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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 Michelle "Mike" Cody and is attracted to her. She runs the local Demolition Derby place. Ernie "Slam" Webster is one of the drivers in the derby whose 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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Classical in form, earnest, grave and spare.
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- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Jamie Lee CurtisMichelle 'Mike' Cody
- C. Thomas HowellTim Pearson
- Patrick SwayzeErnie 'Slam' Webster
- Jennifer Jason LeighCandy Webster
- William WindomBob Cody
- Troy DonahueDonny Vinton
- Carole CookBetty Welles
- M. Emmet WalshMr. Clark
- Ramon BieriMr. Pearson
- Elizabeth GorceyBonnie Clark
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- Randal KleiserDirector
- Ken HixonWriter
- Reynaldo VillalobosDirector of Photography
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert GordonEditor
- Peter W. ReaProducer
- William BlaylockProducer
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