Code Red has confirmed that it is preparing a Blu-ray release of Alan Gibson's
Checkered Flag or Crash (1977), starring Joe Don Baker, Susan Sarandon, Larry Hagman, Alan Vint, and Parnelli Jones. The release, which will be distributed by Kino Lorber, is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
Description: Race car driver Walkaway Madden signs up for the big Manilla 1000 off-road race through the Philippines jungle. Photojournalist C.C. Wainwright intends to ride with him in that race. But Walkaway just wants to get rid of her. Fast-talking promoter Bo Cochran wants the race completed by any means necessary.