I've known about this movie for decades, but for some reason never sat down and watched it, I'm not sure why. Just thought I wouldn't like it I guess. But they showed it on TCM recently and so I finally did. It took me by surprise. It's full of charm, mainly because of Mark Hamill and Annie Pots, who both give lively and at times adorable performances. The story itself is not that interesting. A teenager builds his dream car, a custom Corvette. He does it with the help of his teacher and classmates. It very quickly gets stolen. He tries to find it. Sounds kind of dull, doesn't it? But that's just the plot structure. The real movie is the two lead actors. They are much better than the script. That's called talent, folks. And they've got it.
One thing you see a lot when people review movies and TV shows from the 1970's is the word "cheesy". I hate that word. Especially when people accuse the 70's on the whole of being "cheesy". When I grew up in the 70's we all thought that the 40's, 50's, and 60's were cheesy. And then we thought the 80's and 90's were cheesy, too. It's all relative, folks. People in the future are going to see 2022 as cheesy, too. Let that word go. It's useless. It's meaningless.
Early in the movie there's a very sensual kiss between mother and son that has all kinds of psychological possibilities that are never explored, but psychologists would have a field day discussing it. Personally, I thought it was a lovely touch.
The custom Corvette is supposed to be super cool, but it just looks kind of tacky to me. I don't like the color or the custom design much. That's beside the point though, because the main character loves it and that's all that matters.
I'm glad I finally watched this movie. I'm sure I'll watch it again. It's silly and goofy and fun. It's about finding something to love. A woman, a man, or a Corvette. Just find something to love. "You better find somebody to love!" -Jefferson Airplane.
This would probably make a good double-feature with "Used Cars", the Kurt Russell comedy cult classic.
I'm watching the credits role right now as I'm typing this....that's about all I got. See ya.
One thing you see a lot when people review movies and TV shows from the 1970's is the word "cheesy". I hate that word. Especially when people accuse the 70's on the whole of being "cheesy". When I grew up in the 70's we all thought that the 40's, 50's, and 60's were cheesy. And then we thought the 80's and 90's were cheesy, too. It's all relative, folks. People in the future are going to see 2022 as cheesy, too. Let that word go. It's useless. It's meaningless.
Early in the movie there's a very sensual kiss between mother and son that has all kinds of psychological possibilities that are never explored, but psychologists would have a field day discussing it. Personally, I thought it was a lovely touch.
The custom Corvette is supposed to be super cool, but it just looks kind of tacky to me. I don't like the color or the custom design much. That's beside the point though, because the main character loves it and that's all that matters.
I'm glad I finally watched this movie. I'm sure I'll watch it again. It's silly and goofy and fun. It's about finding something to love. A woman, a man, or a Corvette. Just find something to love. "You better find somebody to love!" -Jefferson Airplane.
This would probably make a good double-feature with "Used Cars", the Kurt Russell comedy cult classic.
I'm watching the credits role right now as I'm typing this....that's about all I got. See ya.