Grand Champion

Grand Champion


Starring:Jacob Fisher, Joey Lauren Adams
Studio: Hannover House
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Product Description
In the inspiring tradition of fabulous family films like "National Velvet" and "Old Yeller," "Grand Champion" promises to delight audiences of all ages with its entertaining adventure, star-studded cast and upbeat Texas music. Presented by American Family Movies in conjunction with Rope the Moon and Madrugada Ranch Productions, "Grand Champion" weaves a lively tale of a spunky boy names Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey, as they climb from the underdog position and up through the ranks of several Texas stock shows to ultimately win the title of "Grand Champion." As this hilarious and heartwarming adventure becomes a nationally-covered event, people from all walks of life help Buddy and Hokey make their way across Texas by cheering them on to a surprise ending that is sure to leave "Grand Champion" audiences with their toes tapping and their faces smiling!

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  • Running Time 98 Min

    Format: DVD MOVIE
    Grand Prix (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Fascinating in car footage, otherwise it's 1960s kitsch.
    • Spectacular footage
    • It will never be surpassed. The best race movie ever.
    • The best auto racing movie ever.
    • Simply the best racing movie I have ever seen
    		 Grand Prix (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    Starring: James Garner , Eva Marie Saint , Yves Montand , Toshirô Mifune , and Brian Bedford
    Director: John Frankenheimer
    Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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    ASIN: B000FFJYCU
    Release Date: 2006-07-11

    Amazon.com essential video

    Light on story, this 1966 spectacle directed by John Frankenheimer was shot in 70 millimeter, with a cinematically enthralling emphasis on unique, visceral new ways of capturing the sensations of a car race. James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, and Toshiro Mifune are part of the stellar, international cast whose characters plod through assorted relationship and business conflicts. But the film's real hook is the thrilling and inventive means by which Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate) brings an urgency to the drama happening on the racetrack. A true master of the plastic techniques of obtaining and cutting kinetic footage, Frankenheimer offers more than a joyride to viewers: he makes action part of the compelling language of stories. Cameras are strapped to vehicles as they round the track, shots are taken from a helicopter, the screen is split between angles for maximum impact--even if Grand Prix doesn't rank among the director's best character-driven stories, it is certainly driven on its own terms. --Tom Keogh

    On the DVD
    The much-anticipated release on DVD does not disappoint, with a pristine restored print and upgraded 5.1 Dolby sound. Of course, the Cinerama film can only be fully appreciated if you sit very close to your screen. The absence of a commentary track is forgivable, since director John Frankenheimer died in 2002. "Pushing the Limit" is your standard 30-minute retrospective with many new interviews with the stars and drivers. The universal opinion is that the film caught Formula One at the exact right time when the beauty of the sport was about to be changed in favor of safety and commercialism. There are some fascinating stories on how they were able to use real race footage so seamlessly. "Flat Out" continues the vibe of what racing was like in the '60s with more interviews from the real racers. "The Style and Sound of Speed" talks about designer Saul Bass and how he created the film's different approaches to each race and the cutting-edge use of montages and multiple screens. The vintage doc is kitschy but allows us to see the filming in action (the footage is used extensively in the new featurettes). --Doug Thomas

    Description

    Nine races. One champion. James Garner, Yves Montand, Brian Bedford and Antonio Sabato portray Formula I drivers competing to be the best in this slam-you-into-the-driver's seat tale of speed, spectacle and intertwined personal lives. Eva Marie Saint and Toshiro Mifune also star. John Frankenheimer (who 32 years later would again stomp the pedal to the metal for the car chases of Ronin) directs this winner of 3 Academy Awards?,* crafting split-screen images to capture the overlapping drama and orchestrating you-are-there POV camerawork to intensify the hard-driving thrills. Nearly 30 top drivers take part in the excitement, so buckle up, movie fans. Race with the best to the head of the pack.

