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RAW GUTS FOR GLORY! FLESH AGAINST STEEL! The most dangerous game ever devised, to pit man against man, flesh against steel - the figure-8 race! Jack Hill (Coffy, Foxy Brown) follows up Spider Baby, once again teaming up with Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses) in one of his greatest roles for this action-spectacular crash-o-rama! Richard Davalos (East of Eden) stars as Rick Bowman, a street punk who winds up in jail after a street race goes wrong. Bailed out by race promoter Grant Willard, Davalos is put in the deadly track where he comes up against Haig's maniacal winner Hawk Sidney. Featuring an outstanding supporting cast including Brian Donlevy (The Quatermass Xperiment) in his last film appearance, Ellen Burstyn, billed as Ellen McRae (The Exorcist), and Beverly Washburn (Spider Baby), Pit Stop is one of Hill's lesser known films but arguably his greatest. Filmed on a real figure-8 track, Hill and his crew were able to capture gripping real-life car wreck scenes lending the film a brilliant sense of realism. You've never seen a motion picture like this before - can you take it?

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Bonus Materials

• New High Definition digital transfer supervised and approved by director Jack Hill
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation
• Original Mono 1.0 audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
• New UK exclusive audio commentary with director Jack Hill moderated by his biographer Calum Waddell
• Crash and Burn! - Jack Hill on the making of Pit Stop
• Drive Hard - Actor Sid Haig speaks about his experience of acting in Pit Stop
• Life in the Fast Lane - producer Roger Corman on the genesis of Pit Stop
• Restoring Pit Stop - Restoration demonstration with Technical Supervisor James White
• Original Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jay Shaw
• Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Glenn Kenny and musicologist and writer Gray Newell on the film's soundtrack, illustrated with original stills and artwork

Sales Points

• Newly restored for our release
• Stars horror icon Sid Haig
• New special features and artwork

Press Quotes

Jack Hill's best film

     —Blu-ray.com

an impressive transfer to Blu-ray from Arrow

     —DVD Beaver

Get out the checkered flag. This one's a real winner.

     —Culture Court

A great restoration... Highly Recommended... Gearheads will thrill to see custom car handiwork by the great George Barris

     —DVD Talk

The technical merits of these Arrow discs are, as expected, superb. Supplements are very entertaining. Recommended.

     —Dread Central

A fascinating entry in director Jack Hill's filmography, a great racing film, and a fine Blu-ray release

     —DVD Verdict

The action sequences are wild, the story is timeless, the black & white cinematography is genius, and the acting first-rate

     —The Examiner

An incredibly entertaining picture. I have yet to watch a Jack Hill film that I didn't enjoy

     —DVD Drive-In