I saw this film at the drive-in theater when it first came out -- it was the "warm-up" movie to the feature attraction, I think a Hell's Angels flick.
Anyway, this is a pretty awful movie, a sort of documentary of the late Tiny Lund (1929-1975) who won the 1963 Daytona 500. I met Tiny and got to know him a bit just two years before he tragically died in a racing crash and he was a great guy, a huge man (6'-6") with an endearing, if somewhat mercenary, personality. He was still racing at that time. Unfortunately, Tiny didn't have it in him to dazzle people with interesting things to say on camera.
In the movie, we get a poorly-effected interview with Tiny on the sidelines as cars race round the track. It's quite possibly the worst movie ever made. It doesn't even have any tongue-in-cheek campy qualities. It is in color, if that is of interest to anyone.
If you want to see Tiny Lund in a far superior context, watch "Speedway," starring Elvis Presley.
The only people who might wish to endure "Tiny Lund: Hard Charger!" would include those rabid NASCAR fans who are also interested in the history of the sport. Otherwise, pass this one by!
Anyway, this is a pretty awful movie, a sort of documentary of the late Tiny Lund (1929-1975) who won the 1963 Daytona 500. I met Tiny and got to know him a bit just two years before he tragically died in a racing crash and he was a great guy, a huge man (6'-6") with an endearing, if somewhat mercenary, personality. He was still racing at that time. Unfortunately, Tiny didn't have it in him to dazzle people with interesting things to say on camera.
In the movie, we get a poorly-effected interview with Tiny on the sidelines as cars race round the track. It's quite possibly the worst movie ever made. It doesn't even have any tongue-in-cheek campy qualities. It is in color, if that is of interest to anyone.
If you want to see Tiny Lund in a far superior context, watch "Speedway," starring Elvis Presley.
The only people who might wish to endure "Tiny Lund: Hard Charger!" would include those rabid NASCAR fans who are also interested in the history of the sport. Otherwise, pass this one by!