    DVD Features:
    Theatrical Trailer
    Documentaries
    Featurette

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Fascinating in car footage, otherwise it's 1960s kitsch........2007-06-26

    Being an afficiando of vintage racing I was intrigued to finally see this film on DVD. It started off well, with views of mid 1960s Monaco, and in car footage that will have race fans glued to the screen. The next HOUR or so was frankly a chore to sit through. After half an hour I was thinking "Come on, get on with a story" and glancing at my watch. But it seemed to be composed largely of poor soap opera love interest stories done 1960s style. The acting is generally poor, replete with painfully forced laughter and smiling. And although it was good to see some real drivers mingling with the actors- well, they're drivers not actors.Some of the scenes have dated very badly too (especially the "groovy" party scene with young people shaking their heads to some 60s pop song-that was hilarious) delegating a large chunk of the movie firmly into the realms of kitsch. My patience was rewarded after an hour with footage of Spa.

    It also has the worst soundtrack to a major film that I ever heard. The 5 minute "Overture" prior to the films commencement is one of the most hilariously poor mismatches between visuals and audio that I've encountered.

    I don't mind a bit of retro nostalgia, but I wasn't expecting, or wanting it in a film like Grand Prix.

    4 out of 5 stars Spectacular footage.......2007-05-17

    In hollywood today, this movie would have been made with big-budget visual effects, computer generated racing cars, fake scenery, etc. Watching this movie, I couldn't help but be in total awe of the racing footage captured. It's all real...no computer graphics. This is one amazing picture. I wish more movies were made this way rather than entirely in the computer.

    5 out of 5 stars It will never be surpassed. The best race movie ever........2007-05-16

    This is one of those mysteries in the history of filmaking... However talented John Frankenheimer and the actors involved were / are, how could someone have imagined that a racing car movie made in 1966, I REPEAT, 1966, would still be, in 2007, head and shoulders bette than all the race movies ever made, before or after!!

    Because "Grand Prix" is a master-piece. I will not talk about the amzaing camera angles, the perfect edition, the fact that the actor themselves drive the cars (F3 cars, it's true...), makin a montage with the actual race, the fact that the plot, altough simple, is engaging and makes you cheer for each one of the drivers.

    No. I'll talk about the "feel" of the movie. It flows effortlessly, with class, energy, everything.


    5 out of 5 stars The best auto racing movie ever........2007-05-12

    I first saw this movie in original release on the BIG screen. Since the invention of the DVD I have been waiting for Grand Prix.
    The wait is finally over, and it was worth it.
    Beautiful cinematography, a great score, and the cars, oh the cars.

    5 out of 5 stars Simply the best racing movie I have ever seen.......2007-04-30

    A great balance between story line and racing footage, and the extra material is compelling
    Grand Prix [HD DVD]
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Fascinating in car footage, otherwise it's 1960s kitsch.
    • Spectacular footage
    • It will never be surpassed. The best race movie ever.
    • The best auto racing movie ever.
    • Simply the best racing movie I have ever seen
    		 Grand Prix [HD DVD]
    Starring: Brian Bedford , John Bryson , Adolfo Celi , Claude Dauphin , and Evans Evans
    Director: John Frankenheimer
    Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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    ASIN: B000I2J2WM
    Release Date: 2006-09-26

    Amazon.com essential video

    Light on story, this 1966 spectacle directed by John Frankenheimer was shot in 70 millimeter, with a cinematically enthralling emphasis on unique, visceral new ways of capturing the sensations of a car race. James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, and Toshiro Mifune are part of the stellar, international cast whose characters plod through assorted relationship and business conflicts. But the film's real hook is the thrilling and inventive means by which Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate) brings an urgency to the drama happening on the racetrack. A true master of the plastic techniques of obtaining and cutting kinetic footage, Frankenheimer offers more than a joyride to viewers: he makes action part of the compelling language of stories. Cameras are strapped to vehicles as they round the track, shots are taken from a helicopter, the screen is split between angles for maximum impact--even if Grand Prix doesn't rank among the director's best character-driven stories, it is certainly driven on its own terms. --Tom Keogh

