Although not a "good" movie by any criteria, Gas Pump Girls was enjoyable for me because of its "attitude." By that, I mean I liked the outlook that it seemed to have towards its characters.
The story is about several young girls trying to make a gas station into a successful business. It is owned by one of the girls' uncle, but he becomes ill and can't take care of it. They show a wonderfully spirited attitude towards making the job fun and helping the uncle out. Later, a gang of shady bikers looks like they may cause trouble, but end up being allies. They even turn out to be nice guys. Especially the character played by Ken Lerner, and actor that I must have seen many times before, but can't remember where (he guest-starred on half of the shows I watched as a kid growing up in the 80's).
Gas Pump Girls has an air of exploitation and could probably be categorized as a sex comedy, but I thought it transcended that genre by being a genuinely nice movie. That's really the best word for how I felt about it--nice.
The story is about several young girls trying to make a gas station into a successful business. It is owned by one of the girls' uncle, but he becomes ill and can't take care of it. They show a wonderfully spirited attitude towards making the job fun and helping the uncle out. Later, a gang of shady bikers looks like they may cause trouble, but end up being allies. They even turn out to be nice guys. Especially the character played by Ken Lerner, and actor that I must have seen many times before, but can't remember where (he guest-starred on half of the shows I watched as a kid growing up in the 80's).
Gas Pump Girls has an air of exploitation and could probably be categorized as a sex comedy, but I thought it transcended that genre by being a genuinely nice movie. That's really the best word for how I felt about it--nice.