The California Kid (1974)
In this town a speeding ticket is a death sentence.
A sadistic small-town sheriff has a habit of deliberately forcing speeders to their deaths on the mountain roads leading into town. The brother of one of the victims rolls into town in his hot rod to investigate his brother's death.
- Date of release
- 1974-09-25
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (35)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Action, Thriller, TV Movie
- Director
- Richard T. Heffron
Casting
- Martin Sheen — Michael McCord
- Vic Morrow — Sheriff Roy Childress
- Michelle Phillips — Maggie
- Stuart Margolin — Deputy
- Nick Nolte — Buzz Stafford
- Janit Baldwin — Sissy
- Gary Morgan — Lyle Stafford
- Frederic Downs — Judge J.A. Hooker
- Don Mantooth — Jack
- Joe Estevez — Don McCord
- Britt Leach — Johnny
- Norman Bartold — Howard
Interesting facts
The California Kid is a 1974 American made-for-television action thriller film broadcast on the anthology series, ABC Movie of the Week. It was directed by Richard T. Heffron and starred Martin Sheen and Michelle Phillips.
Production
According to producer Howie Horwitz, two shots in the film required stunt drivers to remain in cars as they drove off roads and downslope. Cinematographer Terry Meade said that one of the shots was planned with a cameramen below the road, and that Meade swapped him out for a remotely controlled camera which was destroyed by the stunt car.
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