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Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

William Neely (novel) and
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Release Date:

1 July 1983 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance | Sport more

Tagline:

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] more

Plot:

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

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Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations more

User Comments:

Not as bad as everyone says more (18 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Stand on It (Australia) (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The Charlotte race at the end of the season was filmed on 30 May 1982 at Charlotte. more

Goofs:

Continuity: Some of the racing footage used is obviously from different years, with older-model cars. more

Quotes:

Dad Seegle: [In a very dry tone] I know NOTHING, I am merely the messenger. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007) more

Soundtrack:

Stroker Ace more


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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Not as bad as everyone says, 26 April 2001
7/10
Author: Chuck O'Leary from Pittsburgh, PA

In spite of what many of the other comments have said, this is hardly Burt Reynolds' worst movie from his '70 and early '80s heyday. It's not nearly as bad as "Cannonball Run 2," which came out the following summer, or the dull "Rough Cut" (1980). Sadly, though, this 1983 release marked the start of Burt's fast decline in the '80s. Personally, however, I can't understand why so many viewers hated this zany "redneck" comedy, while liking Burt's other good-ole-boy flicks. Directed by his buddy Hal Needham, "Stroker Ace" isn't that much different from the other Reynolds-Needham collaborations, and "Stroker" does have some very funny moments. Besides, how many other movies have ever addressed the pressing matter of why Jim Nabors' mouth tilts to the side when he sings or feature a star of Burt's stature dressed in a chicken suit? And have you ever seen another movie that stops dead in its tracks to allow John Byner to do his impression of Johnny Mathis singing "Chances Are"? Granted, the use of stock footage during the racing scenes seems cheesy, but "Stroker Ace" worked for me in the same way as "Rhinestone": Both are silly, cornpone comedies which made me laugh, and isn't that the point?

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