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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 (Star Wars) and Annie Potts (Designing Women) make comedic and romantic sparks fly in a revved-up tale of car-brained Kenny (Hamill), trailing 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.
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yeah, that's right, I'll admit it: I've been waiting for this one to be released on DVD. Is that so wrong? Back in '78, this was Mark Hamill's first post-Star Wars project; we were excited to see "Luke Skywalker" again; even if he wasn't Luke here. We were also excited because Corvette Summer boasted one of the coolest custom 'vettes we'd ever seen, not to mention Annie Potts as a "working girl" This is a nice time capsule of the late 70's, I would recommend to anyone who grew up in that decade, Star Wars fans in particular.
Nostalgia aside this isn't a bad comic chase as Hamill ("Kenny" here) searches for his custom car, made by his own 2 hands, neither of which is robotic at this point, aided and hindered by Potts, as the love-right-in-front-of-his-eyes interest. Hamill's youthful overacting is a pleasure to watch in itself.
This film has aged well and has some really funny moments, like Hamill hitchhiking encounter with a lowrider fleet creeping to Vegas. Hamill and Potts are really in their prime here, Hamill maybe too much so, he was in an auto-accident following production which dramatically changed the looks preserved in "Summer." Take a look at "The Empire Strikes Back" and compare.
Nostalgia aside this isn't a bad comic chase as Hamill ("Kenny" here) searches for his custom car, made by his own 2 hands, neither of which is robotic at this point, aided and hindered by Potts, as the love-right-in-front-of-his-eyes interest. Hamill's youthful overacting is a pleasure to watch in itself.
This film has aged well and has some really funny moments, like Hamill hitchhiking encounter with a lowrider fleet creeping to Vegas. Hamill and Potts are really in their prime here, Hamill maybe too much so, he was in an auto-accident following production which dramatically changed the looks preserved in "Summer." Take a look at "The Empire Strikes Back" and compare.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I saw this at the drive-in when it came out. It's an easy movie to get totally lost in.
When I first saw it I completely empathized with Mark Hamill's character "Kenny" when his car / catharsis was stolen. The moment in the film when he first realizes he is looking at his stolen car at the car wash, the moment when the music inserts just enough of an orchestrated punctuation mark...that's magic. I am always very aware that I can't avoid a tremendous smile during that moment every time I watch this movie, just as I did when I first saw it.
I couldn't envision another actor in this film and have it work on the same level with the same impact as Mark Hamill. He always had a very likeable, sincere and positive energy throughout this film and wore his ideals with pride. A performance that leaves many of today's leading men looking like arrogant posers.
Many aspects of the 70's are encapsulated here as well, only sweetening a fantastic experience.
This is an underappreciated film with tremendous undertones: rise above your station, follow your values, never give up, fight for what you believe in and damn the torpedoes!
When I first saw it I completely empathized with Mark Hamill's character "Kenny" when his car / catharsis was stolen. The moment in the film when he first realizes he is looking at his stolen car at the car wash, the moment when the music inserts just enough of an orchestrated punctuation mark...that's magic. I am always very aware that I can't avoid a tremendous smile during that moment every time I watch this movie, just as I did when I first saw it.
I couldn't envision another actor in this film and have it work on the same level with the same impact as Mark Hamill. He always had a very likeable, sincere and positive energy throughout this film and wore his ideals with pride. A performance that leaves many of today's leading men looking like arrogant posers.
Many aspects of the 70's are encapsulated here as well, only sweetening a fantastic experience.
This is an underappreciated film with tremendous undertones: rise above your station, follow your values, never give up, fight for what you believe in and damn the torpedoes!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By POP-ROCK
Format:DVD
This is one of those great summer movies that you see as a kid and sticks with you all of your life. It's a very fun movie to watch that flows great, the movie really has stood the test of time but looking at the Corvette with today's standards the car looks really Cheesy, funny how it looked like the coolest thing when I was a kid but not anymore.
Great Movie though
Great Movie though
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
great movie for mark hamill fans
the reason why i rented this movie because mark hamill starred in it. it is one of the rare movies besides star wars that he stars in. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jon Camaisa
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this movie
Only seen this movie 3 times, but the one thing that stood out in this movie is the car. Corvette Stingray. Was very excited to find this movie and on DVD also. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Robert A
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME
Love the movie, husband was soooo surprised when he opened and found this movie, thank you so much for this Awesome movie from our childhood...
Published 8 months ago by della gray
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Blast From The Past!
I've always loved this movie. It takes me back to such a better time! Great acting and great music make this an enjoyable film.
Published 12 months ago by Eddie
4.0 out of 5 stars
corvette summer
it was a great movie. the whole family watched and loved it. Would buy again if i had to. Great item
Published 14 months ago by thebillsfan24
3.0 out of 5 stars
I'm a huge Mark Hamill fan, and I couldn't sit through this
I have to admit, I bought this DVD for one reason, and one reason only. I'm a huge Mark Hamill fan and I had never seen this particular movie. Read more
Published 18 months ago by TokyoT
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie
Great movie, fun, easy to get lost in, very original plot, story is engaging, comedy is fresh. There's just nothing bad about this movie. Read more
Published 22 months ago by C. J. Elder
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still a fun movie....hands down...
I remember this as a kid...Mark Hamill had just come off "Star Wars" when he did this film, however, he was involved in a car crash shortly after finishing "Star Wars" which... Read more
Published on May 21, 2011 by Michael Pettinato
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow
I have looked for this dvd for some time. When I got corvette Summer, it was packed very well and in good condition. I am very pleased with my purchase and will use Amazon. Read more
Published on May 7, 2011 by ladybug
4.0 out of 5 stars
Novelty film for Star Wars's Mark Hamill fans
I watched this film yesterday (streaming from Netflix) and I'll have to say that it was a fun film to watch as our summer starts to come to an end. Read more
Published on October 1, 2010 by Rykre
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