Corvette Summer

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Corvette Summer

PG

1978

1h 45m

Comedy

Drama

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A student hooker (Annie Potts) in a van picks up a Las Vegas-bound teen (Mark Hamill) on the trail of a stolen Stingray.

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Frank Rich

TIME Magazine

As long as one doesn't demand too much of it, Corvette Summer delivers a very pleasant two hours of escape.

Jul 25, 2007

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Time Out

One of Hollywood's better 'growing up' movies.

Feb 9, 2006

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Miss Potts may well be a gifted comedienne, but Mr. Robbins never lets her relax enough for the talent to show. Too often, he strains his actors' enthusiasm to the breaking point.

Rated: 2/5

May 9, 2005

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...it's impossible to completely dismiss the film due to the pervasively agreeable feel with which it's been infused.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 23, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Hamill has jokingly suggested that perhaps the movie would have done better had it been named Car Wars; he's probably not wrong.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 13, 2019

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TV Guide

All in all a very funny movie with enough solid, believable story to take it beyond the realm of teenage summer fare.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 3, 2006

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CodyZamboni Z

Mark Hamill heads to Vegas to find his stolen car. His character is so bizarre crazy in an unsympathetic, annoying way, He drains the fun out of the movie. The one true gem in Annie Potts, Wow, so hot, charismatic, sexy ---- she makes it worthwhile.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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RED 0

I thought Mark was good in Star Wars, this... not so much. Why it's called "Corvette Summer"

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Steve D

Films like this show why Hamil never became the star he should have been.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/14/23

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Cutter75

Found this for free on YouTube was fun seeing Mark Hamill and Annie Potts so young

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/16/23

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John R

Although it features one of the ugliest corvettes you'll ever see it's a sweet coming of age story with decent character development. It is kinda hard to believe that Annie Potts had trouble making it as a hooker in las Vegas but I suppose they wanted to preserve her innocence. It's better sweeter than you run of the mill teen comedy from this era.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/11/23

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Roy V

I first watch this in 1977 or '78 when I was 11 12 years old. For a 12-year-old Latino Kid everything about it was fabulous! I'm presently in the middle of it and everything about it is slow and earnestly methodical. I'll see it through simply for the Nostalgia. Oh how I missed the 70s!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/23

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Synopsis

A student hooker (Annie Potts) in a van picks up a Las Vegas-bound teen (Mark Hamill) on the trail of a stolen Stingray.

Director: Matthew Robbins
Producer: Hal Barwood
Screenwriter: Matthew Robbins, Hal Barwood
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2010
Runtime: 1h 45m

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