King of the Mountain
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| Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 1, 1981 |
Starring:
Ashley Cox, Dan Haggerty, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Dennis Hopper, Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Richard Cox, Seymour Cassel, Sloan Roberts, Steve Jones
Summary:
A group of friends race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain road known as Mulholland Drive to see who can claim the title of "King of the Hill."
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Inspired by a 1978 New West magazine article by David Barry, this fine little 1981 film suggests that continual participation in these races represents a refusal to grow up. Dennis Hopper is a long-ago racer desperate for a comeback; it's as if he's the same kid in Rebel Without a Cause, surviving those chicken runs in that film only to grow middle-aged without growing up. [18 Aug 1985, p.5]
Harry Hamlin remains in a depressing, narcissistic low gear in King of the Mountain. Part of the problem is a blah role: Steve is not a protagonist of many words, or even many revealing looks. [06 May 1981, p.E7]
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