Grandview, U.S.A. is a 1984 American comedy-drama film directed by Randal Kleiser, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Troy Donahue.

Mechanic Michelle "Mike" Cody defends him, and has local demolition derby driver Ernie "Slam" Webster tow the car with Tim.

Slam stops at the bowling alley asking for his wife Candy, who hasn't been there, suspecting she is cheating.

Later on that night, Mike goes to the bar to see her uncle, Bob, asking to borrow $10,000 to fix up the Speedway.

That night, when Mike sees Slam sleeping in his truck, she comforts him, believing he does not really love Candy but is only afraid of being alone.

Tim and his dad also go to the meeting, and he tells him he's declining his ISU scholarship to go to Florida to study oceanography; Roger isn't too pleased.

At the meeting, Mike requests more time to get the money to fix up the Speedway, but the commission won't give it to her.

In the morning Slam shows up, finding them in bed together; he leaves upset, thinking Mike turned him down because of Tim.

At the Speedway, Mike sells her old cars to make extra money, upsetting Cowboy, who runs off crying.

As Tim and Mike drive home from the hospital, they see firetrucks and find the Speedway has burned down.

Mike bails Slam out of jail and he offers to help fix the Speedway, but she says she'll sell to Roger so they can afford to start a life together.