    On the DVD
    The much-anticipated release on DVD does not disappoint, with a pristine restored print and upgraded 5.1 Dolby sound. Of course, the Cinerama film can only be fully appreciated if you sit very close to your screen. The absence of a commentary track is forgivable, since director John Frankenheimer died in 2002. "Pushing the Limit" is your standard 30-minute retrospective with many new interviews with the stars and drivers. The universal opinion is that the film caught Formula One at the exact right time when the beauty of the sport was about to be changed in favor of safety and commercialism. There are some fascinating stories on how they were able to use real race footage so seamlessly. "Flat Out" continues the vibe of what racing was like in the '60s with more interviews from the real racers. "The Style and Sound of Speed" talks about designer Saul Bass and how he created the film's different approaches to each race and the cutting-edge use of montages and multiple screens. The vintage doc is kitschy but allows us to see the filming in action (the footage is used extensively in the new featurettes). --Doug Thomas

    Description

    American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, Aron begins to drive for the Japanese Yamura team, and becomes romantically involved with Stoddard's estranged wife.

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Fascinating in car footage, otherwise it's 1960s kitsch........2007-06-26

    Being an afficiando of vintage racing I was intrigued to finally see this film on DVD. It started off well, with views of mid 1960s Monaco, and in car footage that will have race fans glued to the screen. The next HOUR or so was frankly a chore to sit through. After half an hour I was thinking "Come on, get on with a story" and glancing at my watch. But it seemed to be composed largely of poor soap opera love interest stories done 1960s style. The acting is generally poor, replete with painfully forced laughter and smiling. And although it was good to see some real drivers mingling with the actors- well, they're drivers not actors.Some of the scenes have dated very badly too (especially the "groovy" party scene with young people shaking their heads to some 60s pop song-that was hilarious) delegating a large chunk of the movie firmly into the realms of kitsch. My patience was rewarded after an hour with footage of Spa.

    It also has the worst soundtrack to a major film that I ever heard. The 5 minute "Overture" prior to the films commencement is one of the most hilariously poor mismatches between visuals and audio that I've encountered.

    I don't mind a bit of retro nostalgia, but I wasn't expecting, or wanting it in a film like Grand Prix.

    4 out of 5 stars Spectacular footage.......2007-05-17

    In hollywood today, this movie would have been made with big-budget visual effects, computer generated racing cars, fake scenery, etc. Watching this movie, I couldn't help but be in total awe of the racing footage captured. It's all real...no computer graphics. This is one amazing picture. I wish more movies were made this way rather than entirely in the computer.

    5 out of 5 stars It will never be surpassed. The best race movie ever........2007-05-16

    This is one of those mysteries in the history of filmaking... However talented John Frankenheimer and the actors involved were / are, how could someone have imagined that a racing car movie made in 1966, I REPEAT, 1966, would still be, in 2007, head and shoulders bette than all the race movies ever made, before or after!!

    Because "Grand Prix" is a master-piece. I will not talk about the amzaing camera angles, the perfect edition, the fact that the actor themselves drive the cars (F3 cars, it's true...), makin a montage with the actual race, the fact that the plot, altough simple, is engaging and makes you cheer for each one of the drivers.

    No. I'll talk about the "feel" of the movie. It flows effortlessly, with class, energy, everything.


    5 out of 5 stars The best auto racing movie ever........2007-05-12

    I first saw this movie in original release on the BIG screen. Since the invention of the DVD I have been waiting for Grand Prix.
    The wait is finally over, and it was worth it.
    Beautiful cinematography, a great score, and the cars, oh the cars.

