Ah Yes! Now this is the Kenny Rogers that I remember. Never mind that highly botox'd freak of nature that was on display during this season's American Idol. My Kenny Rogers is Brewster Baker. Thanks to HBO's incessant, repetitive scheduling back in the day, I would watch this flick at least once every other day. After revisiting the film close to twenty-three years later, it's only slightly as good as I remember

Six Pack's story is pretty simple; Kenny crosses paths with precocious, spunky and, most importantly, cute youngsters who, despite Kenny's best efforts, use their charms (and skills) to work their way into his life and, eventually, his heart. Along the way he also manages to bag Wilma Deering! See, it all starts when Kenny, during a pit stop at a broke-down gas station bathroom, returns to his race car rig to find it stripped of all its parts. Later, as he's heavily emoting while chowing down at a local diner (complete with horny waitress who's wearing a belt buckle radio[!]), he spies the thieves as they're making their way from the scene of their latest crime. Kenny hops in his RV and puts the petal to the metal. The chase is on.

When he finally catches up to the criminals, it turns out that they're all kids ranging in age from 7-16 (thereabouts) that have automobile skills which would put Jesse James and the boys of American Chopper to shame. I mean, do you really think Mikey Teutul could jury rig a car to fall apart on cue after a count of ten? I think not. See, after their parents are killed, the tykes are forced to work for a stereotypically corrupt small town sheriff, coincidently named Sheriff, who seems to have graduated from the "Buford T. Justice" School Of Law Enforcement. Kenny is able to rescue the kids from Sheriff and his bumbling deputy's ineptitude by letting them serve as his pit crew when he gets back into race car circuit.

Kenny's not the greatest actor (big surprise), but this isn't a terribly dramatic film and it really doesn't require him to stretch his "acting" ability. The majority of the time, it seems as if he's merely being himself. The kids, on the other hand, are a mixed bag. The oldest, and most capable, is Diane Lane. When I was younger, I remember thinking that she looked terribly sexy in this movie. She's still sexy, but it feels creepy leering over her as an adult. Almost as creepy as watching her attempt to distract Kenny's rival by dressing sexy and flirting with him as her brothers sabotage his car. Maybe I should go pop in Unfaithful. Anthony Michael Hall is her brother, Doc, he's the chief mechanic of the family and he impresses Kenny when he demonstrates his capabilities by connecting the antenna to his car stereo. With the exception of Swifty, who has the mouth (and vocabulary) of a trucker, the other kids really don't have much to do other than to be precociously cute. Erin Grey breezes in and out of the flick as Lilah, the lady who finally nabs the studly Brewster - which, considering the amount of ladies that kiss him whenever he visits a bar, is no small feat. Frankly, if this movie were released today, i'm not sure it wouldn't be more than a made-for-cable release.

Video: As great a studio as Anchor Bay might be when it comes to films that weren't Oscar contenders, i'm sure they didn't say to themselves "Geez guys, we should really remaster the video for Six Pack". Therefore, there's a fair amount of dirt and grain on this 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation.

Audio: Six Pack has a Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround track. It was fine for what it was, and since there's not much racing featured, there's really no need for a 5.1 dts track.

Supplements: Just a grainy two and a half minute trailer. Unless you count a snippet of the theme from the flick, "Love Will Turn You Around", that plays during the 16x9-enhanced static main menu. Okay, i'm stretching. Well, at least Anchor Bay actually broke the film into twenty chapters and included an insert. That's gotta count for something. Right?

Conclusion: Sadly, this movie doesn't live up to my memories. Most of the situations seem ridiculous today, and i'm amazed that I spent as much time as I did watching it on HBO whenever it was on. With this type of film there should be no expectations where "extras" are concerned, so in that regards, this disc didn't disappoint. Unfortunately, the film did. However, I am glad that Anchor Bay took time away from another "Evil Dead" release to put this film on DVD. Rent It.