The Fast and the Furious (1954)

Jeff and Cheryl talk about the first AIP movie: the OG version of the race car drama The Fast and the Furious.

The Fast and the Furious
Directed by Edward Sampson and John Ireland
Screenplay by Jean Howell and Jerome Odlum from a story by Roger Corman
Produced by Roger Corman

Starring:
John Ireland as Frank Webster
Dorothy Malone as Connie Adair
Bruno VeSota as Bob Nelson
Bruce Carlisle as Faber
Iris Adrian as Wilma Belding

Released under American Releasing Corporation, 1954. Stream this movie on Paramount+, MGM+, Epix, Prime Video, Pluto TV, Tubi or Freevee.

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Our open and close is comprised of clips from the following films/trailers: How to Make a Monster (1958), The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), High School Hellcats (1958), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), The Wild Angels (1966), It Conquered the World (1956), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), and Female Jungle (1955)