Overdrive (1997 film)

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Overdrive is a 1997 American film starring Steve Guttenberg directed by Lev Spiro for Roger Corman.

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The film cost $2 million. [1]

The Schlock Pit said "While peppered with dialogue drawn from the cliché tombola (“Racing is dangerous. It’s what I do”), the main flaw of Overdrive is the uneven clip at which it moves. Track scenes drag on [1], and they're largely devoid of excitement, all of which have a knock-on effect in regard to any momentum that Spiro tries to build." [2]

Premise

Reckless race-car driver Gary Stricker finds a woman who gives him a new reason to live, but she might also get him killed.

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References

  1. "The B movies of old are now low-budget independent films". The Courier-Journal. 24 January 1997. p. 32.
  2. "Overdrive (1998): Stuck in First". The Schlock Pit. 30 May 2023.