Summaries

High school graduate Kenneth W. Dantley Junior and Vanessa, a hooker-in-training, try to track down his custom-made newly-stolen Corvette.

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.—Brian W Martz <[email protected]>

High School Senior Kenny Dantley's only love in life is cars. For a shop class project, he and his classmates build a Corvette ("Stingray"). The car is a big hit -- so big, in fact, that gets stolen! Kenny, having fallen in love with the car, sets out on a summer-long adventure in Las Vegas to find it. Along the way, he meets up with a "hooker-in-training" named "Vanessa". The two encounter danger and romance as they try to steal back the Stingray.—Jenny Hayes <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • prostitute
  • prostitution
  • exploding car
  • road trip adventure
  • first sexual experience
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
Release date Jun 1, 1978
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Auto Shop, Burbank High School - 902 N. Third Street, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Plotto Productions

Box office

Budget $1700000
Gross US & Canada $15514367
Gross worldwide $15514367

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 45m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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