Speedway Junky

2001 | Crime, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Johnny wants to be a stock car racer one day. He meets a young, gay hustler in Vegas, who takes him to meet his friends/gang and his "mom", an ex-hooker.

Scores

Overall Score
18.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
17.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
4.6%
Review Aggregate
46.2

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, character-driven, romantic. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

stylizedcharacter-drivenromanticemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jesse Bradford2001$65,000$115,000(est)
Jordan Brower2001$40,000$71,000(est)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas2001$30,000$53,000(est)
Daryl Hannah2001$25,000$44,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes2,004

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$17,246$30,548
International2001N/AN/A
Worldwide2001$17,246$30,548

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2001$8,623$15,274
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$712,000$1,261,177
Physical Purchases ?2001$1,063,000$1,882,909
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$300,000$531,395
Total Revenues2001$2,083,623$3,690,754
Expenses
Budget ?2001$1,000,000$1,771,316
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$80,000 (est)$141,705 (est)
Participations2001$42,000$74,395
Residuals ?2001$137,000$242,670
Interest & Overhead2001$200,000$354,263
Total Expenses2001$1,459,000$2,584,350
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$624,623$1,106,404

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