    5 out of 5 stars Simply the best racing movie I have ever seen.......2007-04-30

    A great balance between story line and racing footage, and the extra material is compelling
    Grand Champion
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Grand Champion
    • Great Movie
    • Good, clean fun for the kids!
    • One word describes this movie...HOKEY!!!
    • Don't take it too Seriously
    		 Grand Champion
    Starring: Joey Lauren Adams , Emma Roberts , Eloise DeJoria , Brodie Beaver , and Jacob Fisher
    Director: Barry Tubb
    Manufacturer: Hannover House
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    ASIN: B0006HBLLY
    Release Date: 2005-01-22

    Product Description

    In the inspiring tradition of fabulous family films like "National Velvet" and "Old Yeller," "Grand Champion" promises to delight audiences of all ages with its entertaining adventure, star-studded cast and upbeat Texas music. Presented by American Family Movies in conjunction with Rope the Moon and Madrugada Ranch Productions, "Grand Champion" weaves a lively tale of a spunky boy names Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey, as they climb from the underdog position and up through the ranks of several Texas stock shows to ultimately win the title of "Grand Champion." As this hilarious and heartwarming adventure becomes a nationally-covered event, people from all walks of life help Buddy and Hokey make their way across Texas by cheering them on to a surprise ending that is sure to leave "Grand Champion" audiences with their toes tapping and their faces smiling!

    System Requirements:
  • Running Time 98 Min

    Format: DVD MOVIE

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Grand Champion.......2005-08-10

    Fun Family movie with a great cast. Emma Roberts is a future star and is delightful in this film. If you like the rodeo or want just good clean family fun this is a great film!

    5 out of 5 stars Great Movie .......2005-06-22

    I thought this movie was GREAT!!!!!!!
    My family thought it was cute... they could not resist singing the hokey pokey song and dancing to it :)
    Barry Tubb has a great movie.... I hope he does more family type movies!!!!

    5 out of 5 stars Good, clean fun for the kids!.......2005-06-04

    As I watched this movie I couldn't help but remember my own "farm kid" shock of finding out where most of those calves we raised end up, and this movie kind-of lives out the fantasy of a kid's intervention and everything ending up okay in the end.
    Great movie for the kids or family- nice and clean and just plain, simple fun! They don't try to complicate the storyline or adventure- so Mom & Dad, keep that in mind and don't over analyze it. Let the kids smile with the kids in the film as they frolick & play and enjoy the chase scenes with the "bad guy".
    For myself, I specifically remember one particular shot of the steer, I believe it was as they entered an arena. Whoever decided on that shot...it was amusing & I liked it- you did good!!
    There are movies geared for the younger kids and movies geared for adults- this one's geared for the kids. They'll laugh & they'll enjoy it.

    3 out of 5 stars One word describes this movie...HOKEY!!!.......2005-06-03

    And no I'm not talking about the steer. I really wanted to like this movie...my two boys (age 6 and 2) really enjoyed it. It's set in Texas, so of course I wanted to love it that much more. There are some serious megastars and old rodeo has-beens, which is another reason I grabbed it at the video rental store. The plot just seems so strained and contrived. No one seems to feel comfortable in their role, which makes it hard to believe. Having to listen to Natalie Maines stutter and fumble as a stock show announcer was a little grating. The girl who plays "Sister" is Julia Roberts' niece, and she seems to sail carelessly through the movie as if that alone will carry her, whether she actually shows any acting skills or not (hint, she doesn't). It's just too hard for me to believe that a kid can drag a big steer through the scrub of West Texas and never be found. I also didn't like the fact that when they were on the run, the boy actually filled up a condom with water and used it to give the steer a drink. They obviously didn't try to be overt about it being a condom and the scene went really quickly, but any adult will catch on. It all comes to a head at the end...when the obviously filthy rich cattle rancher who originally bought the steer at auction for $775,000 flies over, pats the boy on the back, tells his own sob story about his childhood steer who was sold, and tells him to "go ahead and keep the steer and the money too". Yeah...right...

