Tomboy (1985)

A girl learns about love, life and rocket powered race cars.
Starring: Betsy Russell, Gerard Christopher, Kristi Somers, Eric Douglas

Link to IMDB

Tomasina "Tommy" Boyd has always been a tomboy. She grew up playing sports with the guys, and now works as a mechanic so that she can focus on her passion for race car driving and motorcycles. An opening montage establishes just how cool Tommy is. She zooms around on her motorbike, shoots hoops with the boys, and sometimes even does both at the same time! Yes, she is that cool!
          (Insert celebratory slow motion high-five here.)

Tommy works at Chester's Garage, where she's respected as one of the top mechanics in town. Her best friend is the bubbly Seville, who is trying to follow her dream of getting into showbiz. Both of the girls seem to be at a crossroads in life, trying to decide where their futures are going to lead.
One of Tommy's most important customers is a rich brat named Ernie, he seems like a real ass but Tommy stays on his good side because he's involved with professional racing. This leads to Tommy meeting Randy Starr, a pro race car driver that she has a huge crush on.

Tommy and Randy instantly like each other and begin spending time together. This, of course, leads to one of the many montages of the movie. There's at least seven or eight montages, and they all involve something magical about the 1980s. Miniature golf, water slides and aerobics are all covered. Since the plot is already stretched thin, they at least create the illusion that something is happening.
Anyways, when Tommy starts to realize that Randy is a jerk she chooses self-respect over love, and decides to prove that she's just as good of a driver as he is. A competitive race is planned between the ex-lovers, but no one believes that Tommy can beat a pro in her homemade rocket-powered race car.

"Tommy's a strange name for a girl, but you don't drive like a girl, do you?" - Earl

Ernie and Randy

Seville

This is a sufficiently made movie, except for the very clumsy way the almost non-existent story is handled. There are many plot elements introduced that are never mentioned again, which seems like wasted potential because they're often the most entertaining pieces. These fun ideas could have helped make a more interesting screenplay, but instead we get about 40 minutes of montage scenes.

It's slightly less smutty than most Crown International pictures, which fits alongside the glimmers of maturity that the themes are trying to convey.
The best aspect is definitely the charismatic Betsy Russell as Tommy. She's instantly likeable and I was rooting for her to succeed the whole time.
The movie has good intentions but no idea how to execute them, creating an awkward message of female empowerment and a few laughs.


Be sure not to miss:
- The doughnut bra.
- Harold's hitchhiking scene is really odd.
- The pop soundtrack isn't too bad, considering they're all unknown songs.

Internet review:
"Scattered and illogical, but there's a weird personality to the picture that keeps it entertaining." - hot mama

Should I watch it?
It's far from terrible, but not essential.

Where can I find it?
Viable links here. Vidzi.

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