Claim: Mark Hamill is a performer.

Corvette Summer is a 1978 American adventure comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It marked Mark Hamill 's first screen appearance after the unexpected success of Star Wars the previous year . Hamill stars as a California teenager who heads to Las Vegas to track down his beloved customized Corvette Stingray . Co-star Annie Potts , playing the quirky young woman he meets along the way , was nominated for a Golden Globe award in her first movie role .   Corvette Summer was a box office success , making about $ 36 million at the worldwide box office , on a relatively high budget -LRB- for that era -RRB- of $ 9 million . The film however , received a divided response from critics , and was nominated for a Golden Globe .