Watch Fireball 500 (1966) Free Online

Release Date: 1966

Cast: Harvey Lembeck, Annette Funicello, Fabian, Frankie Avalon, Julie Parrish, Chill Wills

Categories: Movies, Sports, Comedy, Auto racing

Fireball 500 is a stock car racing film, blended with the beach party film genre. A vehicle for stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello and Fabian, it was one of a string of similar racing films from the 1960s. Written by William Asher and Leo Townsend, and directed by Townsend, it tells the story of Dave Owens (Avalon), a stock car racer forced to run moonshine. The "Fireball 500" is a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda, heavily customized by George Barris, with a 1966 Hemi 426 Plymouth engine that develops up to 425 h.p. Footage from Fireball 500, specifically shots of the 4B car (Jim Douglas' car)... MORE

Fireball 500 is a stock car racing film, blended with the beach party film genre. A vehicle for stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello and Fabian, it was one of a string of similar racing films from the 1960s. Written by William Asher and Leo Townsend, and directed by Townsend, it tells the story of Dave Owens (Avalon), a stock car racer forced to run moonshine. The "Fireball 500" is a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda, heavily customized by George Barris, with a 1966 Hemi 426 Plymouth engine that develops up to 425 h.p. Footage from Fireball 500, specifically shots of the 4B car (Jim Douglas' car) toppling over on its roof, show up later in the demolition derby scenes at the beginning of The Love Bug. When making the film AIP would hire a race car driver and install cameras in the front and rear of his car to obtain shots. Funicello and Fabian starred together again (without Avalon) the following year in AIP's follow-up feature, Thunder Alley. The film's soundtrack is by Les Baxter, and features six songs written by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner. Frankie Avalon sings "Fireball 500," "My Way" (not to be confused with the song made popular by Frank Sinatra), "Turn Around," "A Chance Like That" LESS