Hot Rods to Hell

(1967)

92 minutes

Drama / Teen Rebels

Directed by John Brahm

Cast:

Dana Andrews as Tom Phillips
Jeanne Crain as Peg Phillips 
Paul Bertoya as Duke, leader of the wayward youth
Gene Kirkland as Ernie, Duke's sidekick
Mimsy Farmer as Gloria, Duke's girlfriend
Laurie Mock as Tina, Tom Phillips' daughter
Jeffrey Bryon as Jamie, Tom Phillips' son
George Ives as Lank Dailey, owner of Dailey's Motel and the Arena roadhouse
William Mims as another family man who is a careless driver himself
Hortense Petra and Peter Oliphant as his wife and son
Paul Genge as an unnamed California Highway Patrol officer
Charles P. Thompson as Charley, the elderly filling-station owner
Harry Hickox as Bill, Tom Phillips' brother

Tom Phillips gets into a car accident during a business trip before Christmas, which was caused by the other driver involved. He comes out of the accident with chronic back pain, not allowing him to continue with his work. Tom, his wife Peg, and their two children Tina and Jamie end up moving from Boston to the California desert. They buy a motel and the dry heat is good for Tom’s back. On their way to the desert, they run into hot rodders, Duke, Ernie, and Gloria.

That's when all of their troubles begin!