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Six Reasons to Watch Six Pack

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1. See Kenny Rogers jump. Well, dive. Actually, no- it's more like he assumes a diving position, but then he straight up belly flops into a river. I've seen it a few times now, and it continues to make me laugh out loud. It's priceless.

2. See Kenny Rogers fall - in head-to-toe matching denim - out of an outhouse window onto a pile of tires. (Okay, so I like watching Kenny Rogers fall. I don't have anything against him, I just find it to be pretty entertaining.)

3. Because while you watch, you can imagine how this movie came to be:
     "Kenny Rogers is a huge star - let's get him into a movie!"
     "Yes! But what would the story be?"
     "Well, naturally we could team him up with a pack of wily, thieving-but-lovable young orphans."
     "The orphans could steal car parts and be excellent mechanics!"
     "And Kenny Rogers could be a NASCAR driver! That way we could fill lots of time with car races and keep the orphans involved."
     "And we can cast a gorgeous woman to costar - got to get some of those soft Kenny Rogers kisses on screen."
     "The orphans and Kenny Rogers won't get along in the beginning, but later, because everyone is so inherently lovable, they will realize they need each other!"
     "This movie's gonna be the best."
     "It'll be gold."
   I like to think it might've happened something like that. You can make up your own scenario though- it's fun.

4. Because this movie teems with unexpected talent. See very early screen performances from a young Diane Lane and a young Anthony Michael Hall as they tear it up as part of the Six Pack. Imagine- more than 25 years later and they still have careers. You might also recognize Kenny Rogers' lady love, Erin Gray, as the mom from Silver Spoons and Colonel Deering from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. And Kenny's big bad racing nemesis? Though it might take you a moment to recognize him playing a living person, this is none other than Terry Kiser, the infamous Bernie of Weekend At Bernie's. Also, there is a back country high speed chase scene between an RV and a box truck. (Okay, so that's actually more than one reason that I squeezed into one point. This movie is overflowing with entertainment, what else could I do?)

5. Because when else can you watch an entire movie starring one of country music's finest without any sequins or any excruciating country music performances? (Then again, if you're into that kind of thing, consider checking out the Fox Movie Channel classic, Rhinestone.) Come on now: that's a strong selling point.

6. Because, seriously, when was the last time you spent a little quality time with Kenny Rogers?