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The California Kid
“In this town a speeding ticket is a death sentence.”
6.3 / 10• 1974• 1h 14m•NR• English
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Storyline
A sadistic small-town sheriff has a habit of deliberately forcing speeders to their deaths on the mountain roads leading into town. The brother of one of the victims rolls into town in his hot rod to investigate his brother's death.
Cast & Crew
Martin Sheen
Michael McCord
Lead
Vic Morrow
Sheriff Roy Childress
Michelle Phillips
Maggie
Stuart Margolin
Deputy
Nick Nolte
Buzz Stafford
JB
Janit Baldwin
Sissy
Gary Morgan
Lyle Stafford
Frederic Downs
Judge J.A. Hooker
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard T. Heffron's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The California Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
