The Daredevil is a 1972 American movie, falling under the Action and Crime genre. The film features actor George Montgomery in the role of a top auto-racer who works as a driver for a drug-smuggling ring. In this article, we take a look at where the film was shot, the characters involved, and some fun and intriguing facts about the movie.
Where it Filmed?
The entire filming of The Daredevil took place in Tampa, Florida, USA. The process of filming started on March 7, 1972. Each scene gives a different view of Tampa’s locales.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| George Montgomery | Paul Tunney |
| Terry Moore | Julie Thompson |
| Gay Perkins | Carol Butler |
| Cyril Poitier | Ray Williams |
| Bill Kelly | Huck Holman |
| Frank Logan | Police Sgt. Mackey |
| Wayne Murray | Matt |
| Mark Harris | Chris Barrett |
| Noah Meeks | Howie |
| Ben Rossi | Rusty Denton |
| Patricia Rainier | Girl at Bar |
| Gordon Solie | Gordon |
| Dan Fleenor | Dan |
| Ward Hall | Desk Clerk |
| Judy Bishoff | Nurse |
| Jose Grinan | Ray Butler |
| Taft Spence | Sheriff’s Deputy |
| Lois Lee | Soloist with ‘Brooklyn Bridge’ |
| The Brooklyn Bridge | Musical Group |
| Johnny Maestro | Brooklyn Bridge Leader |
| K. Gordon Murray | Racetrack Announcer (uncredited) (voice) |
Trivia and Facts
- The movie is categorized under the Action and Crime genres.
- The Daredevil was released in Denmark on the 21st of February, 1977.
- Robert W. Stringer was both the director and an uncredited music producer of the film.
- Robert Walsh was the writer of the screenplay.
- The movie starred George Montgomery, Terry Moore, and Gay Perkins in prominent roles.
- The production team consisted of Marvin H. Green as the producer and K. Gordon Murray as the executive producer.
- Sid Milstein took on the responsibility of director of photography while Edward English worked as an assistant editor.
- The Brooklyn Bridge was a musical group featured in the movie, with Johnny Maestro as the Brooklyn Bridge Leader.
- The film was distributed by numerous distributors, namely, Eric Distributing Company, Trans-International Films, New Gold Entertainment, International Film Distributors, Eterna Film, AVV, KNM Home Entertainment, Something Weird Video (SWV), and Video Medien Pool (VMP).
- The storyline contains several unique plot keywords, such as psychotronic-film, carsploitation, racing, drugs and car.
- The tagline for the movie is ‘fasten your seatbelt…FOR THE GREATEST CHASE PICTURE!’.
- The movie runtime is 91 minutes and was shot in Color (Eastmancolor).
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Tampa, Florida, USA
- Latitude: 27.9516896
- Longitude: -82.45875269999999
- Place ID: ChIJ4dG5s4K3wogRY7SWr4kTX6c
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Tampa, FL, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