    5 out of 5 stars Don't take it too Seriously.......2005-04-25

    This movie is all about family and fun, while learning the lessons we sometimes encounter in life. Depending on the age of the viewer, all will take something away from it. My two year old embraces the music, the children starring in the film, and especially "that cow". I was touched by the love of this family working together and learning responsibility, while competing in livestock shows; something that my family does in real life. Take the movie for what it is...good hearted, fun, and sometimes just a little silly!
    Return of the Dragon
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Bruce takes charge of his Films
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    • Bruce Lee's most fun film; a classic
    • Bruce's movie
    		 Return of the Dragon
    Starring: Jon T. Benn , Ricardo Billie , Russell Cawthorne , Fu Ching Chen , and Robert Chen
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    ASIN: B00005BCKD
    Release Date: 2002-05-21

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    Bruce Lee wrote and directed Return of the Dragon, his third film, a mix of hard-edged kung fu and goofy humor. Once again he plays the country boy who travels to a foreign land, in this case Italy, where his restaurant-owning cousins face trouble from the local syndicate. Their strong-arm tactics have driven customers away and now threaten the family, but Lee refuses to buckle under their pressure and takes them on in a series of impressive confrontations. The film ends with a memorable showdown with world-champion karate artist Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum (though much of it is staged in a rather cheap studio set), a brutal, almost inhuman battle that revels in the intense punishment taken by the combatants. Norris is one of Lee's best opponents and a marvelous physical contrast: brawny and hairy, using power and blunt karate moves while lean, wiry Lee counters with speed, gymnastic prowess, and balletic grace. The mix of comedy and kung fu comes off as camp at times, but that's hardly the reason to see the film. When Lee gets into action, whether he's taking on a gang of knife-wielding thugs or dueling Norris to the death, he becomes the total focus. Originally titled The Way of the Dragon, this film was renamed in the wake of Enter the Dragon to cash in on that movie's popularity. --Sean Axmaker

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Bruce takes charge of his Films.......2007-05-22

    While I very much like this action/comedy, it isn't the best of Bruce's films. The story and comedy are very old hat but his fight scenes(especially with Norris at the Coliseum) are as good as ever put on screen! It shows that along with the footage shot for "Game Of Death" that Lee Would have made a gifted director and writer had he lived.

    5 out of 5 stars Just say WOW!.......2006-08-09

    The story isn't that good. The humour is awful. Some of the sets are a joke. But the action? Man, you just can't fault this baby. The twin nunchaku sequence is superb. The fight with Bob Wall is unbelievable. But the true triumph is the Chuck Norris fight. Has to be one of the greatest fight scenes ever filmed. Fantastic. The choreography (entirely Lee's work) is matched only by the final execution. This is a true lesson from a true master on how cinematic fight scenes should be built, performed and filmed. Stunning.

    1 out of 5 stars Horrible Quality.......2006-06-12

    This movie has bad quality it is dubed in they have deep voices and it sounds bad.If you want a good bruce Lee movie get Enter the Dragon I thought it would be a good movie but I was worng.It was not even a hollywood movie maybe if you were a big fan of Bruce Lee you could handle the bad quality.

    5 out of 5 stars Bruce Lee's most fun film; a classic.......2006-06-02

    Set in Rome, Return of the Dragon (ROTD) is the last of Bruce's Hong Kong-produced films. Unlike Hollywood-produced Enter the Dragon, the English is dubbed, the production quality low by comparison. Yet, this movie is highly entertaining. Enter the Dragon was Bruce's biggest film, but there's something about ROTD that makes it his most exciting.

    The fight-to-the-death showdown with martial arts legend, Chuck Norris, elevates ROTD to cult-classic status. Any kid that was a fan of the martial arts in the 1970's and 1980's wanted to see Bruce "beat" Chuck.

    Like all of Bruce's movies, ROTD's fight scenes are brilliant, amazing, things of beauty. Though the fights are (obviously) staged, the athleticism displayed is otherworldly. They're quite funny, too. Bruce's charm and good sense of comic expression come through, particularly in the sparring/training scenes in the alley.

    Enter the Dragon is really a James Bond film with lots of martial arts.(See my review.) ROTD, by contrast, is more in the tradition of Hong Kong kung fu films in which battles are fought for justice, honor, revenge, protection of family and loved ones, etc.

    If you like martial arts films, ROTD is essential viewing. It's fun even if you're only mildly interested in -- or can just tolerate -- martial arts.

