kicks.

Date of release
1967-01-27
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Action, Thriller
Director
John Brahm

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

Hot Rods to Hell is a 1967 American suspense film, the last by director John Brahm. The film was based on a 1956 Saturday Evening Post story by Alex Gaby, "52 Miles to Terror", which was the working title of the film.

Filming locations

The film was shot largely near the Southern California desert town Lake Los Angeles and Wilsona Gardens, east of Palmdale, California. Specific locations include Charlie's Last Chance gas station (34°40′15.27″N 117°49′37.88″W), 150th Street E, where a majority of chase scenes were filmed (34°38′31.45″N 117°51′46.25″W) and the narrow bridge, constructed by the film crew, where the crash occurs at the end of the film (34°38′43.59″N 117°51′46.58″W).…

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