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Bookmark this pageShut Down (1978)
Director: Curtis Clark
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From Time Out Film Guide
A glossy companion-piece to Clark's earlier essay on the same subject, Cruisin' - all chrome, custom-jobs and bubblegum rock - this focuses on British drag racers and street rodders, in another celebration of adopted US culture. Information for non-initiates is in short supply, restricted to the Santa Pod Raceway tannoy commentary and a few mechanics' rhubarbs, while the whole enterprise is cripplingly sabotaged by the intrusion of a cliché scripted encounter between two would-be James Deans. Very much the colour supplement movie, complete with compilation soundtrack album.Author: PT
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- steve (sjb) said...
- Posted on Jan 19 2009 16:58 dont worry about a review we cant even find the film anywhere in the world to see!Help?
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- Ron said...
- Posted on Jan 21 2008 00:04 Does anyone know if this film is available to buy? I was in it with my car club mates and would love to get hold of a copy
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