Fireball Jungle is a 1968 melodrama directed by Joseph P. Mawra and starring John Russell and Lon Chaney, Jr.[1] The film featured the hit single, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" by Mercy[2] and was filmed in and around Tampa, Florida.[3]
Fireball Jungle | |
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Directed by | Joseph G. Mawra |
Written by | Harry Whittington |
Produced by | G.B. Roberts, Eli Jackson |
Cinematography | Clifford Poland |
Edited by | John Dalton |
Music by | Ethel Huber |
Production company | Americana Productions |
Running time | 1hr 36min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $111,474 |
Gangster Nero Sagittarius hires stock car driver Cateye Meares, leader of a band of sadistic thugs, to help him gain control of several automobile racetracks. Steve Cullen, whose brother was killed in an accident caused by Cateye, races under an alias while attempting to implicate the murderer. Infuriated by Steve's skill, Cateye assaults him. After Sammy, a junkyard owner forced to fence stolen cars for Nero's syndicate, is burned alive, Steve fights Cateye in his hideout. Although badly beaten, Steve attempts to expose Cateye. During the big race, Cateye is killed in a spectacular crash while being chased by the police.[3]
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