The Great Race
Year: | 1965 |
Director: | Blake Edwards |
Writer: | Blake Edwards |
Cast: | Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk |
I remember almost no details other than that it was about an epic car race made up of the most unlikely types, complete with archetypal dashing hero, beautiful heroine and dastardly villain ('Push the button, Max').
In fact, I'm sure it was at least partly the inspiration for The Wacky Races, the Hanna/Barbera cartoon of later years with much the same characters; Penelope Pitstop, Dastardly Dan and Muttley.