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C
Average
MASTER SCORE 50.8 / 100
1983·Action / Comedy / Romance·1h 36m

STROKER ACE

“He's hot on the track...and off!”

Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress up in giant chicken suit) he spends the rest of the movie trying to bed the buxom Pembrook.

Above the Line
Hal Needham·DirectorHal Needham·ScreenplayHugh Wilson·ScreenplayNick McLean·Director of PhotographyAl Capps·Original Music ComposerCarl Kress·Editor
Cast
Burt Reynolds·Stroker AceNed Beatty·Clyde TorkleJim Nabors·LugsParker Stevenson·Aubrey JamesLoni Anderson·Pembrook FeeneyJohn Byner·Doc SeegleCassandra Peterson·Girl with LugsBubba Smith·ArnoldWarren Stevens·Jim CattyDale Earnhardt·NASCAR Driver
Full Crew
(28 credits)
Directing· 2
Hal Needham·DirectorJan DeWitt·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 5
David E. Peckinpah·WriterHal Needham·ScreenplayHugh Wilson·ScreenplayWilliam Neely·NovelRobert K. Ottum·Novel
Camera· 2
Nick McLean·Director of PhotographyRobert C. Thomas·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Carl Kress·EditorWilliam D. Gordean·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Al Capps·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 7
Norman Salling·Costume DesignPaul Peters·Art DirectionRochelle Moser·Set DecorationMike Maggi·Makeup ArtistTom Ellingwood·Makeup ArtistAlan Friedman·Makeup ArtistDrew Struzan·Art Designer
Production· 4
Hank Moonjean·ProducerLaurel Goodwin·ProducerKathleen M. Shea·Associate ProducerMichael Chinich·Casting
Other Departments· 5
Gabriel Borgo·HairstylistJanis Clark·HairstylistMichael Runyard·StuntsGary McLarty·StuntsGilbert B. Combs·Stunts
By the Numbers
50.8
OF 100
Master Score
4.9
OF 10
IMDb
20%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$11M
ROI -19%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Stroker Ace's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Exciting, Energetic, Playful
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man and a woman stand close together against a white background, with the woman in front and slightly to the left. Below them, a red stock car with 'Chicken P”

comedyactionsports
Key Elements
Contract DocumentRed Stock CarTire IronBottleTiresRacing Uniforms
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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