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Roadracers

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In the 1950s, Dude Delaney (David Arquette) is a guitar-playing drifter who wanders into a quiet town looking to play music and generally cause trouble, much to the chagrin of the local sheriff (William Sadler). While palling around with his B-movie-obsessed friend, Nixer (John Hawkes), Dude meets a beautiful woman by the name of Donna (Salma Hayek), and is offered a position in a rockabilly band, but the sheriff is intent on getting rid of him by any means necessary.
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R.L. Shaffer IGN DVD Apr 18, 2012
8/10
A slick, fast-paced greaser picture that shows off the incredible talent of director Robert Rodriguez. Go to Full Review Adam Lippe Examiner.com Nov 22, 2011
Rodriguez said that he cast Arquette for the "good sleaze factor." Arquette's constant sneer throughout the film proves that Rodriguez was absolutely right. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Feb 14, 2009
3/4
A trifle, but a fun and engaging one at that. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Keith B @Okbullard Sep 6, 2026 It was definitely pretty bad and I almost didn't watch it because I'm not an Arquette fan. The only thing this film has going for it was Salma Hayek. Don't bother with this garbage. See more Steve D @RT35616104 Feb 19, 2023 Style over substance but great style. See more Aug 7, 2018 Annoyingly SLOW and disjointed. See more Feb 20, 2017 Pretty great little greaser throwback. It's an early one in Rodriguez's career, so his frenetic style is really transparent, but it fits this story well. It was a lot of fun. See more Steve S @RT32687682 Mar 20, 2015 Suffers from the one thing an action/thriller should never be....dull. See more Jan 16, 2015 Almost unwatchable. I love the filmmaker as much as I do any, and can barely stomach this one. See more Read all reviews
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Robert Rodriguez

Director

David Arquette

Dude Delaney

Salma Hayek

Donna

John Hawkes

Nixer

Jason Wiles

Teddy Leather

William Sadler

Sarge
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Synopsis In the 1950s, Dude Delaney (David Arquette) is a guitar-playing drifter who wanders into a quiet town looking to play music and generally cause trouble, much to the chagrin of the local sheriff (William Sadler). While palling around with his B-movie-obsessed friend, Nixer (John Hawkes), Dude meets a beautiful woman by the name of Donna (Salma Hayek), and is offered a position in a rockabilly band, but the sheriff is intent on getting rid of him by any means necessary.
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Producer
Debra Hill, Lou Arkoff, Willie Kutner
Production Co
Spelling Films International
Rating
R (Language and Some Violence), TV-14
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 7, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Academy (1.33:1)
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