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Grandview U.S.A. joins together unforgettable stars in a quirky romantic comedy set in a town like no other. Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) is Michelle 'Mike' Cody, proprietor of a demolition derby. Patrick Swayze (Road House) is her star driver 'Slam' Webster, who's just as fast as he is reckless. Everything changes when high school graduate Tim Pearson (C. Thomas Howell - The Hitcher) crashes into their lives, leading to an unlikely romantic triangle with hilarious and heart-wrenching consequences. Randal Kleiser, the director of Grease and The Blue Lagoon, unites a brilliant cast of familiar faces including Jennifer Jason Leigh (Rush), M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple), Troy Donahue (Cry-Baby), John Cusack (Better Off Dead) and Joan Cusack (My Bodyguard). Together they make Grandview, U.S.A. the kind of place you never want to leave.
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Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
97 min
Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants to go to Florida to study oceanography. He meets Michelle "Mike" Cody and is attracted to her. She runs the local Demolition Derby place. Ernie "Slam" Webster is one of the drivers in the derby whose wife is cheating on him and wants to later on be with Mike. Tim falls for Mike and a big love triangle is about to happen.