Roadracers is a made-for-television movie made in 1994 about a rebel named Dude that’s played by David Arquette. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, the film originally aired on Showtime for their Rebel Highway series that took 1950s B-films and applied those concepts to original films made for the 1990s. It was shot in only 13 days.

In Roadracers, it’s a somewhat cynical looks at the a 1950s rocker: Dude’s an outlaw teen with aspirations to skip out of his dead end small town to become a rockabilly star. He’s got a hot little number for a girlfriend, played by Selma Hayek, who made her US debut with this movie. Dude’s dreams are derailed as he gets entangled in a feuds with knife-carrying thugs and the crooked local sheriff. Action-packed thrills, plenty of ultra-cool style, and lots of hilarity ensue.

There’s no reason why this movie didn’t make it to the big screen other than there’s just no accounting for taste. At least it’s a great cult classic for us cool kids.

At the end credits of the movie, the soundtrack for the album is listed in the end credits as being available on A&M Records, but was never actually released. It features music from Link Wray, Haskil Adkins, Johnny Reno, Glen Glenn, and Charlie Feathers among others.

After the jump, you can watch the intro to the movie.

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