Movies and TvShows featuring "drag-strip" theme.

Fast Company is a 1979 action drama film that follows the story of a drag racing team seeking revenge while dealing with business ethics and personal relationships. The movie explores themes of fame, foul play, and the consequences of quitting a job.

In 1950s Los Angeles, a group of teenagers get caught up in a series of drag racing events, haunted houses, and a mysterious ghost. As they navigate through costume parties and beach parties, they uncover a secret door and encounter monsters that threaten their fun. With the help of a talking car and a newspaper reporter, they must solve the mystery and put an end to the paranormal activities.

After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back into racing so he can take his title--and he's already taken his girlfriend.When his younger brother, Steve, is killed racing a hot-rod, Jeff Northup blames himself for the accident since he had built the car for his brother and had encouraged him to race it, with other boys on a special course provided by police detective Ben Merrill, who is working to reduce the city's hot-rod fatalities by providing supervision for the dangerous hobby. Jeff withdraws from participating in races on Merrill's course and, without his leadership, reverts to racing on the streets. "Bronc" Talbott, a newcomer, makes a play for Jeff's girlfriend, Lisa Vernon. Eventually, the taunting-Talbott forces Jeff into a race which results in the death of a bicycling child, and evidence seems to indicate Jeff was at fault.

Juvenile delinquency is the topic is this late fifties flick.

Jeff is sick of losing weekend grudge matches with his Dodge Challenger and longs for the chance to drive a top fuel dragster. When a top racing team cans their driver, Jeff sees an opportunity to make his dreams come true. IF he can prove that he has what it takes to be a real driver.

Teenagers rebel and race cars.

Gary Young's "Wheels On Fire" is one of the classic motor sports documentaries of all time. Mostly filmed in Liverpool, Sydney, in 1973, the documentary appeals to both "rev heads" and the wider audience, who want to re live the Australian history of the drag strip.