Tag Archives: racer

Rad (1986)

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Hal Needham Writers: Sam Bernard & Geoffrey Edwards

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1986, alfie wise, bicycle, bike, bill allen, bmx, carl kress, drama, hal needham, helltrack, high school, jack weston, James Di Pasquale, lori loughlin, money, race, racer, rad, ray walston, Richard Leiterman, robert l. levy, sam bernard, sport, sports, talia shire, track | Leave a comment

Downhill Racer (1969)

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Ritchie Writer: James Salter (Based on the novel “The Downhill Racers” by Oakley Hall)

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1969, adaptation, brian probyn, camilla sparv, coach, competition, dabney coleman, downhill racer, drama, gene hackman, gold medal, injury, james salter, kenyon hopkins, michael ritchie, oakley hall, olympics, race, racer, richard a. harris, richard gregson, richard harris, robert redford, ski, skier, skiing, snow, sport, sports, team, the downhill racers | Leave a comment

Speed Racer (2008)

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: The Wachowski Brothers Writers: The Wachowski Brothers (Based on the animated series “Speed Racer” created by Tatsuo Yoshida) This movie is a blast! I think it was ahead of its time and will gain a large cult following in … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sports | Tagged action, adaptation, adventure, andy wachowski, animated, anime, ariel winter, automobile, car, cartoon, christina ricci, comedy, emile hirsch, family, joel silver, john goodman, lana wachowski, larry wachowski, mach 5, matthew fox, michael giacchino, moneky, nicholas elia, ninja, paulie litt, race, racer, racing, richard roundtree, scott porter, speed, speed racer, sports, susan sarandon, tatsuo yoshida, the wachowski brothers | Leave a comment

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rich Moore Writers: Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee (Story by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston and Jim Reardon)

Posted in Animated, Comedy, Fantasy, Review | Tagged 2012, adam carolla, adventure, alan tudyk, animated, animation, arcade, bad guy, candy, comedy, dennis haysbert, dump, ed o'neill, edie mcclurg, fantasy, fix it felix, game, garbage, glitch, good guy, henry jackman, horatio sanz, jack mcbrayer, jane lynch, jared stern, jennifer lee, jess harnell, jim reardon, joe lo truglio, john c. reilly, john dimaggio, john lasseter, king, mario, medal, mindy kaling, pac-man, party, phil johnston, princess, q bert, race, racer, rachael harris, rich moore, sam levine, sarah silverman, sonic, street fighter, video game, wedding, wreck-it ralph | Leave a comment

Turbo (2013)

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Soren Writers: Darren Lenke, Robert D. Siegel, & David Soren (Story by David Soren) Did the people behind this see Ratatouille? It is almost the same thing expect it is racing instead of cooking. The animation is fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Animated, Comedy, Review, Sports | Tagged 2013, accident, animated, animation, ben schwartz, bill hader, cgi, chris miller, chris parnell, comedy, computer animated, darren lemke, david soren, dreams, family, garden snail, indy 500, ken jeong, kids, kurtwood smith, luis guzman, mario andretti, michael pena, michelle rodriguez, mike bell, naya rudolph, paul dooley, paul giamatti, race, racer, restaurant, richard jenkins, robert d. siegel, ryan reynolds, samuel l. jackson, snail, snoop dogg, speed, taco, turbo | Leave a comment

Senna (2011)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Asif Kapadia Writer: Manish Pandey

Posted in Documentary, Sports | Tagged 2011, accident, Asif Kapadia, automobile, ayrton senna, brazil, brazilian, car, champion, championship, death, documentary, driver, f1, formula one, manish pandey, race, racer, racing, senna, sports | Leave a comment

Cars (2006)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Lasseter Writers: Dan Fogelman and John Lasseter and Joe Ranft and Kiel Murray & Phil Lorin and Jorgen Klubien (Story by John Lasseter & Joe Ranft & Jorgen Klubien)

Posted in Animated, Comedy, Sports | Tagged 2006, andrew stanton, animated, animation, bob costas, bonnie hunt, buzz lightyear, car, cars, cheech marin, comedy, dale earnhardt jr., dan fogelman, dave foley, disney, george carlin, guido quaroni, highway, jay leno, jeremy clarkson, jeremy piven, Joe Ranft, john goodman, john lasseter, john ratzenberger, Jorgen Klubien, kiel murray, larry the cable guy, michael keaton, owen wilson, paul dooley, paul newman, phil lorin, pixar, race, racer, racing, randy newman, richard kind, richard petty, sheryl crow, small town, sport, sports, steve purcell, tim allen, tom hanks, tony shalhoub, tow truck, truck, walt disney, woody | Leave a comment