Nachdem ein junger Mann von einer Straßenrennfahrer-Bande ermordet wurde, steigt ein mysteriöser, schnell fahrender Geist vom Himmel herab, um sich zu rächen.Nachdem ein junger Mann von einer Straßenrennfahrer-Bande ermordet wurde, steigt ein mysteriöser, schnell fahrender Geist vom Himmel herab, um sich zu rächen.Nachdem ein junger Mann von einer Straßenrennfahrer-Bande ermordet wurde, steigt ein mysteriöser, schnell fahrender Geist vom Himmel herab, um sich zu rächen.
- Girl in Daytona
- (as Elizabeth Cox)
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I feel this film could have been a lot better had the director created a faster moving storyline and less frustrating. Charlie Sheen is here as eye candy for the ladies and shows no real acting talent. The closest thing to talent seen is that of nick cassavetes, whos portrayal of the evil villain is menacing.
There are many scenes which drag on and the film is intermingled with confusing flashbacks. These flashbacks are meant to open the audience up to the past events but end up making you wonder what it was trying to tell you.
The film does have some good points however, mainly the soundtrack. The music throughout the film is true eighties. This soundtrack gives the film a very positive setting. It was also good to see Randy Quaid making the most a role that, unfortunately, held no hope or realism.
Overall, the film is based on a very good idea but is let down by it's confusing plot and direction.
The soundtrack was great, with the likes of Ozzy, Billy Idol, Robert Palmer and others. Looking at all that 80's "fashion" was fun too. The DVD box didn't say the year but I had determined it to be about '86 or '87.
I couldn't help but draw a comparison to this storyline and that of "The Crow". "The Crow" is definitely a darker piece of fun but the same "guy done wrong takes revenge and finds his girl" wasn't hard to miss.
All in all, if you're looking for something fun, with a great soundtrack, cool cars and fast car races, check it out!
There is just something about the way this film starts and moves like an unstoppable force towards its conclusion. It's almost like all the characters around the Wraith instinctively know who he really is, and what is going to happen to them ultimately (you can see it in their eyes), and yet somehow, they seem to be irresistibly drawn into his web, lost in their own pride, entangled in their own rules of engagement, and misguided by their own sheer foolhardiness. and so the film goes from one inevitability to the next, with each person remaining true to himself/herself.
There are also some really memorable-crazy characters in the film, who add some light relief to what I think is a very serious film about human destiny; how we each help to create our own reality and then have to deal with it. To anyone who hasn't seen this film, give it a try (if you can find it) and keep an open mind. This not a high-tech blockbuster movie, but it's definitely a high-intelligence movie.
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- WissenswertesDedicated to the memory of Bruce Ingram, who worked on the film as an assistant cameraman. He was the single person killed when the camera car overturned.
- PatzerIn the race between the Wraith and the red Daytona they come up on a Ford Escort that the Daytona has to swerve past. A few seconds later the Daytona swerves around it again. Also, during the race between the Wraith and the Firebird there is a brief point of view shot of a car swerving to avoid the same Escort.
- Zitate
Jake: Well, it's time for me to hit the road. My business here is finished. Before I do, I want you to have somethin'.
[hands Billy his car keys]
Jake: She's yours now.
Billy Hankins: Who's mine?
Jake: It's outside. Turbo Interceptor. The only one in existence. Does very special things. Take care of it, will ya?
Billy Hankins: Who are you, bro?
Jake: You said it, Billy
[Jake gives him a knowing look]
Jake: ... I Gotta Go.
- Alternative VersionenTv and some video rental versions - the ones most most commonly seen or found - do not include extended love scenes featuring topless nudity of Sherilyn Fenn.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horrorthon (2017)
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Offizieller Standort
- Sprache
- Auch bekannt als
- Interceptor - Phantom der Ewigkeit
- Drehorte
- 2128 East 5th Street - Tucson, Arizona, USA(Keri Johnson's house)
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Box Office
- Budget
- 2.700.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 3.500.000 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 1.402.535 $
- 23. Nov. 1986
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 3.500.000 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 33 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 1.85 : 1