''4-Cylinder 400'' is a 2004 short
documentary about a barnyard car race in a rural village in upstate New York. Co-directed by John Finn, Harlo Bray and Garret Savage, the film was originally released in 2004 and has been featured on
IFC TV Channel, shown in several film festivals around the world, and received critical acclaim from the press.
The 23-minute documentary takes place in the small town of
Bovina, New York
Bovina is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 633 at the 2010 census. The name "Bovina" was suggested by General Erastus Root, who noted the area's fitness for grazing.J. H. French, LL.D., ''Historical and Statis ...
, where residents gather on a family farm for the 5th annual car race in which there are only three rules: no car could cost more than $300, each car must have a 4-cylinder engine, and hitting another racer's driver-side door is prohibited. The film captures the mayhem and the glory of the close-knit community event.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for ''4-Cylinder 400'' includes original music from
Disciples of Agriculture and
Big Barn Burning.
References
External links
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* {{Official website, http://www.4cylinder400.com/
Documentary films about auto racing
American short documentary films
American auto racing films
2004 films
2004 documentary films
2000s short documentary films
2000s American films