Big Wheels and Sailor

1979
55m

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The children of long-distance lorry drivers are taken prisoner by a gang of lorry hijackers led by the owner of a cab company, but the captive children have a trick or two up their sleeves.The children of long-distance lorry drivers are taken prisoner by a gang of lorry hijackers led by the owner of a cab company, but the captive children have a trick or two up their sleeves.The children of long-distance lorry drivers are taken prisoner by a gang of lorry hijackers led by the owner of a cab company, but the captive children have a trick or two up their sleeves.

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5.3/10

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A wheely amiable 1hr long, hi-jinx-laden lark for big kids of all ages!

I recently had the pleasure of seeing Doug Aiken's Children's film Foundation classic 'Big Wheels and Sailor' (1979) aka 'Motorveiens helter' and I trucking well loved it, mayte! Talented actress Sheila 'Brazil' Reid is remarkably unpleasant as super-shouty 'Mother', the bungling hijackers altogether sadistic matriarch!!! An undeniably groovy score by Wes McGee adds a little free-wheeling funk to this must-see CFF classic! It's a wheely amiable 1hr long, hi-jinx-laden lark for big kids of all ages! Arguably much of the film's appeal lies in its undeniable nostalgia, both in the delightful period fashions and plentiful CB argot, making 'Big Wheels and Sailor' a pleasingly roustabout, deliciously entertaining time capsule! Plus, there's a singularly innocent pleasure in watching these plucky, pre-Grange Hill kids running rings around the gallopingly guileless villains, which is, perhaps, why these charmingly slapstick-saturated shorts still maintain such a healthy fascination for such a great number of vintage film fans.