Main Cast: Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Erin Gray, Barry Corbin, Terry Kiser
Release Year: 1982
Country: US
Run Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
When a retired stock car driver, Brewster Baker (Kenny Rogers), meets up with a group of orphans intent on dismantling his car, he takes them under his wing and sets them to work helping him return to the racing scene. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Bob Hannah - Diddler; Robbie Fleming - Little Harry; Anthony Michael Hall - Doc; Robby Still - Swifty; Benji Wilhoite - Steven; Terry Beaver - Pensky; Allison Biggers - Ludi; Charlie Briggs - Steward #1; Jerry Campbell - Thug; Ernest Dixon - Clarence; Bill Gribble - Mechanic; Charles Kahlenberg - Stan; Lonnie R. Smith, Jr. - Biloxi Security; Roy Tatum - Harley; Bob Terhune - Thug #2; Jeana Tomasina - Lonnie; Chuck Woolery - T.V. Commentator #2; Buddy Baker - Himself; Larry Larson - Reporter; Bill Ash - Old Man; Barney Johnston - Jake; Kevin McCorkle - Autograph Seeker; Mike Fenton; Jane Feinberg; Ray Johnson - Crew Chief
Credit
Jack B. Bernstein - Associate Producer, Newt Arnold - First Assistant Director, David Silver - First Assistant Director, Daniel Petrie - Director, Michael Moore - Second Unit Director, Rita Roland - Editor, Ed Feldman - Executive Producer, Ted Witzer - Executive Producer, Charles Fox - Composer (Music Score), William J. Creber - Production Designer, Jack B. Bernstein - Production Designer, Mario Tosi - Cinematographer, Rexford Metz - Cinematographer, Michael Trikilis - Producer, William Joseph Durrell, Jr. - Set Designer, James W. Payne - Set Designer, Henry Millar, Jr. - Special Effects, Bud Alper - Sound/Sound Designer, Mike Marvin - Screenwriter, Alex Matter - Screenwriter, Crystal Gayle - Featured Music, Kenny Rogers - Featured Music, Merle Haggard - Featured Music
When race car driver Brewster Baker is stopped at a gas station, parts are stolen from his race car. Then while in a diner in a small Texas town, he sees some people stealing parts from another car, and chases the thieves. When the thieves' van goes into a river, Brewster rescues them and discovers that they are orphaned children. The kids were stealing auto parts for a corrupt sheriff, who jails Brewster for breaking and exiting, larceny, resisting arrest and speeding. After the kids help break Brewster out of jail, Brewster reluctantly takes the children with him. Eventually, they form a friendship and bond. The end of the movie features real race footage from the 1982 NASCARCoca-Cola 500, held at Atlanta Motor Speedway and won that year by Darrell Waltrip.
In 1983, there was a spin-off television show of the same name which featured Don Johnson as Brewster Baker and Markie Post as Sally Leadbetter. This show also featured Joaquin Phoenix (billed as Leaf Phoenix) in his second role.[1]
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