Dirt (1979 film)
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Directed byEric Karson
Cal Naylor
Cal Naylor
Screenplay byS.S. Schweitzer
Bud Freidgen
Tom Madigan
R. R Young
Bud Freidgen
Tom Madigan
R. R Young
Produced byAllan F. Bodoh
John Patrick Graham
John Patrick Graham
StarringParnelli Jones
| Dirt | |
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| Directed by | Eric Karson Cal Naylor |
| Screenplay by | S.S. Schweitzer Bud Freidgen Tom Madigan R. R Young |
| Produced by | Allan F. Bodoh John Patrick Graham |
| Starring | Parnelli Jones |
| Cinematography | Jim Deckard |
| Music by | Dick Halligan |
Production company | Pacific Films |
| Distributed by | American Cinema Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $7.9 million[1] |
Dirt is a 1979 documentary film about off-road racing directed by Eric Karson and Cal Naylor.[2]
A man, Fred Cordon follows the off road racing circuit.[3]
Cast
- Clarke Gordon as Fred Gordon
- Curtis Credel as Tommy Robertson
- Kenny Griswold as Randy Gardner
- Debbie Gunn as Dee Williams
- Sunshine Parker as Swamp Rat Pickering
- Lisa Lindgren as Janice Hoffer
- Robert Hackman as Bob Holmes
- Parnelli Jones as Himself
- Rick Mears as Himself
- Mickey Thompson as Himself
- Malcolm Smith
Production
The film was modeled on the motorcycle documentary On Any Sunday (1971), which had featured an executive producer of Dirt, Roger Riddell. The film was made over three and a half years. Parnelli Jones, who appears in the film, was an investor.[4]
The film involved over 13 cameraman and two helicopters covering thousands of miles to shoot the footage.[5]