A high school grad and a hooker-in-training try to track down his stolen Corvette.
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Matthew Robbins
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mark Hamill | ... | Kenneth W. Dantley Jr. | |
| Annie Potts | ... | Vanessa | |
| Eugene Roche | ... | Ed McGrath | |
| William Bryant | ... | Plain Clothes Police Lecturer (as Bill Bryant) | |
| Richard McKenzie | ... | Principal Bacon | |
| Kim Milford | ... | Wayne Lowry | |
| Philip Bruns | ... | Gil | |
| Danny Bonaduce | ... | Kootz | |
| Albert Insinnia | ... | Ricci | |
| Jane A. Johnston | ... | Mrs. Dantley | |
| Stanley Kamel | ... | Las Vegas Con Man | |
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Clifford A. Pellow | ... | Older John - Rosalind's Admirer (as Cliff Pellow) |
| Jason Ronard | ... | Wayne's Chain-Wielding Henchman | |
| Brion James | ... | Wayne's Car Wash Henchman | |
| Morgan Upton | ... | New Owner of Vanessa's Van | |
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Ken loves to design and build exotic cars. When the High School shop class project car, a fully tricked out dream Corvette, is stolen, he begins searching for it. His search leads him to Las Vegas, where Vanessa, a teenaged prostitute wannabe, helps him try to track it down. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 June 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Stingray See more »Filming Locations:
Auto Shop, Burbank High School - 902 N. Third Street, Burbank, California, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Gross USA:
$15,514,367Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$15,514,367Company Credits
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Kenneth W. Dantley, Jr.: A two dollar bill?
Mr. Lucky: Hey, that's what I started with.
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(uncredited)
Written by Craig Safan
Performed by Dusty Springfield
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When Ken and Vanessa flee from Vegas toward the end of the film, Vanessa is wearing a red and black wetsuit. But during some shots during the chase scene, she appears to be wearing a different outfit. This is noticeable when they're in the quarry. When Ken first stops, she's wearing the second top (which looks kind of like a Starfleet uniform top from Star Trek), but then when she pokes her head up out of the car a few seconds, she's got the wetsuit on again. See more »Quotes
Mr. Lucky: I tell ya what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna pass my lucky streak on to ya.Kenneth W. Dantley, Jr.: A two dollar bill?
Mr. Lucky: Hey, that's what I started with.
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Give Me the Night(uncredited)
Written by Craig Safan
Performed by Dusty Springfield
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I never saw this movie when it first came out. The adults in my life did start taking me to movies back in 1978, but I guess they didn't care to pay to see this one. I would see it YEARS later on Cable TV around age 14.
This is a decent movie. Definatly the definition of a "sleeper". It's a solid 1970's Sleeper Classic/Classic Sleeper. A guy and his souped up car traveling around. A-la Sonny Crokett (of Miami Vice fame) and his earlier mid 1970's movie with Nick Nolte with them and their souped up car traveling around.
Mark Hamill gives a decent performance, as do the rest of the cast. Nothing Oscar-nominating, but watchable. Just a nice, light, watchable, movie about a guy, his car, and his (mis)adventures. Nice California locations too! Nice little movie.