The Lively Set is a 1964 American color action drama sport film directed by Jack Arnold and starring James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Doug McClure and Joanie Sommers.

[1] Casey Owens, a young mechanic, has developed a design for a turbine car engine, paving the way for a jet-powered auto certain to set a new land speed record.

Wealthy playboy Stanford Rogers hires Casey to build the car for him to race in the Tri-State Endurance Run.

Chuck Manning, an engineering student whom Casey had met in a drag race, discovers potential flaws in the car's design.

Some years later, MacDonald's son Rich contacted James Darren to put his father's name in the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).