The $ 1000 Signal Fire
One of the scenes folks remember best is the lost rider in the desert who accidentally torches his Husky while trying to light a signal fire . According to Malcolm , that guy was John Creed , a surfer and friend of Bruce ’ s who ’ d go on to run the Chart House restaurant chain for 20 years . “ Bruce came up with the idea for the scene ,” Malcolm told
The late , great Gary Nixon , helping Bruce Brown film some of the movie ’ s dramatic dirt track footage .
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