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4.2/10   1,225 votes
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Director:
Hal Needham
Writers:
William Neely (novel) and
Robert K. Ottum (novel) ...
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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:
Lazy, pointless NASCAR sendup 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:
Errors in geography: While at Daytona in the beginning of the movie, the owner is in the suite in the stands. Over his shoulder, the wall of the track clearly reads Talladega. more
Quotes:
Charlie: What's so bad about second?
Stroker Ace, Lugs Harvey: Screw Second!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Death Proof (2007) more
Soundtrack:
A Victim Of Circumstances more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Lazy, pointless NASCAR sendup, 23 January 2001
Author: ggh6 from Pottstown, PA

Burt Reynolds goes through the motions as an absurdly-named stock car driver in this dull, deeply unfunny 'comedy' directed by long-time buddy Hal Needham. Nonsensical plot concerns Reynold's efforts to get out of a sponsorship contract (what, he doesn't want to be on a competitive team?) while trying to woo Loni Anderson's PR flack/Sunday school teacher, over the course of a seemingly endless racing season.

Big hair, cornpone accents and superficial performances abound, with particularly annoying turns from Jim Nabors (as Reynolds' crew chief) and Ned Beatty (as a fried chicken magnate). Only potential points of interest are the period racing scenes (including some of the top NASCAR drivers), and the vast cleavage displayed in the few female roles: Anderson, Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson, Debbie Casperson and the legendary Linda Vaughn.

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