When I watched Corvette Summer I wasn't expecting it to be such a fun movie. It's a wacky little coming-of-age story that follows Californian teen Kenneth "Kenny" Dantley Jr. (Mark Hamill) as he tries to find a stolen Corvette Stingray that his auto shop class had rebuilt. This car meant a lot to Kenny because not only did he find the car at the junk yard, he put in a lot time and hard work rebuilding and customizing it. After the car was stolen, the police told Kenny and his classmates that it was highly unlikely that it would be found.
I know there are so many old movies I've never heard of which is why I love finding them. I recently bought Corvette Summer and the two reasons I got it is because first, I truly had no idea that Mark Hamill and Annie Potts had starred in a movie together. Second, the trailer makes it seem like the movie will be a fun and wacky romantic action comedy. Whether that's true or not, I won't know until I watch it.
According to a little research, this movie which was released in 1978 is considered a cult classic and it was Annie Potts' first big screen role. While it was Mark Hamill's next role after Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. If I have some extra time, I'll watch this tomorrow and post a review.
What old movies have you recently found?
Corvette Summer
Description:
A cherry Corvette Stingray. A gorgeous girl. And a summer in glittery Las Vegas. What more does a guy need for the wildest, weirdest, funniest, freakiest time of his life?
Mark Hamill and Annie Potts make comedic and romantic sparks fly in a revved-up tale of car-brained Kenny (Hamill), who trails a Corvette that's mysteriously boosted after his high-school shop class restores it to perfection. The trail leads to Fun Capital, USA, and a ditzy diversion (Potts) whose dream is to become...a hooker? This damsel in distress needs a white knight on a candy-apple, metal-flake, superior-mags, mercury-tubes steed - right, Kenny? Both are in for a summer they'll never forget.
