The Big Wheel

Nov 4, 1949

1h 32m

★ 5.2

Roaring at you with mile-a-minute thrills!

Overview

The ambitious son of an accomplished race driver struggles to outrun his father's legacy and achieve his own successes.

Genres

Action

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Samuel H. Stiefel Productions

United Artists

The Big Wheel Trailers

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Cast

Billy Coy

Mickey Rooney

Arthur 'Red' Stanley

Thomas Mitchell

Vic Sullivan

Michael O'Shea

Louise Riley

Mary Hatcher

Mary Coy

Spring Byington

Happy Lee

Steve Brodie

Dolores Raymond

Lina Romay

Minnie

Hattie McDaniel

George

Allen Jenkins

Deacon Jones

Monte Blue

Reno Riley

Richard Lane

Head Waiter

Eddie Kane

Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.

6.3

Days of Thunder

Jun 27, 1990

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

8.1

It’s a Date

Feb 19, 2023

Kyiv in 2022. A car races at breakneck speed through the city at dawn. Filmed from a subjective camera angle in a single unedited shot, this remale of Claude Lelouch's "C'était un rendez-vous" captures the emotions in a state of emergency caused by the war.

5.5

Spinout

Oct 6, 1966

Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.

5.8

Speedway

Jun 7, 1968

A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.

0.0

Oval x Over

Mar 23, 2005

A promotional video for the Indy Racing League Bridgestone Indy Japan 3000.

6.3

Greased Lightning

Jul 1, 1977

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

6.5

eX-Driver the Movie

Apr 20, 2002

In a future world where all cars are controlled by artificial intelligence, which often breaks down, one elite group of kids has been selected to drive gasoline-powered non-AI controlled sports cars to prevent accidents. Lorna Endou and Lisa Sakakino are two high school girls chosen for the duty, along with a 12 year old newcomer named Souichi Sugano in this six-episode series

9.0

Logan Sargeant: Racing Against the Odds

Mar 27, 2024

An ESPN documentary detailing Logan Sargeant's entry into Formula 1.

5.1

Fast Company

Mar 18, 1979

An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.

7.5

Hot Wheels: World Race

Jul 1, 2003

Recruited by the mysterious Dr. Tezla, the greatest race car drivers in the world roar onto the track - and into a mind-bending array of alternate dimensions - on a winner-take-all quest for thrills, danger and speed!

7.3

A Man and a Woman

May 27, 1966

A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that they have something deeply in common.

5.9

Winning

May 22, 1969

Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.

10.0

Speed Demon

Aug 1, 2024

When two lovers are split by a supernatural encounter, they explore the darker side of relationships.

5.7

The Last American Hero

Jul 27, 1973

A young hell raiser quits his moonshine business and tries to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Loosely based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.

3.6

The Last Chase

Apr 1, 1981

Twenty years after the American people have been told the oil has run out and disease has scared them into complacency, the United States has become a fascist state. One man, former race car driver Franklyn Hart, now a puppet spokesman for public transportation, rebuilds his race car and sets off to California from Boston where people have returned to living life like they were twenty years prior.

5.9

Misty

Jun 4, 1961

Every year the Chincoteague fire department rounds up the wild ponies of Assateague Island and holds an auction to thin out the herd. The young children set out to raise enough money in hopes that the Phantom will be caught in this years round up. They soon realize they will get more than they bargained for when the Phantom has a surprise for everyone: a foal named Misty.

6.8

Le Mans

Jun 23, 1971

Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.

4.8

Tomboy

Jan 25, 1985

A budding female race-car driver finally meets her racing idol and unbelievably they fall in love...a love that's quickly put to the test when, having received the chance to show her racing talents, the two find themselves in a race for a multi-million dollar sponsorship contract.