Stroker Ace (1983)

Regisseur:

Hal Needham

Drehbuchautoren:

William Neely (novel) and
Robert K. Ottum (novel) ...

Premierendatum:

1. Juli 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie

Werbezeile:

BURT'S BACK . . . With car crashin' & party crashin' as the hassled hunk who drives his car upside down & his women round the bend! [Australia theatrical]

Plot:

The title character, a popular NASCAR driver, clashes with the fried-chicken mogul that sponsors his racing team.

Plot Keywords:

Talladega Alabama | Cult Comedy | Based On Novel

Filmpreise:

1 win & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Lazy, pointless NASCAR sendup

Besetzung

Burt Reynolds	...	Stroker Ace
Ned Beatty	...	Clyde Torkle
Jim Nabors	...	Lugs Harvey
Parker Stevenson	...	Aubrey James
Loni Anderson	...	Pembrook Feeney
John Byner	...	Doc Seegle
Frank O. Hill	...	Dad Seegle
Cassandra Peterson	...	Girl with Lugs
Bubba Smith	...	Arnold
Warren Stevens	...	Jim Catty
Alfie Wise	...	Charlie
James C. Lewis	...	Crew Chief
Neil Bonnett	...	NASCAR Driver
Dale Earnhardt	...	NASCAR Driver
Harry P. Gant	...	NASCAR Driver (as Harry Gant)

Alternativ:

Stand on It (USA) (working title)
Rasende Gockel, Der (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

96 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Norway:12 | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG

Drehorte:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Firma:

Universal Pictures

Dies und das:

The car that NASCAR driver Harry Gant appears in during the movie was owned at the time by Burt Reynolds and director Hal Needham. When Gant is being passed by Stroker and Aubrey in the final race, you can see the "Burt and Hal's" logo on the side of the car.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: During the start of the climactic 'final race of the season' the race cars are shown rolling onto the track from their pit road lineup positions. As they roll away, we see a closeup of a wheel and tire; the lettering on the tire (the word "Goodyear", etc.) is a reversed/mirror image.

Dialogzitate:

Lugs Harvey: [Torkle has his hand on the car] Don't lean on the car. Nobody touches the car. Not EVER!
[Arnold glares at him]
Lugs Harvey: Except you! You can touch it any time you want!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Death Proof (2007)

Soundtrack:

Heartache Comin' On

Lazy, pointless NASCAR sendup

Burt Reynolds goes through the motions as an absurdly-named stock car driver in this dull, deeply unfunny 'comedy' directed by long-time buddy Hal Needham. Nonsensical plot concerns Reynold's efforts to get out of a sponsorship contract (what, he doesn't want to be on a competitive team?) while trying to woo Loni Anderson's PR flack/Sunday school teacher, over the course of a seemingly endless racing season.

Big hair, cornpone accents and superficial performances abound, with particularly annoying turns from Jim Nabors (as Reynolds' crew chief) and Ned Beatty (as a fried chicken magnate). Only potential points of interest are the period racing scenes (including some of the top NASCAR drivers), and the vast cleavage displayed in the few female roles: Anderson, Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson, Debbie Casperson and the legendary Linda Vaughn.