Red Dirt Rising (2011)
Based on a true story, this film shares with us a decade in the lives of Jimmie Lewallen and his wife Carrie as they experience the joys of love and marriage alongside the tragedies of war and poverty (1939-1949).
Jimmie and his friends, Bill Blair and Fred Harb, find escape from life’s challenges in racing born out of hauling moonshine on warm North Carolina evenings and inadvertently become racing’s earliest heroes. Ultimately, their antics laid the groundwork for what has become one of the most lucrative sports in the world. A number of racing firsts occur during The Fightin’ Forties, making this film a sensational history lesson as well as an exciting journey of romance, friendship and action.
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Genre: Drama Directors: Kathleen ‘Bo’ Bobak James Suttles Writers: J. Amanda Davidson Gail Cauble Gurley Cast: Brad Yoder … Jimmie Lewallen Burgess Jenkins … Bill Blair R. Keith Harris … Mr. Nance Ashlee Payne … Carrie Quentin Kerr … Fred Harb Cindy Hogan … Ellie Lewallen Brett Rice … Roy Lewallen Stephanie Northrup … Lucille Keith Barber … Brack Austin Carty … Curtis Turner Zac Gardner … Trevor Don Hartman … Sheriff Beecher Chris Hewat … Courier (as Christopher Hewat) Mark Joy … Mr. Blair Kayla Lewallen … Rital Lewallen Jennifer Lindsley … Mary Ben Mabry … Henry Suttles Jess Matney … Fireball Roberts Gretchen McGinty … Dottie Brian James O’Connell … Doug Rawls Bill Oberst Jr. … Buck William Palko … Business Man Timmy Sherrill … Distributor Lonnie Burchfield … Racing Spectator (uncredited) |
