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Fireball 500 is a 1966 stock car racing film, blended with the beach party film genre. A vehicle for stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and Fabian, it was one of a string of similar racing films from the 1960s.
Stock car racer "Fireball" Dave Owens arrives at the racing town of Spartanburg, South Carolina, to compete against local champion Leander Fox. Dave wins both the first race and the admiration of Leander's girl friend, Jane, and Martha Brian, a wealthy woman who persuades him to drive in a cross-country night race.
- William Asher, Dale Hutchinson, Joe Nayfack
- Frankie Avalon
Aug 17, 2023 · Fireball 500 could never be described as a classic, but it did capture a lot of car culture from the mid-60s. You don’t get an Oscar for that—but you do get a classic drive-in movie.
Aug 16, 2020 · Fireball 500 features Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Annette Funicello made many “Beach Party-genre” movies in the mid-to-late-1960s. With the popularity of fast cars and racing during this period, it was a topic that fit well. Even Elvis would do Speedway with Nancy Sinatra in 1968.
- Tom Stahler
Some people are gonna come out and say how corny these films are but if you are into this kind of thing you will not disappointed-despite the fact that Fireball 500 is far from being a classic. This one will remind you of an Elvis movie and there is even a girl from an Elvis film.
The "Fireball 500" is a heavily customized 1966 Plymouth Barracuda, with a 273 V-8 engine. At the end of the Daytona race, both drivers swerve around crashed 1950s cars. But the main race shots were filmed in the mid-1960s with no older cars in any footage.
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Jan 27, 2023 · 'Fireball 500' is 'Beach Party' meets 'Thunder in Carolina.' Strap in, grab a snack and enjoy a '60s stock car gem.
