When you're a middle aged film star past your prime years, Hot Rods to Hell is an example of what you get when you're anxious for work and just want a pay check.
Dana Andrews and Jeanne Crain star in this film about a middle-aged married couple who are starting life in a new town where Andrews has just bought a motel. Their daughter Laurie Mock isn't really crazy about the move.
On the road the family gets involved with some punks in some souped up hot rods. But their troubles really multiply when the punks discover Andrews is buying a motel which is a local hangout for them, it contains a bar where owner George Ives isn't too scrupulous about selling liquor to minors and then renting rooms for short stays.
If you're a fan of drive-in cinema I think I've given you enough information about where this film is going. I think that Dana Andrews might have been attracted to the project because he had a well known struggle with alcoholism and around this time did become a spokesperson for Alcoholics Anonymous.
I think Andrews's good intentions clouded his judgment and also because probably this was the best of film offers he was getting then. But for those who remember his performances in classics like Laura and The Best Years of Our Lives, Hot Rods to Hell is one painful experience.
Dana Andrews and Jeanne Crain star in this film about a middle-aged married couple who are starting life in a new town where Andrews has just bought a motel. Their daughter Laurie Mock isn't really crazy about the move.
On the road the family gets involved with some punks in some souped up hot rods. But their troubles really multiply when the punks discover Andrews is buying a motel which is a local hangout for them, it contains a bar where owner George Ives isn't too scrupulous about selling liquor to minors and then renting rooms for short stays.
If you're a fan of drive-in cinema I think I've given you enough information about where this film is going. I think that Dana Andrews might have been attracted to the project because he had a well known struggle with alcoholism and around this time did become a spokesperson for Alcoholics Anonymous.
I think Andrews's good intentions clouded his judgment and also because probably this was the best of film offers he was getting then. But for those who remember his performances in classics like Laura and The Best Years of Our Lives, Hot Rods to Hell is one painful experience.