Jack flies over the cycle's nest in this typical early 1960's troubled teen drama where fists fly, dirt spurts out from underneath the motorcycle wheels and chicks in skimpy bathing suits shake their slim figures to the type of music that squares of the older generations would break room cords of, exclaiming, "Rock and roll has got to go!" The only reason to see this is for future multi Oscar winner Jack Nicholson's early film appearance that in video tributes almost seem to be an embarrassment when compared to the many masterpieces of his much later career. But then consider in his early horror films as well, and seeing these among those modern classics is a lesson of how a B actor can become an a superstar with drive, determination and above all, talent.
The slight story deals with his efforts to get into a stock car race and his efforts to avoid the law in typical teenaged hijinks. His troubled existence results in tragedy. It's pretty low grade stuff, and apparently a shorter version of a more detailed film called "Velocity". This version has made it into the public domain, while the full length version has a mainstream DVD release. Considering what I've read about that, I don't think that I need to see the longer version where another actor allegedly stood in for Nicholson.
The slight story deals with his efforts to get into a stock car race and his efforts to avoid the law in typical teenaged hijinks. His troubled existence results in tragedy. It's pretty low grade stuff, and apparently a shorter version of a more detailed film called "Velocity". This version has made it into the public domain, while the full length version has a mainstream DVD release. Considering what I've read about that, I don't think that I need to see the longer version where another actor allegedly stood in for Nicholson.