Movie

Corvette Summer

1978 · 105 min

A breezy, offbeat road-trip comedy with quirky characters and a nostalgic car-chase vibe.

Tagline: You're going to have the most turbo-charged, chrome-plated, plush-lined, high-gloss, super-speed customized time of your life.
Overview: Ken loves to design and build exotic cars. When the High School shop class project car, a fully tricked out dream Corvette, is stolen, he begins searching for it. His search leads him to Las Vegas, where Vanessa, a teenaged prostitute wannabe, helps him try to track it down.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, obsession, betrayal, friendship
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
obsession
betrayal
friendship
love
Places: big city
road trip
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild