Sidewinder 1

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Sidewinder 1
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Directed by Earl Bellamy
Written byNancy Voyles Crawford
Thomas A. McMahon
Produced by Elmo Williams
Starring Marjoe Gortner
Michael Parks
Susan Howard
Alex Cord
Charlotte Rae
Barry Livingston
CinematographyDennis Dalzell
Edited byFrank B. Bracht
Music by Mundell Lowe
Production
company
Ibex Films
Distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures
Release date
  • September 21, 1977 (1977-09-21)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sidewinder 1 is a 1977 American action film directed by Earl Bellamy and written by Nancy Voyles Crawford and Thomas A. McMahon. The film stars Marjoe Gortner, Michael Parks, Susan Howard, Alex Cord, Charlotte Rae and Barry Livingston. The film was released on September 21, 1977, by AVCO Embassy Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Aging motorcycle racer J.W. Wyatt is approached by rich industrialist and racing enthusiast Packard Gentry to endorse his own custom-designed cycle, the Sidewinder 1. Wyatt brings in a team, including young and reckless Digger, to test and augment the prototype bike. When Gentry dies in a motocross accident, Wyatt must persuade Gentry's unenthusiastic and corporate-minded sister Chris to continue backing the project.

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