Stroker Ace (1983)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

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

Release Date:

1 July 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance | Sport

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]

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Nascar | Sponsor | Chicken Suit | Racing | Cult Comedy

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

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

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the last race, when Stroker is viewed from the front he is wearing a black racing suit and a black helmet with a red stripe. When the camera is looking over his shoulder from behind, he is wearing a red helmet and racing suit.

Quotes:

Stroker Ace: The son of a bitch hit me and spun me out. I can't remember his name.
NASCAR Driver: You never can, can you?
Stroker Ace: Anyway, he spun me out. What do you think I should do with him?
NASCAR Driver: I think you ought to stick him in the fence.
Stroker Ace: Good idea, Neil.
[Aubrey drives up]
Stroker Ace: Well, speak of the devil.
Aubrey James: Mr. Bonnett. Stroker.
Stroker Ace: Hello, Audrey.
Aubrey James: Aubrey!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007)

Soundtrack:

Stroker Ace

Burt Reynolds is on his best in this film filled with super charged action!

Stroker Ace,a film directed by Hal Needham (the same director of such souped-up hits,like Smokey and The Bandit and Hooper),is a real surprise for the audience!it offers a lot of fun and laughs,all of this accomplished by dangerous and incredible scenes of action,which make Speed look like a boring movie!the character was made for Burt Reynolds,and combines with his own personality and way of interpretation!it's a nice movie,that everybody should discover,specially because it symbolizes a time when what really counted in the box-offices was the protagonist's charisma,and not stupid special effects!good times,when Burt was the best...and this time is going to be back!