Deadline Auto Theft

Deadline Auto Theft

98 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Action | Oct. 28, 1983

After the attempted theft of his daughter's husband's car, LAPD Captain Gibbs declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace, whose insurance investigation company provides the perfect front. A South American drug lord pays Pace and his team to steal 48 cars for him, so they set out on the job while the police frantically try to track him down. Their efforts pay off when Pace's boss double-crosses him and tips them off on his next job. Police pursue Pace in "Eleanor", the last of the cars needed to fulfill their contract, through southern California as he tries to get away.

Deadline Auto Theft

98 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Action | Oct. 28, 1983

Deadline Auto Theft
After the attempted theft of his daughter's husband's car, LAPD Captain Gibbs declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace, whose insurance investigation company provides the perfect front. A South American drug lord pays Pace and his team to steal 48 cars for him, so they set out on the job while the police frantically try to track him down. Their efforts pay off when Pace's boss double-crosses him and tips them off on his next job. Police pursue Pace in "Eleanor", the last of the cars needed to fulfill their contract, through southern California as he tries to get away.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Halicki Productions
Original title Deadline Auto Theft
Directors H.B. Halicki
Writers H.B. Halicki

Cast

H.B. Halicki

as Maindrian Pace

Hoyt Axton

as Captain Gibbs

Marion Busia

as Pumpkin Chase

Jerry Daugirda

as Eugene Chase

Lang Jeffries

as Lt. Arthur

Dan Grimaldi

as Carl

George Cole

as Atlee Jackson

James McIntyre

as Stanley Chase

Ronald Halicki

as Corlis Pace

Markos Kotsikos

as Uncle Joe Chase

Jonathan E. Fricke

as Self / KFOX Interviewer

Hal McClain

as Self / KFOX Host

J.C. Agajanian Jr.

as Light Blue Unmarked Detective

Sak Yamamoto

as Self / City of Carson Mayor

Anthony Cole

as Lowrider

Michael Cole

as Lowrider

Mark Cole

as Lowrider

Ron Simmons

as Lowrider

Don Simmons

as Lowrider

Edward Booker

as Lowrider

Judi Gibbs

as Self / Penthouse Centerfold

Maureen Coddington

as Officer DuPree

Pat Hartigan

as Lt. Reed

Sharon McCreedy

as Helicopter Pilot

Jack Vacek

as Merle / WK90 Officer (voice)

Bruce Cameron

as Farley

Cindy Reynolds

as Queen Mary Waitress

William Pounds

as Ambulance Patient

Rudy Halicki

as Bystander

George Barris

as Self

Dennis Stouffer

as Detective at Rosecrans Car Wash

Garland Brown

as Policeman

Frank Zeigon

as Phil Zeigon

Kelly Busia

as Bystander

John Olsen

as Detective Olsen

Clay Wright

as Helicopter Thief

Edward Abrahms

as Harold Blight Smith (uncredited)

Wally Burr

as Male Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Emily Fladland

as Mrs. Smith (uncredited)

Philip Kachaturian

as Blue Cadillac Driver (uncredited)

Tony Ostermeier

as Pontiac Grand Prix Detective - Driver (uncredited)

Jack Popejoy

as Self / KIIS Announcer (uncredited)

Butch Stockton

as 1-Baker-11 Detective - Driver (uncredited)

Thomas Syslo

as Pontiac LeMans Detective - Passenger (uncredited)

Bud Wackeen

as Self (uncredited)

Bunny Walsh

as Long Beach Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Terence H. Winkless

as Lyle Waggoner's Car Cleaner (uncredited)

Phil Woods

as 1-Baker-11 Detective - Passenger (uncredited)

Christine Wright

as Self / Ronald Moran Cadillac Receptionist (uncredited)