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List Price: $14.95 | | Label: Wolfe Video
Salesrank: 31580
Released: June 11, 2002 |
| Our Price: $38.57 |
| Used Price: $6.23 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Every dream has its price... From Executive Producer Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester) comes another compelling story of a teenage dreamer. Johnny (Jesse Bradford, Clockstoppers) has run away from home to pursue his fantasy to race cars--but he runs into trouble and out of money in Las Vegas. Gay street hustler Eric (Jordan Brower, Teen Angel) befriends Johnny and introduces him to his gang, including brash Steven (Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Home Improvement) and charming Wilma (Tiffani Thiessen, Beverly Hills 90210). Johnny also meets Eric's surrogate mom Veronica (Daryl Hannah, Splash). As the two boys become close, they are confronted with a life-threatening situation involving drugs, money, and betrayal, and Johnny must decide if he has what it takes to follow his dream.
Description of Speedway Junky:
This compelling portrait of Las Vegas subculture stars Jesse Bradford (Bring It On, Clockstoppers) as Johnny, a teenager who aspires to be a racecar driver but gets stuck hustling on the Vegas strip. Speedway Junky centers around Johnny's friendship with Eric (Jordon Brower, Texas Rangers), a gay hustler who's in love with Johnny, even though he knows Johnny is straight. But the movie also captures snapshots of various fringe dwellers and people whose lives seem to be hitting a dead end, deftly drawn portraits that mix hope and despair in equal measures. The well-written script and strong performances from an eclectic cast--including appearances by Daryl Hannah, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas, all of whom are excellent--make Speedway Junky more than a voyeuristic walk through the Vegas gutter. --Bret Fetzer
Speedway Junky Reviews:
Love always has a price 
2009-08-11 - I very much enjoyed"Speedway Junkie".being a Jessie Bradford fan already it was cool to see him in this gritty realistic drama.
Jordan Brower is in my opinion the stand out ,he gives a heart breakingly convincing performance as "Eric" the gay hustler who falls in love with Bradfords character "Johnny" and so desperatly want's Johnny to return his feelings.Johnny is a small town boy so he is new to all this and overwhelmed by behavior he has never been exposed to so he has to weed out the good the bad and the ugly so to speak.
Daryl Hannah is also good as Eric's surogate mom who has been beaten by time, circumstance and a man or two in her day.Quite a few other characters are introduced some relivant some not.All the charcters are just trying to survive and through the course of the movie you see who's hardened to the point of no return and who still has the ability to use human emotions for the good of others.
It's an emotional ride with lot's of adventure thrown on along the way.
It's about the sacrifices we make for love and companionship.as well as what we will do for self preservation.
if u get this 4 jtt...DONT 
2009-07-05 - OK B MOVIE... IF U R A JTT FAN AND ITS THE REASON FOR BUYING...DONT, HIS ACTING SUCKS AND HE IS BARELY IN IT... HE MADE A MISTAKE TRYING TO PLAY THIS ROLE
why
2007-07-07 - this is what you think it is not you have a movie that just makes you want to shut it off every five seconds
A street-smart love story with a hot edge
2005-11-18 - "Speedway Junky" is a street-smart love story with a gritty, queer edge.
Executive Producer Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho, Tarnation, Good
Will Hunting, Elephant...) hands out another brilliant one here.
"Speedway Junky" is about a young tough guy, Johnny (Jesse Bradford), who
runs away toward North Carolina in hopes of becoming a race car driver. He
stops short in Las Vegas when he gets mugged for everything he owns.
Quickly introduced to life on the streets by Eric (Jordan Brower), a gay
hustler, and his crew (including stellar performances by television
hot-shots Tiffany Amber-Thiesen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas), Johnny's life
takes a pretty big turn with absolutely nothing predictable about it.
Problems with drugs, money, sex, queer love, the tough streets, and
following dreams come together to form a brilliant story.
Not only is the story intelligent, urgent, and fresh, but the cast is
phenomenal, (even if you're not a sucker for the 90's television stars),
the cinematography unforgettable, and the production is, once again, a Gus
Van Sant grand slam. This movie is excellent. 5 stars.
Misses it's mark by a longshot....... 
2005-10-25 - This movie is not that good. There are plenty of reviews that describe perfectly where this movie fails and where it succeeds.
Unfortunately; it fails more often than not.
There are good performances mixed with bad performances- cliches mixed with some truth- and a weak script with a few high points.
Overall, the film just isn't edgy or honest enough. The characters and performances (with the exception of Jordon Brower) just arent fleshed out realistically ...and others are just downright annoying.
One review states that this movie should be watched with the directors commentary on. I think I may give that a try....since I've already suffered through the film itself.
For everyone else out considering this movie...."SpeedWay Junkie" is worth passing on more than it is worth watching.
