''Dirt'' is a 1979 documentary film about off-road racing directed by Eric Karson and Cal Naylor.

Premise

A man, Fred Cordon follows the off road racing circuit.

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 Rick Ravon Mears (born December 3, 1951) is a retired American race car driver. He is one of four men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) and is the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six (197 ...

as Himself *Mickey Thompson as Himself *Malcolm Smith

Production

The film was modeled on the motorcycle documentary ''

On Any Sunday ''On Any Sunday'' is a 1971 American documentary film about motorcycle sport, directed by Bruce Brown. It was nominated for a 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

'' (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. The film involved over 13 cameraman and two helicopters covering thousands of miles to shoot the footage.

Reception

The film had was first released in Columbia and Albuquerque, then was rolled out throughout the country throughout 1979. The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it a "friendly but boring docudrama about off-road racing without focus... like watching an interminable home movie." However, it was a box office hit, earning rentals in the US and Canada of $7.9 million. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada

References

External links

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