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Grandview, U.S.A. is a (1984) comedy/drama film directed by Randal Kleiser. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Carole Cook, Ramon Bieri, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael Winslow, and Troy Donahue. The original music score is composed by Thomas Newman.

Tagline: Where dreams have a funny way of coming true.

Plot summary

Tim Pearson (played by C. Thomas Howell), a young soon-to-be graduate of Grandview High School, has his dreams, he wants to go to Florida to study oceanography. Tim's father, Roger Pearson (played by Ramon Bieri), loans Tim his brand new Cadillac for Tim to go to the Prom with his date Bonnie Clark (played by Elizabeth Gorcey), he arrives at her house. Bonnie's mother and father (played by M. Emmet Walsh), takes pictures of the couple, they go to the Prom.

Michelle "Mike" Cody (played by Jamie Lee Curtis), owner of "Cody's Speedway", where they have the demolition derbies, is getting ready to open up for tonight. There is a man there from the County Office inspecting the place, he sees some violations. Mike is wondering why he is nosing around the place, he is doing his job, he says.

At the Prom, Tim and Bonnie are dancing, Bonnie wants to go for a drive, Tim decides to go. Later, they are parked near a stream, Tim and Bonnie are making out in the Cadillac, they feel the car moving. The car is falling into the stream, the car is sticking half way in, half way out. Tim gets out of the car and gets mud all over himself, he helps Bonnie get out and she gets mud all over her too. Bonnie is not happy. Tim has to get a tow truck to get the car out of the stream. Tim and Bonnie walk to "Cody's Speedway". Betty Welles (played by Carole Cook), is Mike Cody's mother, she is at the front taking the money for entering in the Seedway. Betty lets Tim go in since he and his money is muddy. Tim asks Mike for a tow, tells him to wait a bit. Bonnie's dad is mad at Tim, he hits Tim in the belly and Mike tells Mr. Clark to leave. Ernie "Slam" Webster (played by Patrick Swayze), is one of the drivers in the Demolition Derby, he wins a lot of the derbies. Mike asks Slam if he can tow his car, he says "yes". Slam and Tim are in the tow truck driving and Tim feels silly cause of what happened, by Slam tells him that his brain is on your head not between the legs. Slam stops at the bowling alley to see if his wife Candy (played by Jennifer Jason Leigh) was there tonight, but she wasn't. Later on that night, he is at home, Candy is home, he is not too happy that his wife lied to him.

In the morning, Roger Pearson is outside looking at the car, he is not too happy, but doesn't get really angry. In downtown, Tim goes to see his dad at his office. Roger Pearson is the owner of "Pearson Reality". He talks to Tim and hints to him that he does not want Tim to drive his car again. Tim runs into Mike Cody and thanks her for helping him with the car.

Tim goes out to the Speedway, he meets Mike Cody's brother, Cowboy (played by John Philbin), a semi retarded man. Cowboy askes Tim if he has any gum, and says he does not. Tim asks Mike Cody at the Speedway if he can drive in it, but says not right now. Later on that night, Mike goes to the bar to see her uncle, Bob Cody (played by William Windom), who owns the bar and asks if she can borrow money, $10,000,she needs the money to fix up the Speedway. Bob doesn't have that kind of money, but wants to help her. They both here someone banging on the video game, it is Slam, he is drunk. Mike and Bob help Slam out to her truck. Mike and Slam talk about old times they had together.

Tim is at the stream with his friend Johnny Maine (played by John Cusack), Tim hasn't told his dad yet he wants to go to Florida.

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