Car Crash is a 1981 film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Joey Travolta, Vittorio Mezzogiorno and Ana Obregón.
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Plot
Paul the race car driver and Nick the mechanic win a fixed race and running afoul of local mafia leader Eli Wrosnky who tells them not to attend the Big Illegal race in Mexico called the imperial crash. So naturally Paul and Nick decide to visit their friend Paguito who has been working on a Pontiac firebird that was designed specifically for the imperial crash. Paguito is then shot dead. And so Paul and nick and Paul's ex-girlfriend Janice travel to Mexico city. The race begins. The mafia's hired driver Al Costa causes a crash that results in almost the whole field crashing and dying. Heading into the final lap the only drivers who are still alive are Paul and Al Costa. Paul runs Al's car off the road of the second to last turn. Paul wins on account of him being the only guy who is still alive and he, Nick, and Janice celebrate.
Cast
Joey Travolta as Paul Little
Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Nick
Ana Obregón as Janice
John Steiner as Kirby
Ricardo Palacios as Eli Wronsky
Sal Borgese as Al Costa
Development
Car Crash was directed by Antonio Margheriti and produced by the Italian company Cleminternazionale Cinematografica, the Mexico-based Scorpio Film, and the Spanish-based company Hesperia Film.
Release and reception
Car Crash was distributed in Italy by Titanus and released in Florence on July 24, 1981. It was released on August 31, 1981 in Spain as Carrera salvaje.
It received generally unremarkable reviews in Italy from Paese Sera, Il Giorno, Corriere d'Informazione and Il Giornale.