Corky Curtiss
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Corky is a 1972 American drama film starring Robert Blake and directed by Leonard Horn.
Corky: Directed by Leonard J. Horn. With Robert Blake, Charlotte Rampling, Patrick O'Neal, Christopher Connelly. A country boy wants to make it big as a stockcar racer.
- (175)
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Leonard J. Horn
- 1972-03
Arriving in Atlanta, Corky is delighted by the huge Speedway 500 track and watches in awe while a few drivers make practice laps. Later, Corky meets speedway manager Tobin Hayes and, showing him a cherished framed newspaper picture of Corky posed with famed race driver Richard Petty after a long ago race, insists he knows Petty.
- Leonard Horn, Kurt Neumann, Russ Vreeland
- Robert Blake
Oct 28, 2014 · As setbacks mount, Corky draws closer to violent rage. One of a 197os-era string of character-driven films about loners and misfits, Corky draws unsettling power from Robert Blake’s intense,...
- 3 min
- 19.1K
- Warner Archive
Oct 14, 2022 · 2.6K views 1 year ago. Buy the DVD on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3EAOsOy CORKY Movie Review - Corky's comin'! Smell the rubber burn! Hear the women scream! ...more.
- 12 min
- 2.7K
- SCHLOCKMEISTERS
Leonard Horn's Corky is a true forgotten gem of 1970's American cinema. The story of an alcoholic stock car driver who still dreams big, who despite his undoubted talent is his own worst enemy, would feel right at home in the hands of David Gordon Green or Jeff Nicholls today, with its unflinching and unapologetic portrait of small town ...
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The story opens with Blake's character Corky Curtiss, out for a drive in the country with wife, kids and his best friend, Billy (Christoper Connelly) in his cherry '69 Cuda. Then there is a street race with a '69 Camaro and Corky wins.
