Stroker Ace

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Stroker Ace

Normally I find myself defending Burt Reynolds' supposed lesser works but in this case I have to agree with the majority that this one's the pits. I want to like it much like I love the Cannonball Run and Smokey movies but this just isn't very funny. Jim Nabors has no comedic chemistry with Burt. Every line he utters I'm kind of annoyed. He actually makes me miss Dom Deluise which I never thought I'd say. Loni Anderson looks nice but brings nothing else to the table. I enjoyed her on WKRP so I know she's capable of better with a decent script. Ned Beatty is doing his best Charles Durning and failing miserably. As for Burt he's sleepwalking through this role, which he reportedly only took as a favor to director and friend Hal Needham. If true that he turned down Terms of Endearment for this then wow George Raft is no longer the actor with the worst decision-making skills in Hollywood history. If you like Burt's other 80s comedies then give it a shot but be warned it's not as much fun.

This is a hilarious film. Burt Reynolds is a NASCAR star who signs a sponsorship contract with Ned Beatty's Chicken Pit restaurants. The contract has all sorts of humiliating clauses in it, such as forcing Burt to wear a chicken suit during the race! Jim Nabors is his (not quite convincing) chief mechanic. Loni Anderson (oh, yeah!) is assigned by Beatty to keep Reynolds honest and strictly adhering to the contract. This is a funny film in which Burt proves that he ain't too proud. I like it!

from the view of a NASCAR Maniac like I am, the movie is interesting. You can see many race cars from 1983. Even tough, the racing scenes are not that much realistic. But I have to admit, that I haven't seen any race before 1995, because before that time, they didn't show any NASCAR races in Germany) from the view of a Burt Reynolds fan like I am, the movie basically is what we are used to see from Reynolds in the 80's: Burt behind the wheel of a fast car, like in his Bandit Movies. If you love NASCAR and Burt Reynolds, this movie is a must-see. If you only love one of this 2 things, I also recommend to watch it. If you like neither NASCAR nor Burt Reynolds, you still should give it a chance, but remember, this movie was far away from winning an Oscar Academy Award. It is the typical humor of the 80's. If you like movies like the Cannonball Movies, and Police Academy, you will also like that one.

I was one of quite a few extras in this big bomb. I just happened to be in the right place working safety for the race scenes at A.I.R. as it was know as back then.Thank goodness my scene in in the first few minutes of the movie and I don't have to sit through the whole thing. It was more of a big party than a movie set but hey, the pay was good.Attention to detail was not a strong point for this one, but who was going to know.The funny thing was seeing the cars in the track at the really slow speed and then in the movie speeded up to the what was close to normal speed.A lot of the scenes were changed as they were filmed I suppose to shave cost and time.But every one was having such a good time who cared!

Burt Reynolds came to a point in his career where he appeared to just be going thru the motions. He'd show up, party with his friends on film, and take home a big paycheck. It didn't seem to matter to him that the product he was representing was pure crap. No film epitomized this more than "Stroker Ace" which makes "Cannonball Run" look like a classic and "Cannonball Run II" look watchable. Save for a few race scenes there is absolutely NOTHING worth seeing here. Even the beautiful Loni Anderson hams it up so bad as a dumb blonde it's embarrassing. If the thought of Burt hamming it up with Jim Nabors and dressing like a chicken sounds funny then this is your movie. Otherwise pick almost any other film comedy and it won't be any worse.

You got your black limo driver. You got Loni Anderson being objectified. You got Loni Anderson giving Burt Reynolds credit for resisting giving her the business while she was passed-out on the hotel bed. You got the good ol' boy barfights. You got the NASCAR race at Charlotte featuring Confederate flags and the playing of ''Dixie." Other nice tidbits from a bygone era include pit crews whose entire safety gear consists of feathered bangs. Burt pulling into pit row and gargling bourbon. Parker Stevenson wearing science-glass lab goggles. Loni Anderson's magnificent bouffant.Glorifying horrific crashes. And a completely unfunny Burt Reynolds comedy. Just rent Will Ferrell's Talladega Nights instead.