Contrast With Original Film
The bare bones of the plot of this remake are the same as the original but the number of major characters has grown. Kowalski and the radio DJ's characters have been changed significantly and the plot is changed as a result. The DJ does not have the supernatural power to speak with Kowalski through the radio but instead seeks the truth about Kowalski's sketchy past. The Kowalski in the original actually drove for the pure love of speed borne out of a personal quest for freedom and to escape the ghosts of his past experiences. The remake however, gives Kowalski a more clear and socially accepted background and reason to drive fast. The Kowalski of the 1971 movie was an archetypal antihero, set against the backdrop of the fringe-dwelling people of the 1960s and early 1970s. The 1997 TV remake replaces the lead character's ambivalent image with a simpler and more palatable, wholesome lead character and motivations, in particular eliminating all references to drug use, rebellion or sexuality, all of which were hallmarks of the 1971 film.
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