North American theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by
Hal Needham
Screenplay by
Hugh Wilson
Hal Needham
Based on
Stand On It by
William Neely
Robert K. Ottum
Produced by
Hank Moonjean
Starring
Burt Reynolds
Ned Beatty
Jim Nabors
Parker Stevenson
Loni Anderson
Cinematography
Nick McLean
Edited by
William D. Gordean Carl Kress
Music by
Al Capps
Production company
Yahi Productions
Distributed by
Universal Pictures (North America theatrical, International home video)[1]
Warner Bros. (International theatrical, North American home video)[2]
Release date
July 1, 1983 (1983-07-01)
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.
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character." When Richmond was cast for a bit part in the 1983 movie StrokerAce, "He fell right in with the group working on the film," said director...
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