The plot: Roy is jealous of Sigi, who attracts Nancy's attention, and has two clumsy guys demolish Sigi's father's T-Burn classic. For the repair of the car, Sigi desperately needs $250 until his father returns next weekend. He and his friends try to earn it on the swap meet.
Acting
DeVito as Max steals every scene he's barely in.
Production
Genuine 1979 swap meet location shooting—time capsule realness.
Director
Brice Mack
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Brice Mack's only feature film—he spent his career as a Disney animator on films like 'Peter Pan' and 'Sleeping Beauty.'
The T-Bird destruction taps into 1970s car culture anxieties—American Graffiti nostalgia meets desperate working-class reality.
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