Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow is a 1959 American comedy horror film directed by William J. Hole Jr. (The Devil’s Hand) from a screenplay by producer Lou Rusoff (The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues; Cat Girl). The shooting title was The Haunted Hot Rod.
The film was a follow-up to American International Pictures (AIP) teen-aimed release Hot Rod Gang.
The movie sent up the monster and dragstrip films produced by AIP, and has been seen as a forerunner of the 1960s Beach Party movies. Creature feature creator Paul Blaisdell appeared as the monster in his She-Creature outfit (minus the bosoms).
Cast:
Jody Fair (The Brain Eaters), Russ Bender (It Conquered the World; The Amazing Colossal Man; Anatomy of a Psycho), Henry McCrann, Martin Braddock, Jack Ging, Paul Blaisdell.
Plot:
A group of Los Angeles drag-racing fanatics are being pressured by a rival gang and so move into an old deserted mansion. They hold a Halloween masked ball for their next unveiling of a dragster, and invite everyone to come dressed as their favourite monster…
Reviews:
“Rock and roll songs, haunted houses, Senor Wences impersonations, car crashes, secret passageways behind fireplaces, pretty girls, a really cool song called “Ghost Train,” … a Scooby-Doo unmasking at the end you won’t believe, a talking, thinking car, and even an appearance by the monster from The She Creature (1956).” William D. Carl, Cinema Knife Fight
“Let us be perfectly clear: I hate this movie. As hot rod exploitation, it fails by spending more time gabbing about cars than driving them.” 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting
“It was an abysmal comedy, a mixed bag of songs and slapstick … Between takes, Blaisdellpulled the head off of his costume to get some air and somebody told him he looked like an old condom.” Mark Thomas McGee, Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures
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“Any hardcore fan of AIP films will appreciate the humor of the final scene with Blaisdell.” Joe Cascio, DVD Drive-In
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