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Speedway is a 1968 action film musical film starring Elvis Presley as a racecar driver and Nancy Sinatra as his love interest.
Scenes were shot at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The film features guest appearances by several of the top stock-car—better known now as NASCAR -- drivers of the day.
This would be the final "formula" musical film of Presley's career. His later films would be less musical and more adult in tone.
Although the film was completed in the early summer of 1967, it was not released in theatres until the spring of 1968. It was a box-office hit, placing at #40 on the Variety weekly national box office list.
The only guitar to be featured in the film is during one of the films closing scenes, during the performance of 'Aint Nothing Like a Song' a sunburst Fender Coronado is used.
Actors: Scott Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Winters (miscellaneous crew), William A. Wellman (writer), Jon Peters (producer), Sally Kirkland (actress), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Barbra Streisand (producer), Brent Carpenter (actor), Barbra Streisand (actress), Paul Mazursky (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ruth Santarone (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Santarone (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Keywords: 8-track, accident, adultery, alcoholic, alcoholism, arrest, audition, award, awards-show, behind-the-scenesActors: Scott Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Winters (miscellaneous crew), William A. Wellman (writer), Jon Peters (producer), Sally Kirkland (actress), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Barbra Streisand (producer), Brent Carpenter (actor), Barbra Streisand (actress), Paul Mazursky (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ruth Santarone (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Santarone (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Keywords: 8-track, accident, adultery, alcoholic, alcoholism, arrest, audition, award, awards-show, behind-the-scenesActors: Scott Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Winters (miscellaneous crew), William A. Wellman (writer), Jon Peters (producer), Sally Kirkland (actress), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Barbra Streisand (producer), Brent Carpenter (actor), Barbra Streisand (actress), Paul Mazursky (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ruth Santarone (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Santarone (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Keywords: 8-track, accident, adultery, alcoholic, alcoholism, arrest, audition, award, awards-show, behind-the-scenesActors: Scott Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Winters (miscellaneous crew), William A. Wellman (writer), Jon Peters (producer), Sally Kirkland (actress), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Barbra Streisand (producer), Brent Carpenter (actor), Barbra Streisand (actress), Paul Mazursky (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ruth Santarone (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Santarone (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Keywords: 8-track, accident, adultery, alcoholic, alcoholism, arrest, audition, award, awards-show, behind-the-scenesActors: Scott Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Winters (miscellaneous crew), William A. Wellman (writer), Jon Peters (producer), Sally Kirkland (actress), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Barbra Streisand (producer), Brent Carpenter (actor), Barbra Streisand (actress), Paul Mazursky (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ruth Santarone (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Santarone (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Keywords: 8-track, accident, adultery, alcoholic, alcoholism, arrest, audition, award, awards-show, behind-the-scenesActors: Scott Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Winters (miscellaneous crew), William A. Wellman (writer), Jon Peters (producer), Sally Kirkland (actress), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Barbra Streisand (producer), Brent Carpenter (actor), Barbra Streisand (actress), Paul Mazursky (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ruth Santarone (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Santarone (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Keywords: 8-track, accident, adultery, alcoholic, alcoholism, arrest, audition, award, awards-show, behind-the-scenesActors: Scott Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Winters (miscellaneous crew), William A. Wellman (writer), Jon Peters (producer), Sally Kirkland (actress), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Barbra Streisand (producer), Brent Carpenter (actor), Barbra Streisand (actress), Paul Mazursky (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ruth Santarone (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Santarone (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Keywords: 8-track, accident, adultery, alcoholic, alcoholism, arrest, audition, award, awards-show, behind-the-scenesActors: Scott Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Winters (miscellaneous crew), William A. Wellman (writer), Jon Peters (producer), Sally Kirkland (actress), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Barbra Streisand (producer), Brent Carpenter (actor), Barbra Streisand (actress), Paul Mazursky (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ruth Santarone (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Santarone (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Keywords: 8-track, accident, adultery, alcoholic, alcoholism, arrest, audition, award, awards-show, behind-the-scenesActors: Scott Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Winters (miscellaneous crew), William A. Wellman (writer), Jon Peters (producer), Sally Kirkland (actress), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Barbra Streisand (producer), Brent Carpenter (actor), Barbra Streisand (actress), Paul Mazursky (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ruth Santarone (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Santarone (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Keywords: 8-track, accident, adultery, alcoholic, alcoholism, arrest, audition, award, awards-show, behind-the-scenesActors: David Prowse (actor), Mike Kimmel (actor), Allen Garfield (actor), Mike Kimmel (actor), Greg Valentine (actor), Davey Boy Smith (actor), Bret Hart (actor), Jack Dempsey (actor), Owen Hart (actor), Dave Finlay (actor), Milton Reid (actor), Brian Glover (actor), Jim Harris (actor), Jimmy Savile (actor), Pat Roach (actor),
Genres: Sport,If I had the time to teach you,
How I'd like to learn to reach you,
If I had the time to show you,
Then maybe I could get to know you.
It's hard to understand,
Why you continue to say you can't now baby.
CHORUS
Seven nights a week I lie and think about you,
Till I fall asleep and then I dream about you,
All day, all night, though I know I can't have you,
It's not fair, not right,
Won't stop me thinking about you,
Seven nights a week.
There are times when I get lonely,
Is it so hard for you to phone me,
I'm holding on but won't be here forever,
I'm just a girl who needs someone beside her.
i think that I deserve just a little bit of love now baby.
CHORUS
I think I'm wasting my time.
I think that the time has come when I,
Should put you out of my mind, can't lie,
It's not working coz all I've done is cry,
I can't hide, now there's no way I can say Bye Bye.