Synopsis
A local Pinewood Derby competition transforms an average group of dads into overzealous rivals desperate to build the winning car. As egos swell, the kids are lucky if they get to pick the paint color. While the dads are busy with outlandish gimmicks and sabotage, the underestimated scouts pull together and discover the true meaning of sportsmanship.
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Cast
- Greg GermannPhil Davis
- Lauren HollyKim Davis
- Adam HicksBrady Davis
- Perry AnzilottiBig Jimmy
- Deborah AshtonAngel Scaldoni
- Danny ShepherdDanny Scaldoni
- Ross BrockleyBlaine Moosman
- Tammy LierCharlotte Moosman
- Nicholas NengasTodd
- Marc RaymondAce Montana
Recommendations
- 60
Variety
A modestly amusing family-friendly comedy about a miniature car race that brings out the worst in overzealous fathers who compete with each other through their children. - 60
Variety
A modestly amusing family-friendly comedy about a miniature car race that brings out the worst in overzealous fathers who compete with each other through their children. - 50
L.A. Weekly
It's when adults with whitewashed notions of childhood get hold of a camera that kiddie fare - like this uninspired effort from writer-director Eric Hendershoot - goes limp. - 50
Los Angeles Times
The cartoonish movie might have made for a funny half-hour short or sitcom pilot but runs out of track well before its conclusion. - 50
L.A. Weekly
It's when adults with whitewashed notions of childhood get hold of a camera that kiddie fare - like this uninspired effort from writer-director Eric Hendershoot - goes limp. - 50
Los Angeles Times
The cartoonish movie might have made for a funny half-hour short or sitcom pilot but runs out of track well before its conclusion. - 40
Dallas Observer
You will regret paying money to see something that unfolds rather like something you'd watch on TV when you're ill and bedridden and confronted with nothing else but daytime soaps. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Crammed with charmless characters and/or hammy performances.