Two hot guys on the highway
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German title | Two hot guys on the highway |
Original title | Corvette Summer |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1978 |
length | 104 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Matthew Robbins |
script |
Hal Barwood Matthew Robbins |
production | Hal Barwood |
music | Craig Safan |
camera | Frank Stanley |
cut | Amy Jones |
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Two hot guys on the highway (original title: Corvette Summer , alternatively The Hot One ) is an American youth film from 1978, which was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. It belongs to the genre of the road movie . The film was created as a direct-to-video production . The title refers to the race at the end of the film.
action
Car-crazy high school student Kenny Dantley saves an old Corvette Stingray from the scrap press. Together with his friends, he gets the car back on the road as part of a school project. Shortly after the unveiling, the Corvette is stolen in Van Nuys . Kenny immediately goes in search of the thieves who lead him to Las Vegas . On his way he meets the prostitute Vanessa.
Kenny finds work in a car wash one day when he discovers his car. He follows him to a workshop where he has an argument with owner Wayne Lowry before being rescued by Vanessa. Lowry informs Kenny's teacher, Ed McGrath, who also travels to Las Vegas afterwards. While chatting with McGrath, Kenny learns that his teacher organized the Corvette theft to get himself out of his financial troubles. When McGrath suggests that Kenny work in the workshop, he accepts. He makes good money, but really just wants to get his car back.
When he repeats the Corvette, he frees Vanessa from prostitution, wins a race, and returns - and Vanessa - to his school with his recovered car.
Others
- For her role as Vanessa Annie Potts was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Young Actress in 1979 .
- The German video title of the film was "California Highway".
- The song "Give Me The Night" was sung by Dusty Springfield .
- The Corvette was owned for a long time by Mike Yager, the organizer of the annual Corvette Fun Festival . In 2009 he sold the car to a private collector.
Web links
- Corvette Summer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Unofficial fansite
- Mike Yager's website