Grandview, U.S.A.

19841984
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1h 37m

Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, and C. Thomas Howell in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

With only a week left before graduation, a young dreamer itches to renounce an uninspiring scholarship, stand up to his despotic father and pursue a career in oceanography. But, has anyone ever spread his wings away from Grandview, U.S.A.?

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With only a week left before graduation, a young dreamer itches to renounce an uninspiring scholarship, stand up to his despotic father and pursue a career in oceanography. But, has anyone e... Read allWith only a week left before graduation, a young dreamer itches to renounce an uninspiring scholarship, stand up to his despotic father and pursue a career in oceanography. But, has anyone ever spread his wings away from Grandview, U.S.A.?With only a week left before graduation, a young dreamer itches to renounce an uninspiring scholarship, stand up to his despotic father and pursue a career in oceanography. But, has anyone ever spread his wings away from Grandview, U.S.A.?

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Jamie Lee Curtis and Patrick Swayze in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

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Ramon Bieri in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

Jennifer Jason Leigh and Troy Donahue in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

Jamie Lee Curtis and C. Thomas Howell in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

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Jennifer Jason Leigh in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

Patrick Swayze in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

Jamie Lee Curtis in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

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With only a week left before he graduates high school in the small Middle Western community of Grandview, the eighteen-year-old dreamer, Tim Pearson, is itching to renounce an uninspiring scholarship, stand up to his despotic father and pursue a career in oceanography, away from home. However, before long, an unexpected meeting with the struggling 27-year-old owner of the town's demolition derby track on the other side of the tracks, Michelle "Mike" Cody, and the Speedrome's king, Ernie "Slam" Webster, will bring Tim one step closer not only to his aspirations but also love. But, has anyone ever spread his wings away from Grandview, U.S.A.? —Nick Riganas

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Taglines
- Lives meet. Hearts crush.
Genre
- Drama
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
While filming in Pontiac, Illinois, the night the demolition derby scene was shot was very cold. Since it was supposed to be summertime, the extras hired to sit in the grandstand were dressed in shorts and shirts. To stay warm, they would bundle up in coats and hats and just before the camera would roll, they would throw off the coats and sit on them.

Goofs
During the dream scene, while walking with his parents, the shadow of a boom mic is visible on the ground toward the left side of the screen.

Quotes
Ernie 'Slam' Webster: [Bob and Mike are carrying a very drunk Slam to the truck]
[Slam talking drunk]
Ernie 'Slam' Webster: I'm sorry everyone.
Bob Cody: There are 2 kinds of drunks, those that are sorry and those that soon will be.

Connections
Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

Soundtracks
Take Me Home To Grandview, U.S.A.
Written and Produced by Graham Russell
Performed by Air Supply
Courtesy of Arista Records

Top review

5/10

All the applecarts

Grandview, USA is the film where Jamie Lee Curtis joins the Brat Pack. She plays the owner of a Demolition Derby Track in a small town named Grandview..

Depending on how you look at it small towns are the backbone of the USA or a stifling place one can't wait to leave.. C. Thomas Howell wants to leave and badly, but his dad Ramon Bieri has plans for him and plans for Grandview..

Those plans include taking over Jamie lee's track and building some homes and a golf course. Curtis feels an obligation to keep the track she inherite from her dad. She's also involved with Patrick Swayze who is married but wife Jennifer Jason Leigh doesn't take it all that seriously.

All the applecarts are upset when Howell moves in on Curtis. That sets off a chain events and and everyone starts to move toward their proper destinies.

It's a good brat pack film and a nice slice of life in small town USA that takes neither a positive or a negative position on it..

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Dec 22, 2020

Release date
- August 3, 1984 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Speedway Trio
Filming locations
- Pontiac, Illinois, USA
Production company
- CBS Theatrical Films
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Gross US & Canada
- $4,743,119
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,194,293
- Aug 5, 1984
Gross worldwide
- $4,743,119

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Runtime
1 hour 37 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, and C. Thomas Howell in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

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