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title: "Hot Rod Hullabaloo"
year: 1966
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/hot-rod-hullabaloo-1966"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 80629
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 81
community_rating: 6.0
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Hot Rod Hullabaloo (1966) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/hot-rod-hullabaloo-1966

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Hot Rod Hullabaloo is a film first released in 1966. Catalogued under Crime, Drama. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A college-bound hot rodder enters an illegal drag race while facing a lethal competitor."

### Why Watch
- features high-stakes illegal drag racing
- includes a quick-witted heroine who saves the day

### Caveats & Content Note
- contains gory elements
- Tone & Suitability: The film features crime and drama elements including a gory stroke.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: crime, drama, tense, suspenseful

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: William T. Naud

## Key Cast Continuity

- **John Arnold**
- **Val Bisoglio**
- **Gene Bua**
- **Ron Cummins**
- **William Hunter**
- **Kendra Kerr**
- **Marsha Mason**
- **Robert Paget**
- **Arlen Dean Snyder**

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: What is the film about?
A young hot rodder needs money for college and decides to enter an illegal drag race.

### Q: Who is the competitor?
A wicked driver who has the second fastest car and is willing to stop at nothing to win the large pot.

### Q: What is the competitor's plot?
The competitor plots to shoot the hero in order to win the race.

### Q: What happens to the best friend?
The best friend learns of the scheme, races to warn the hero, and is run over by the wicked driver.

### Q: How does the hero survive?
The hero's girl friend learns of the plot from the dying friend and saves her lover's life in an ingenious stroke.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Hot Rod Hullabaloo — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/80629)
- [Hot Rod Hullabaloo (1966)](https://www.sms.cz/film/hot-rod-hullabaloo)
- [Hot Rod Hullabaloo (1966) | DIV.cz](https://div.cz/film/hot-rod-hullabaloo)
- [Hot Rod (2007 film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Rod_(2007_film))
- [Hot Rod Garage (2014) | ČSFD.cz](https://www.csfd.cz/film/1563310-hot-rod-garage/prehled/)
- [Hot Rod (2018) | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/2725449-hot-rod)

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