There were a lot of us who wore out their vhs tapes of that movie.
The inaccuracy that got me as I grew up was Kathryn’s arrival on a vintage airplane, casually advising her dad to check out the magnetos as one or more might be sticking. An airplane ignition system malfunctioning is… notable for a pilot. Airplanes with rough running engines are a bit more serious than cars, but 80s eh?
OK let’s watch Buckaroo Banzai next.