| Stroker Ace | |
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 North American theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan | |
| Directed by | Hal Needham |
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| Based on | Stand On It by |
| Produced by | Hank Moonjean |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nick McLean |
| Edited by | William D. Gordean Carl Kress |
| Music by | Al Capps |
Production company | Yahi Productions |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million[3] |
| Box office | $11.4 million[4] |
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. Reynolds said he made this decision because "I felt I owed Hal more than I owed Jim" but that it was a turning point in his career from which he never recovered. Although car-themed films starring Reynolds had all previously been successes – including four made with Needham – Stroker Ace flopped. "That's where I lost them," he later said of his fans.[5]
- ^ "Stroker Ace (1983)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Stroker Ace (1983)". BBFC. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 92.
- ^ "A record summer at the box office". The Globe and Mail. September 8, 1983. p. E2.
- ^ Modderno, Craig (January 4, 1987). "Burt Reynolds is the Comeback Kid". Los Angeles Times. p. L6. Retrieved July 2, 2014.