Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writer:

Ken Hixon (writer)

Release Date:

3 August 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Where dreams have a funny way of coming true.

Plot:

Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson...

Plot Keywords:

Demolition Derby | Bondage | Bulldozer | Country Name In Title | Bare Chested Male Bondage

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Michelle 'Mike' Cody
C. Thomas Howell	...	Tim Pearson
Patrick Swayze	...	Ernie 'Slam' Webster
Troy Donahue	...	Donny Vinton
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Candy Webster
William Windom	...	Bob Cody
Carole Cook	...	Betty Welles
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Mr. Clark
Ramon Bieri	...	Mr. Pearson
Elizabeth Gorcey	...	Bonnie Clark
John Philbin	...	Cowboy
John Cusack	...	Johnny Maine
Joan Cusack	...	Mary Maine
Camilla Hawk	...	Mrs. Pearson
Melissa Domke	...	Susan Pearson

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:18A | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Fairbury, Illinois, USA

Company:

CBS Entertainment Production

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:

Boom mic visible: 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:

Bonnie Clark: [Tim and Bonnie making love in the back seat of a Cadillac parked on the side of a stream] Oh Tim!
Tim Pearson: Oh Bonnie!
Tim Pearson: Are we moving?
Bonnie Clark: Everything's moving, the whole world is moving.
Tim Pearson: [Tim looks up to see the car is sinking into the stream] Bonnie, the whole car is moving!

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Let's Talk It Over In The Morning

A Nice Slice of Americana

Set in a small town in the mid-west,"Grandview USA" is neither the best nor the worst of the films to come along in the wake of "American Graffiti".Nothing much really happens,but C. Thomas Howell's recurrent music video fantasies are entertaining,and the snippets of small-town America during the opening credits are fun.The little kid who's sharing her ice-cream cone with her dog was my favorite.A pleasant,unoffensive,little film.