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"Though there have been many films about racing, it is safe to say that there has never been before or since a film like Pit Stop."
- Michael Den Boer, 10K Bullets
"Pit Stop is lean, mean and way smarter than it probably seems on the surface. It's a film that has aged surprisingly well and which features some impressively stark black and white photography, some great stunt driving and a few memorable and well-crafted characters." - Ian Jane, RockShockPop.com
"Pit Stop is the director's masterpiece; not only because it's a thrilling genre movie, perfectly shot and edited, but also because it speaks to a timeless callousness that continues on into oblivion." - Jacob Q. Knight, ComingSoon.net
A slam-bang crash-o-rama -- a peek into the deadly subculture of figure-8 racing, beautifully and effortlessly directed by Corman-era exploitation master Jack Hill (Spider Baby, The Swinging Cheerleaders, Coffy, Foxy Brown).
Richard Davalos (East of Eden) stars as a greaser who winds up in jail after a street race gone wrong. Bailed out by a veteran race promoter, Davalos is put on the deadly figure-8 racing circuit where he comes up against a maniacal serial winner (a deliciously over-the-top Sid Haig).
Equal parts hi-octane race documentary and deeply-rendered character study, Pit Stop is arguably Hill’s greatest artistic achievement. No CGI here; every terrifying high-speed impact is felt for real. An outstanding supporting cast including Brian Donlevy (The Great McGinty), Ellen Burstyn (The Last Picture Show) and Beverly Washburn (Spider Baby) round out this nearly-lost miracle of low-budget thrills.