Checkered Flag or Crash promoter Bo Cochran (Hagman) wants the race completed by any means necessary. Checkered Flag or Crash Checkered Flag or Crash is a 1977 American adventure comedy film about off-road racing through the Philippines jungle, starring Joe Don Baker and Susan Sarandon and featuring Larry Hagman, Alan Vint and Parnelli Jones. It was written by Michael Allin and directed by Alan Gibson. Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden (Baker), nicknamed that because of his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla 1000 off-road race. Photojournalist C.C. Wainwright (Sarandon) intends to ride with him in
Glenn Rowen Paur Chorus. Rowen died on December 20, 1992, at his home in Manhattan, due to AIDS, according to Susan Woelzl, the New York City Opera's director of publicity. Glenn Rowen Glenn Davis Rowen (January 22, 1933 - December 20, 1992) was a singer and member of the New York City Opera chorus. Glenn Davis Rowen was born in Roswell, New Mexico, and was a graduate of Indiana University. He joined the United States Army and from 1956 to 1962 served in Germany. After discharge he remained in Germany and sang with the Munich Opera and the Munich Chamber Choir. Back