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The Junkman (1982)

The Junkman (1982)
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H.B. Halicki, who wrote and directed the car chase classic Gone in 60 Seconds, returned with this action-comedy, in which Halicki claimed to have wrecked no fewer than 150 cars onscreen (a record confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records). Harlan Hollis (H.B. Halicki) is a former junkyard owner whose knowledge of cars has helped him to move up in the world, becoming a well-known auto stuntman and film director. However, Hollis has made an enemy of one of his partners in the movie game, and as he hits the road to attend a James Dean memorial festival in Indiana, Hollis discovers a number of people are out to kill him, using guns, automobiles, airplanes, and anything else that's handy. Can Hollis find out who's after him and turn the tables before his luck runs out? Along with those 150 cars, The Junkman stars Christopher Stone, Lynda Day George, and Freddy Cannon. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
H.B. Halicki, Christopher Stone, (more)
Director(s):
H.B. Halicki
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Junkman

H.B. Halicki, who wrote and directed the car chase classic Gone in 60 Seconds, returned with this action-comedy, in which Halicki claimed to have wrecked no fewer than 150 cars onscreen (a record confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records). Harlan Hollis (H.B. Halicki) is a former junkyard owner whose knowledge of cars has helped him to move up in the world, becoming a well-known auto stuntman and film director. However, Hollis has made an enemy of one of his partners in the movie game, and as he hits the road to attend a James Dean memorial festival in Indiana, Hollis discovers a number of people are out to kill him, using guns, automobiles, airplanes, and anything else that's handy. Can Hollis find out who's after him and turn the tables before his luck runs out? Along with those 150 cars, The Junkman stars Christopher Stone, Lynda Day George, and Freddy Cannon. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
98 mins

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Director(s):
H.B. Halicki
Writer(s):
H.B. Halicki
Producer(s):
H.B. Halicki
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Adult Situations, Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language)
Categories:
Comedy, Action / Adventure
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    Lamont P.

    The Junkman is the follow-up to H.B. Halicki's Gone In 60 Seconds (1974). The plot is centered around a salvage yard mechanic that grew into a successful filmmaker and business mogul. Some unknown party wants him dead and so he finds himself ambushed by 4 armed assassins. Two are in cars, two are in biplanes. Our unarmed hero has only his wits and driving skills versus their firearms and grenades. You are not going to watch this for a deep plot, inspiring acting, or intriguing dialogue. This movie is the filming of a cat and mouse game with cars and airplanes. The rest of the movie is an afterthought. The idea here was to raise the bar set by the excellent chase scene in the original Gone In 60 Seconds, but The Junkman falls short. Gone In 60 Seconds is a better film. Watch it before considering The Junkman, which isn't terrible if you consider how it came to be, but it will certainly not appeal to everyone and should certainly be avoided by more critical viewers.

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    Lorraine K.

    This DVD contains 3 films: Deadline Auto Theft, Gone in 60 Seconds 2, and a documentary on H.B. Halicki. In Deadline Auto Theft the plot and dialogue are thin, and exist only to link the car chases and crashes. For some of the gags, you can only guess what Halicki had in mind, or why the characters behave as they do. The car chases and crashes are real, and fun to watch. Halicki was killed during filming of Gone in 60 Seconds 2, so what we get is just one long chase scene in which there are 252 car crashes.

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    Edward B.

    The Junkman movie is not close to the fun of his first 1974 movie Gone in 60 Seconds. The plot is campy, OK it is bad, and only meant to lossely tie together the car chases and crashes. Still, it has car crashes and some fun car stunts, but you are better off watching the original Gone in 60 Seconds (1974).

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