Fever Heat (1968)
Directed by Russell S. Doughten Jr.
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - May 15, 1968 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 109 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - G
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Synopsis by Dan Pavlides
Ace Jones (Nick Adams) is a ex-stockcar racer who finds himself in need of repairs on his truck. The garage is owned by a young widow Sandy (Jeannine Riley), whose husband was killed in a racing accident at the local track. He gets a job as a mechanic helping the veteran wrench-man Toad (Vaughn Taylor) and eventually takes over the racetrack. Two of his friends are the victims of sabotage and lose their lives in a fiery crash. Ace decides to leave the life in the fast lane behind and settle down with Sandy. This was the last film for the late Nick Adams, whose once-promising career made him the talk of Hollywood akin to his buddy James Dean. Adams was best known as Johnny Yuma on the television series "The Rebel." Plagued by personal excesses, he will be remembered just as much for what he could have done in cinema as what he left behind.
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Keywords
car, career, life-choices, love, sports, garage, racer, track [track and field], tracking [following]