Ken ama restaurar e construir carros. Quando o projeto de sua aula de mecânica, um lindo Corvette, é roubado, ele começa a busca por ele. Sua busca o leva até Las Vegas, onde Vanessa, uma jo... Ler tudoKen ama restaurar e construir carros. Quando o projeto de sua aula de mecânica, um lindo Corvette, é roubado, ele começa a busca por ele. Sua busca o leva até Las Vegas, onde Vanessa, uma jovem prostituta, ajuda Ken a achar seu carro.Ken ama restaurar e construir carros. Quando o projeto de sua aula de mecânica, um lindo Corvette, é roubado, ele começa a busca por ele. Sua busca o leva até Las Vegas, onde Vanessa, uma jovem prostituta, ajuda Ken a achar seu carro.
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- Plain Clothes Police Lecturer
- (as Bill Bryant)
- Older John - Rosalind's Admirer
- (as Cliff Pellow)
- Van Nuys Policeman
- (as Jon Terry)
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- Elenco e equipe completos
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Avaliações em destaque
1. I love Stingrays. Besides, it's great to see Hamill become obsessed about cars in a way only teenagers can (once girls enter the picture - for real - this love affair changes forever, as it does in the film).
2. As much as I share the love for Stingrays, I equally love 70s ideas of hipness. Hamill is given total freedom to build his "dream car" and what does he do? He cranks out a custom discomobile - a glitter vette that would make any purist cringe. Insane! Oh, and let's not forget Potts' customized van (with waterbed, natch).
3. Favorite moments: a) Hamill briefly gets money & therefore a HUGE head to go with it; b) a guy who earlier attacks Hamill with a chain makes a hysterically insincere apology ("hey man, I'm real sorry about that thing, you know, with the chain thing...I'm sorry about that."); c) Hamill kicks Danny Bonaduce's butt (and Cokes go flyin'!); d) the leader to a convoy of Chicano low riders explains his notion of "class"; e) Bonaduce, again, goes for the 70s knockout punch with his limited, but memorable, dialogue ("I know...let's do a dune buggy!!" and, his personal best delivered over CB radio no less, "Breaker, breaker, Shop Class One! Honk if you love Corvettes! This is the Top Hat in the Dragon Wagon. Dig it boys & girls!")
4. The great b-movie actor Dick Miller pops up with a two dollar bill ("just call me Gladstone Duck!), as does a menacing Brion James. The film, therefore, can't be all THAT bad.
5. Cornball aside, Potts and Hamill are extremely likable, have great chemistry together and do a lot with their stock character roles. For example, here's a twist: although Potts plays a hooker with a heart of gold (Yawn...), she's actually only a "trainee" with a heart of gold (Redemption!!). So she's can be kooky without being morally corrupt, and plays it with just the right amount of edge that makes it okay to like, and not pity, her (not that I condone hookers-in-training mind you). As for Hamill, we never question his loyalty to his car. Check out the glint in his eye when he talks shop with- who else? - his shop teacher, "you're right. It IS perfect."
6. Even though there is plenty of unintended humor, which also adds to the fun, the movie IS actually pretty funny apart from that!
Annie Potts of Ghostbusters and Designing Women fame is great. I personally have nothing against Hamill and would like to see him do more movies and choose better scripts. Look for this film from the same creative team as Dragonslayer (another underrated film, which Ally McBeal fans should seek to see Peter MacNichol in a slightly different light).
It is well worth it. It won't change your life, but it's not a rip-off. It's good summer fun.
The film features a parade of colorful characters, including a memorable performance by the late Eugene Roche as a downtrodden school teacher. However the actors take a back seat (pun intended) to the film's non-human stars, namely the candy-apple 1973 Stingray and the city of Las Vegas itself, which serves as the film's glittery backdrop. Recommended.
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesWayne's chain-wielding employee (Jason Ronard) is shown reading a comic book while Kenny is locked up in the storeroom. The comic is actually the first issue of Marvel's STAR WARS adaptation.
- Erros de gravaçãoKen's first night in Vegas, he goes to a little burger stand, in one shot the cup on the tray is upright, then, in the next shot, it is knocked over and finally, it becomes upright once again.
- Citações
Kenneth W. Dantley, Jr.: I drive my first car at nine. I overhaul my first transmission at ten. At thirteen I turn the quarter mile in under 12 seconds...and I wait till now to get laid?
- ConexõesFeatured in The Cinema Snob: 42nd Street Forever, Volume 2: The Deuce (2013)
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- How long is Corvette Summer?Fornecido pela Alexa
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Bilheteria
- Orçamento
- US$ 1.700.000 (estimativa)
- Faturamento bruto nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 15.514.367
- Faturamento bruto mundial
- US$ 15.514.367
- Tempo de duração1 hora 45 minutos
- Mixagem de som
- Proporção
- 1.85 : 1