Corvette Summer

1978
PG
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

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Mark Hamill and Annie Potts in Corvette Summer (1978)

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Road Trip Adventure Comedy

High school graduate Kenneth W. Dantley Junior and Vanessa, a hooker-in-training, try to track down his custom-made newly-stolen Corvette.High school graduate Kenneth W. Dantley Junior and Vanessa, a hooker-in-training, try to track down his custom-made newly-stolen Corvette.High school graduate Kenneth W. Dantley Junior and Vanessa, a hooker-in-training, try to track down his custom-made newly-stolen Corvette.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Videos1

Trailer 2:29

Corvette Summer

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Storyline

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Trivia
Wayne's chain-wielding employee (Jason Ronard) is shown reading a comic book while Kenny is locked up in the storeroom. The comic is actually the first issue of Marvel's STAR WARS adaptation.

Goofs
Ken's first night in Vegas, he goes to a little burger stand, in one shot the cup on the tray is upright, then, in the next shot, it is knocked over and finally, it becomes upright once again.

Quotes
Kenneth W. Dantley, Jr.: I drive my first car at nine. I overhaul my first transmission at ten. At thirteen I turn the quarter mile in under 12 seconds...and I wait till now to get laid?

Connections
Featured in The Cinema Snob: 42nd Street Forever, Volume 2: The Deuce (2013)

Soundtracks
Give Me the Night
(uncredited)
Written by Craig Safan
Performed by Dusty Springfield

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Luke skywalker trades in his landspeeder for a Corvette!

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.