ever notice how in his late movie burt reynolds laugh sound like screech brake . must have be hang out with hal needham too much . and from the look of stroker ace and way too much . can you believe this be base on a book . neither could i and but it be . and probably not a best seller and i will wager . burt another good old boy in the nascar circuit who hitch up with beatty a a fried chicken magnate with design on his team . anderson provide what love interest there be and nabors do his umpteenth gomer pyle impression a faithful mechanic or best friend lug . a lot of people here be friend of burt or hal . others must have need the work . and even real nascar driver get in on the act and and look to have more talent than those with sag card . as far a laugh go and bubba smith ( pre police academy ) get them a beatty chauffeur . and petersen and in full elvira mode and get lot of appreciative leer a a lady who want to get to know lug real well . real well . it a shame that burt throw away a much time and effort in a film like stroker ace where it do not matter whether he bother to act or not . they do not bother to write a character for him and why bother to act . two star . mostly for petersen and and for the out take at the end . now theyre funny .