| Born to Race | |
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| Directed by | James Fargo |
| Starring | Joseph Bottoms |
| Edited by | Thomas Stanford |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Born to Race is a 1988 film directed by James Fargo. It stars Joseph Bottoms and Marla Heasley. [1]
Al Pagura is a NASCAR driver who wants to win. He finds out that a beautiful Italian auto engineer is trying to sell her new engine. At the same time, rival team owner Vincent Dupalin kidnaps her so his driver Kenny Landruff can win. Al and his pit crew rescue her. In the last race at Charlotte, Landruff passes Al on the last lap and just when it seems he is going to win, his engine blows and he hits the wall. Al wins as Dupalin is arrested while Landruff is airlifted to the hospital.
According to the end credits the soundtrack was written by Ross Vannelli and Ed Grenga. The soundtrack includes couple of instrumental pieces but mainly songs performed by well-known artists of the 1980s. Some of the songs were later reused in the 1989 film Speed Zone and released on its soundtrack album.
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