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Collision Course (1989)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 4/04, 4/21

CollCourse
4/21: Famous for his prominent jaw, Jay Leno had a leading role in only one film: Collision Course.

Jay Leno was a funny guy on The Tonight Show, but he's strangely flat and can't act here. His love for cars is evident by driving a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette C1 half of the time. To Jay Leno's credit, he has nice chemistry with Pat Morita which is the only aspect that works.

I saw the movie in 1989 and found a couple of scenes hilarious. They still are today. One is when Pat Morita told Randall "Tex" Cobb that he knew karate and was then easily pushed back. This is Mr. Miyagi we're talking about. Soon after, he would find somebody's foot to smash with a giant bowling ball. The second is when Jay Leno explained to him about the alarm thing and then somebody yelled afterwards, "Turn that shit off!"

Asian racism and stereotypes were heavily pronounced in films during the 80's. Think of Sixteen Candles, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Gung Ho. I thought it would be the case again, but Collision Course isn't that bad: just casual stuff which is thrown around by one bigot.

All in all, bearing a strong resemblance to Beverly Hills Cop, Collision Course is a bad film.