the Crowd (1953) - starring Howard Duff and Helene Stanley. Racer Johnny Tracy (Duff) wants to race at the Indianapolis 500, but his girlfriend wants him to retire. He agrees to retire after the race, but gets injured in a crash. He then works to get back to the track, and get her to change her mind about his retirement. Winning (1969) - starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Robert Wagner. Frank Capua (Newman) is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora (Woodward) to his rival, Luther Erding (Wagner), and strains the relationship with his stepson Charley (Richard Thomas). Turbo (2013) - computer-animated film starring Ryan Reynolds as Turbo, a garden snail who dreams of being the greatest racer in the world and winning the Indianapolis 500, racing against Guy Gagne (Bill Hader), the French Canadian Adrenalode race car driver, but his brother, Chet (Paul Giamatti), tries to hinder Turbo's dream. Film references A Christmas Story (1983) - During the flat tire scene, the narrator, Jean Shepherd, explains that the Old Man always dreamed of being "in the pits at the Indianapolis Speedway in the 500". The Brave Little Toaster (1987) - During the junkyard scene, one of the cars sent to the crushing machine claims he "once ran the Indy 500". Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) - Closing credits show a Motor Trend magazine reporting "Reaper wins Indy 500". Grease (1978) - During the "Greased Lightnin" scene in the garage, an accurate, authentic period Firestone Indianapolis 500 advertisement poster is located on the wall in the background. Apocalypse Now (1979) - Captain Willard states that "Charging a man with murder in this place (VietNam) was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500." Platoon (1986) - Bunny states that "Ain't nothing like a piece of pussy, except maybe the Indy 500." JFK (1991) - Susie Cox states that she had spoken to a car salesman who had accompanied Lee Harvey Oswald on a test drive who said that Oswald "took the curves like A.J. Foyt at the Indy 500". Days of Thunder (1990) - When asked what his goal was in open-wheel auto racing, Cole Trickle said, "Indianapolis, but you can't win in Indy without a great car and my name's not Andretti