Dragstrip Girl (1994 film)

Dragstrip Girl is a 1994 American drama film directed by Mary Lambert.

Dragstrip Girl
DVD cover
Genre	Drama
Written by	Jerome Gary
Directed by	Mary Lambert
Starring	Mark Dacascos Natasha Gregson Wagner María Celedonio
Theme music composer	Hummie Mann
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Lou Arkoff David Giler Debra Hill Willie Kutner
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Sandi Sissel
Editor	Gordon Antell
Running time	82 minutes
Production company	Showtime
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	September 2, 1994 (1994-09-02)

Dragstrip Girl originally aired on the cable television network Showtime on September 2, 1994 as part of the anthology series, Rebel Highway. As with other films in the series its name is taken from a 1950s B-movie (Dragstrip Girl) but its plot bears no resemblance to that film.

Plot

Johnny is a bad guy trying to go straight. He becomes smitten with Laura, a wealthy good girl rebelling against her parents by pretending to go steady with him. This film is set against the backdrop of 1950s Los Angeles.

Cast

• Mark Dacascos as Johnny Ramirez
• Natasha Gregson Wagner as Laura Bickford
• María Celedonio as Pearl
• Christopher Crabb as Alex
• Raymond Cruz as Doogie
• Frederick Coffin as Mr. Bickford
• Traci Lords as Blanche
• Richard Portnow as Det. Dryden
• Tracy Wells as Megan
• Augusto Sandino as Anthony
• Adam Gifford as Evan
• Carolyn Mignini as Mrs. Bickford
• Gary Werntz as McCarthy
• Luis Contrera as Raoul
• Bill A. Jones as Mr. Jones

Reception

In a review for The A.V. Club, reviewer Nathan Rabin wrote that "the film has dreamy, ethereal atmosphere to spare, but Lambert and screenwriter Jerome Gary fail to fill their evocative '50s dreamscape with sympathetic or interesting characters."^[1]