This was a very emotional moment for both tom and don, as toms son passed away a. With jesse williams, richard blake, ashley hinshaw, kim shaw. Surprisingly, this is the first drag racing movie since heart like a wheel, the 1983 biographical film based on the life of shirley muldowney. Snake and mongoose movie about drag racers tim mcewen. The movie gave a background to the friendly but intense rivalry we grew up watching at the strip. Don prudhommes early career is documented in the book, six seconds to glory by hal higdon. In the 70s and 80s don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen showed us how in the film, snake and mongoose 20. It is directed by wayne holloway, and stars jesse williams and richard blake as the namesake racers the film had a limited theatrical release in 20 cities between august 9, 20 and november 4, 20. The movie of how drag racing was made famous more vintage cars hot rods and kustoms more vintage cars hot rods and kustoms kustomblr kustom kulture hot rod vintage car classic car antique car kustom hotrod custom car the oldie but goodie mulletheadbanger.
They developed an offtrack friendship and an ontrack rivalry. Drag racing in the early days must have been really difficult. On hand were legends, friends, and former fierce rivals, don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen. Snake and mongoose 1970 drag racing cars, drag racing. Snake and mongoose, drag racings classic rivalry alive. Along with his rival and friend, don prudhomme, mcewen convinced mattel to sponsor them as a drag racing team, where they became known as the snake and the mongoose, respectively. See more ideas about snake and mongoose, car humor and drag racing. Goodguys talks to the snake and the mongoose at del. Enjoyable drag racing movie has smoking, mild profanity.
Prudhomme won four nhra funny car championships during his 35year career, and was also the first drag racer to exceed 250 mph. It was the premiere of the movie trailer snake and mongoose. As a drag racing fanatic of 40 years, ive seen a lot of history go by. Filming to begin on snake and mongoose movie this fall. In nature, the snake and mongoose are the deadliest of enemiesgenetically. Mongoose tells the story of this very real rivalrythe drivers, the kids mattel introduced to the sport, and some of the best drag racing of the era. These two men still hold two of the most hallowed nicknames in drag racing history, the snake and the mongoose. The new movie tells the tale of two of drag racings most illustrious drivers don snake prudhomme and tom mongoose mcewen.
The untold story of how southern california drag racers, don the snake. Tom mongoose mcewen upsets don the snake prudhomme in the final to win his first u. Mcewen, 81, who raced top fuel dragsters and funny cars, died monday according to. The most exciting upcoming movie for lovers of high performance american drag racing is snake and mongoose a movie that chronicles the path of. Snake and mongoose is a 20 film about don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen, the greatest rivalry and friendship in drag racing history.
Tom mcewen january 14, 1937 june 11, 2018 was an american drag racer who was a winner of the national hot rod association nhra u. Prudhomme and mcewen were veterans of the west coast drag racing scene in the mid1960s. Yknow, i thought i was one of the biggest snake and mongoose fans in the world, but jeff mittendorf has me and just about the rest of you beat like the army monza did the world in 197576. The film also discusses how both drivers brought drag racing into mainstream with the mattel hot wheels sponsorship. In all honesty, there are a few fleeting moments that the movie threatens to run off the rails a bit. The duo revolutionized professional drag racing in 1970 when they set up their own snake and mongoose hot wheels at mattel. Big daddy, shirley, snake, the mongoose, roland leong, etc. Plays more like a tv movie of the week than a feature film, but is still worth a look. Watch the colorful characters, funny cars, top fuel dragsters, and drag. Goodguys talks to the snake and the mongoose at del mar by lindsey fisher april 23, 20 decades of drag racing have resulted in countless rivalries on and off the track, but when it comes to household names and famous stories, the rivalry between racing legends don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen is hard to beat. Made on a very tight budget, producers robin broidy and steve nemeth squeezed a lot out of a little to make the drag racing biopic. These types of films can be extremely wretched and poorly put together. The official page for the snake and mongoose movie.
Starting as an ownerdriver, he received the nickname the mongoose in 1964 from engine. Stephen nemeth and robin broidy have acquired the lifestory rights to drag racing. Snake and mongoose movie trailer revealed at sema by steve emerson november 05, 2012 several months ago it was announced that a feature film was in the works about drag racing pioneers tom the mongoose mcewen and don the snake prudhomme. The toy company turned hot wheels, then just two years old, into the. And this movie works for all the baby boomers who used to sit on the floor and play for hours with their hot wheels toy cars. This chintzy, awkward dramatization of a real life racing rivalry is a real drag. Characters are frequently shown smoking cigarettes and cigars and drinking beer. This was a very emotional moment for both tom and don, as toms son passed away a few weeks prior to the race after a battle with leukemia. Weve got the perfect gift for yourself or your favorite drag racing fan snake, mongoose, decals, koozies, collector cards in the first few months of 20. Held at the egyptian theater on hollywood boulevard, hollywoodthe venue for the movie industrys first premiere in the early nineteentwentiesinvited guests began arriving at. Drag racing lost one of its most iconic drivers with the death of tom the mongoose mcewen.
Snake and mongoose is a 20 film about don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen, the greatest rivalry and friendship in drag racing. Drag racing has defiantly changed over the last 50 years. John force talks about the snake and mongoose movie youtube. Rates right up there with jim dunns funny car summer as a video that belongs in every drag racing fans movie collection. There are some moments of mild sexual innuendo, as mongoose is. During the 1960s and 1970s, prudhomme and mcewen were highlights of the drag racing world. He is ranked at number 16 on a list of the 50 most significant drivers of nhras first 50 years. Hemmings muscle machines columnist don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen, both very accomplished drag racers in their own rights, catapulted their quartermile careers onto front pages and into householdname status with those two mattelsponsored personas in the 1970s, and now we. The untold story of how southern california drag racers, don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen combined with corporate giants to change the face of sports and ultimately became the most famous rivalry in racing history. The celebration of life for tom the mongoose mcewen in pomona last weekend featured a whos who of drag racing as the community came together to remember one of the great icons of the sport.
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