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Stroker Ace
Stroker Ace is a 1983 American action comedy sport film directed by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds as the eponymous Stroker Ace, a race car driver on the NASCAR circuit.
Stroker Ace is a popular race car driver from Waycross, Georgia. A three-time champion in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, he drives the #7 Ford Thunderbird. An all-or-nothing man, he wins if he does not crash. He is arrogant and pompous, with no regard for the business side of his racing team. He also has an on-track, season-long rivalry with ambitious young driver Aubrey James, who drives the #10 Four-Star Whiskey Buick Regal.
Angry with his racing sponsor, Jim Catty of Zenon Oil, Stroker dumps a load of wet concrete on him. Needing a new sponsor, he connects with fried chicken fast food chain mogul Clyde Torkle. Torkle, his chauffeur Arnold, and his newly appointed director of marketing and public relations Pembrook Feeny convince Stroker and Stroker's chief mechanic Lugs Harvey to sign with him.
Overlooking his contract by not reading its specifics, Stroker is obligated to be the commercial face for Torkle's Chicken Pit restaurants. (The slogan on Stroker's car reads: "The Fastest Chicken in the South.") The contract requires Stroker to make personal appearances while wearing a chicken costume—feet included. Realizing that he is locked into a bad deal, Stroker devises a plan with Lugs to escape it. Torkle realizes Stroker is scheming, and he allows Stroker's antics because he believes the sponsorship will make the Chicken Pit chain successful and famous.
A ladies' man, Stroker tries to seduce the beautiful Pembrook, who is a Sunday School teacher, does not drink, and is a virgin. She spurns his advances until he learns to respect her views. One night, after she gets drunk on champagne, he is able to remove her clothing, but nothing further happens.
Stroker wins races and is in the running for the season-ending championship. At the beginning of the final race, Torkle is offered a deal to sell his franchise for a huge profit—on the condition that he drops Stroker Ace as his driver. Torkle informs Stroker that if he wins the championship, Torkle won't take the offer, and Stroker has to sell chicken for the next two years. However, if Stroker loses, he is released from the contract.
During the race, Stroker feels conflicted. He drops back in the race in an effort to lose, but his ego prevents him. He quickly begins moving through the pack near the lead. A jack malfunction drops Stroker to 6th place as the race is nearing its end. Torkle concludes that Stroker has no chance to win. Eyeing the offer to sell as the deadline approaches, Torkle publicly announces that he is releasing Stroker immediately. He is unaware that Stroker is moving up through the field with a chance to win.
With the news that he is free from the contract, Stroker spectacularly wins the championship by flipping his car over as he crosses the finish line. Torkle then learns that the lucrative offer for his chicken franchise is a fake, cooked up by Stroker and his friends.
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Stroker Ace
Stroker Ace is a 1983 American action comedy sport film directed by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds as the eponymous Stroker Ace, a race car driver on the NASCAR circuit.
Stroker Ace is a popular race car driver from Waycross, Georgia. A three-time champion in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, he drives the #7 Ford Thunderbird. An all-or-nothing man, he wins if he does not crash. He is arrogant and pompous, with no regard for the business side of his racing team. He also has an on-track, season-long rivalry with ambitious young driver Aubrey James, who drives the #10 Four-Star Whiskey Buick Regal.
Angry with his racing sponsor, Jim Catty of Zenon Oil, Stroker dumps a load of wet concrete on him. Needing a new sponsor, he connects with fried chicken fast food chain mogul Clyde Torkle. Torkle, his chauffeur Arnold, and his newly appointed director of marketing and public relations Pembrook Feeny convince Stroker and Stroker's chief mechanic Lugs Harvey to sign with him.
Overlooking his contract by not reading its specifics, Stroker is obligated to be the commercial face for Torkle's Chicken Pit restaurants. (The slogan on Stroker's car reads: "The Fastest Chicken in the South.") The contract requires Stroker to make personal appearances while wearing a chicken costume—feet included. Realizing that he is locked into a bad deal, Stroker devises a plan with Lugs to escape it. Torkle realizes Stroker is scheming, and he allows Stroker's antics because he believes the sponsorship will make the Chicken Pit chain successful and famous.
A ladies' man, Stroker tries to seduce the beautiful Pembrook, who is a Sunday School teacher, does not drink, and is a virgin. She spurns his advances until he learns to respect her views. One night, after she gets drunk on champagne, he is able to remove her clothing, but nothing further happens.
Stroker wins races and is in the running for the season-ending championship. At the beginning of the final race, Torkle is offered a deal to sell his franchise for a huge profit—on the condition that he drops Stroker Ace as his driver. Torkle informs Stroker that if he wins the championship, Torkle won't take the offer, and Stroker has to sell chicken for the next two years. However, if Stroker loses, he is released from the contract.
During the race, Stroker feels conflicted. He drops back in the race in an effort to lose, but his ego prevents him. He quickly begins moving through the pack near the lead. A jack malfunction drops Stroker to 6th place as the race is nearing its end. Torkle concludes that Stroker has no chance to win. Eyeing the offer to sell as the deadline approaches, Torkle publicly announces that he is releasing Stroker immediately. He is unaware that Stroker is moving up through the field with a chance to win.
With the news that he is free from the contract, Stroker spectacularly wins the championship by flipping his car over as he crosses the finish line. Torkle then learns that the lucrative offer for his chicken franchise is a fake, cooked up by Stroker and his friends.