5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Corvette Summer (1978)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict, a personal quest to recover a stolen car, and its resolution through individual initiative are largely apolitical. It focuses on a coming-of-age narrative without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with traditional casting practices of its era. Its narrative focuses on a white male protagonist without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features 'The California Kid,' a flamboyant character who makes unwanted advances toward the protagonist, Kenny. Kenny's strong discomfort and rejection, played for comedic effect, frame the queer identity as a source of ridicule and unease, resulting in a problematic portrayal.
Corvette Summer does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's plot revolves around a road trip adventure to retrieve a stolen car, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The film does not feature any scenes where a female character engages in and wins direct physical combat against one or more male opponents. The primary female character, Vanessa, is not depicted in any such combative roles.
Corvette Summer is an original film from 1978, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. All characters were created for this specific film, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped from.
Corvette Summer is an original film from 1978, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. Its characters were created for this film, thus lacking any prior canonical or historical racial establishment to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.7
5.5
Critic Ratings
5.6
5.3
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