    4 out of 5 stars Bruce's movie.......2006-05-18

    Bruce lee did it all for this movie. He may have even done the music but pry wouldn't hold himself to it. Now of course the only reason people talk about this movie is because of the chuck bruce fight. That had to be one of the top 2 or 3 fight scnenes ever when it came out. I mean it blew everything away including the chinese connection.

    Storywise it really could have been a whole lot better. The movie starts with some good comedic elements. It is really sad sometimes to think about what would have been if he was alive and working in movies today. It was amazing to see bruce's charm and fighting skills blended together to make an altogether likeable guy and somebody who anyone would laugh at. Like when he beats the crap out of everybody, steals there guns and all, customers are coming in they are all laughing and passing around a gun trying to hide it real quick so nobody sees it. Bruce certainly had his own style and was unmatched in martial arts acting ability. And it certainly helps when you are one of the most respected martial artists in the world. He would have easily been up ther with jet li.

    Now like I said, the story could have been a lot better, but it is decent for a while. Then we get like the stereotypical gangster looking type people (blacks and italians sadly) who want to close down the resaurant that bruce has just come to help out. So add in some boring scenes with nora miao(chinese connection) showing bruce around the city and some hit man who fails miserablely at killing him, and the story just drags along. But all the comedy keeps you some what into it,and all the workers in the kitchen who just happen to practice all day when not in the restaurant, they are just great. I mean they are so freaking stupid, you just know they would all be dead trying to defy the gangstas without ol brucey.

    Now the fights aren't exactly plentiful, but he he did step it up from his first 2 movies. Beating up all the thugs(non martial artist's) gets a bit tiring, except of course when bruce scares the s*** out of this white guy by kicking the light bulb out of the ceiling right in front of him. So then bob wahl shows up and proves to be a good guy for bruce to beat down. So another fighter shows up and this fight kind of sucked. Whang in-sik has had MANY better performances than this and it is a shame that bruce couldn't show this real life GRANDMASTER off a bit more like Jackie Chan did in young master. SO now bruce finally meets up with chuck and while this fight was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It didn't have enough substance to be one of the best screen fights ever. I mean bruce obviously is being challenged and is going to take care of what he came to town for but chuck just kind of shows up to beat people down. So I could have used at least a set up, but still a spectacular fight. Raymond Chow somehow got the rights to film this in the roman coliseum and we get a little of bruce looking around, seeing scpoping the place out a bit before fighting. And he can't find him so Chuck juts waits around for bruce to come where he wants to fight him. They go at it an a pretty open area with only a cat to observe. When that cat creeches, blood will fly!!!!!!!

    The dvd is acceptable in picture and soundif you are a collector like me and have hundreds of these and just like to have the movie . But if this is like your favorite movie, get an all region dvd player and indulge with the 2 disc and you then can get the special editions of "fist of fury" and "the chinese connection". I have the fox box collection with those 3, game of death and a documentary and it cost me less than the $14 amaon has for this movie alone. So look around and trust me, if you love kung fu, these movies are by far better picture and sound than most of videoasia's or say groundzero"s releases. Good, cheap fun.
    Grand Champion
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Reminded me of the movies Disney made when I was a kid
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    Starring: Joey Lauren Adams , Emma Roberts , Eloise DeJoria , Brodie Beaver , and Jacob Fisher
    Director: Barry Tubb
    Manufacturer: Hanover House
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    Release Date: 2005-01-25

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    5 out of 5 stars Reminded me of the movies Disney made when I was a kid.......2005-01-26

    I grew up watching the Mouseketeers after schoool on tv, and Disney made those Hardy Boys movies, and Grand Champion reminds me of those. Very few movies for kids and/or families these days can rate 5 stars for being truly "kids'" movies. Grand Champion appealed to our entire family, and we read where the movie was made on a fraction of the budget of Disney-type movies, but you sure can't tell. It's got a great soundtrack, and one of the most fun parts of the movie is spotting all the big stars who have small roles, like Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis, George Strait and others. We've recommended it to several of our friends with kids.

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