The title character, a popular NASCAR driver, clashes with the fried-chicken mogul that sponsors his racing team.
Director:
Hal Needham
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Title: Stroker Ace (1983)
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1 win & 4 nominations.
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Cast
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| Burt Reynolds | ... | Stroker Ace | |
| Ned Beatty | ... | Clyde Torkle | |
| Jim Nabors | ... | Lugs | |
| Parker Stevenson | ... | Aubrey James | |
| Loni Anderson | ... | Pembrook Feeney | |
| John Byner | ... | Doc Seegle | |
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Frank O. Hill | ... | Dad Seegle |
| Cassandra Peterson | ... | Girl with Lugs | |
| Bubba Smith | ... | Arnold | |
| Warren Stevens | ... | Jim Catty | |
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Alfie Wise | ... | Charlie |
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James C. Lewis | ... | Crew Chief |
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Neil Bonnett | ... | NASCAR Driver |
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Dale Earnhardt | ... | NASCAR Driver |
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Harry P. Gant | ... | NASCAR Driver (as Harry Gant) |
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Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress up in giant chicken suit) he spends the rest of the movie trying to bed the buxom Pembrook. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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virgin | blown up skirt | bloopers during credits | breaking the fourth wall | car chase |Taglines:
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] See more »Parents Guide:
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When Stroker Ace was first introduced as "Fastest Chicken in the South", a black truck can be seen in the background with the lettering "Burt Reynolds & Hal Needham's Grand National Stock Car" See more »Goofs
The NASCAR season has never ended at Charlotte Motor Speedway. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 July 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,668,135, 4 July 1983Gross USA:
$13,000,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$13,000,000Company Credits
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Dreary comedy with Reynolds wasting himself on silly gags as a NASCAR driver going head to head with fried chicken mogul Beatty. Burt even dresses like a chicken and that's pretty much how the film operates. Jim Nabors won a much deserved Razzie for his performance and Anderson is neither sexy nor talented. Burt and director Needham's streak of films came to a crashing halt soon after this mess.