Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze

Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants to go to Florida to study oceanography. He meets Mic...( read more  read more... )helle "Mike" Cody and is attracted to her. She runs the local Demolition Derby place. Ernie "Slam" Webster is on of the drivers in the derby who's wife is cheating on him and wants to later on be with Mike. Tim falls for Mike and a big love triangle is about to happen.

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1,334 ratings

R, 97 min.

Directed by: Randal Kleiser

Release Date: August 3, 1984

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  • June 1, 2009
    It was good as far as offbeat teen humor
  • August 22, 2008
    All about life in Grandview, Illinois for a teenage boy who is in love with an older woman. Major love triangle between them and Swayze. Good cast, interesting film. Tommy Howell, marry me?
  • July 3, 2008
    This movie is REALLY GOOD!!!!! it's sooo Funny and if u ever watched The Outsiders u can't believ a year ago that was Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) he grew up soo Fast.......one of the best scene in this movie is when Tim (Tommy Howell) is in a MTV dream singing "Steely Man of Acti...( read more)on" it's areally catchy song. and it's nice to see both Tommy Howell and Patrick Swayze in movies togehter after The Outiders............xD I loooove this movie!
  • June 15, 2008
    i must have seen this one!
  • May 18, 2008
    It was ok...kid falls for older women, who is semi-involved with a married man set against a destruction derby, not the best movie ever, but not horrible.
  • March 21, 2008
    I did not really like this movie.
  • December 28, 2007
    I saw this, I cannot remember much of it. I guess I Want to see it again just to see how bad it was.
  • November 24, 2007
    wow...had forgotten about this movie...saw it in Jasper, Alabama long time ago
  • September 17, 2007
    I actually really liked this film, even though i'd read some bad reviews on it in the past. The Steely Man of Action bit is the best bit.
  • August 16, 2007
    Another old film. Wow. Been a while. It was good. Not grand, but nice. Jamie Lee Curtis is gorgeous as usual.

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  • Michy225
    July 3, 2008
    This movie is REALLY GOOD!!!!! it's sooo Funny and if u ever watched The Outsiders u can't believ a year ago that was Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) he grew up soo Fast.......one of the best scene in this movie is when Tim (Tommy Howell) is in a MTV dream singing "Steely Man of Action" it's areally catchy song. and it's nice to see both Tommy Howell and Patrick Swayze in movies togehter after The Outiders............xD I loooove this movie!

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