Stroker Ace
Seen it?1983 | 94 min | Action, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 19% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for sports fans (and people who swear they aren't) and anyone who wants a laugh. You don't need to know the game to feel the big moments. Same wavelength as Death Race 2000.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It picked up 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
19% on Rotten Tomatoes, 30 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No real honors on record. "Won" 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards. Razzies don't count toward the rating.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$11 million worldwide on a $14 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hal Needham
- Burt ReynoldsStroker Ace
- Ned BeattyClyde Torkle
- Jim NaborsLugs
- Parker StevensonAubrey James
- Loni AndersonPembrook Feeney
- John BynerDoc Seegle
- Cassandra PetersonGirl with Lugs
- Bubba SmithArnold
- Warren StevensJim Catty
- Dale EarnhardtNASCAR Driver