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Stroker Ace is a 1983 American action comedy sport film directed by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds as the eponymous Stroker Ace, a NASCAR driver. Burt Reynolds turned down the role of astronaut Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment to do this film. The role went to Jack Nicholson, who went on to win an Oscar.
A 1983 racing comedy film produced by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds.. The movie follows the eponymous Stroker Ace (Reynolds), a driver with a big ego who finds himself in a complete mess when Clyde Torkle (), the charismatic and manipulative owner of the Chicken Pit fried chicken franchise, takes advantage of Stroker's need for a sponsor and forces him to sell the Chicken Pit to ...
Stroker Ace: Clyde Torkle's sponsorship contract is shown to be a binder roughly the size of a phone guide, and Torkle expected Stroker to not read through the entirety of it before signing up - which leads to a lot of trouble for Stroker, because if he had read it right up front, he would have noticed that it's a Leonine Contract that forces Stroker to withstand Torkle's bullying with a ...
Torkle then spends the movie forcing Stroker through some truly embarrassing advertising gags. In addition, Torkle worded his contract so that Stroker can't race for three years if he quits. Stroker spends the rest of the movie trying to get Torkle to fire him so the clause doesn't come into effect. A minor example in The Founder.
Torkle is on to Stroker, though, and allows his antics because he sees the racer as his big ticket to regional fame by promoting the Chicken Pit franchise. 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 all of his advances until he learns to respect her ...
Stroker Ace (1983) - * Lugs Harvey: [Torkle has his hand on the car] Don't lean on the car. Nobody touches the car. Not EVER! * [Arnold glares at him] * Lugs Harvey: Except you!
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