HuskyCaucasian Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Does anyone else think that in the commercials for this new movie that the actor looks more like Jeff Forworthy than Dale Earnhardt? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Tom Cruise = Cole Trickle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Does anyone else think that in the commercials for this new movie that the actor looks more like Jeff Forworthy than Dale Earnhardt? lol yes. being an earnhardt fan i will be watching it, but wasn't excited when i heard barry pepper was gonna play dale sr. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaSoxFan Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 yes. being an earnhardt fan i will be watching it, but wasn't excited when i heard barry pepper was gonna play dale sr. ... Wasn't that the same guy who played Marris in *61? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 uhuh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 It's Barry Pepper . He was the sharpshooter in Saving Private Ryan. I think he looks a lot like Earhardt, and looked exactly like Roger Maris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confederate_48 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 At first the movie looked like it was gonna suck but the more I see the commercials for it im starting to think itll be pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confederate_48 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 yes. being an earnhardt fan i will be watching it, but wasn't excited when i heard barry pepper was gonna play dale sr. ... If you have ESPN Classic you should watch some of the old races. Their showing Earnhardts greatest races Thursday through Saturday and its pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I just remember Brian Dennehy playing a drunk Bobby Knight in that first movie. Put me off ESPN films for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 If you have ESPN Classic you should watch some of the old races. Their showing Earnhardts greatest races Thursday through Saturday and its pretty good. While neither Brian or I are Earnhardt fans, we will watch to see some of the early footage to catch some of the old time racers we like - David Pearson, Richard Petty, etc. The guy that is playing him gives me the creeps when I watch the commercials though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confederate_48 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 While neither Brian or I are Earnhardt fans, we will watch to see some of the early footage to catch some of the old time racers we like - David Pearson, Richard Petty, etc. The guy that is playing him gives me the creeps when I watch the commercials though. Im not Earnhardt fan either but it is cool seeing how far Nascar has come along and see the old guys out there battling it out. Also heres Nascar.coms review http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/opinion/12...view/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Im not Earnhardt fan either but it is cool seeing how far Nascar has come along and see the old guys out there battling it out. Exactly! I miss watching the old races (70s) on Speed channel. When I was in my apartment 3-4 years ago, they used to have them on Friday and/or Saturday nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 If you have ESPN Classic you should watch some of the old races. Their showing Earnhardts greatest races Thursday through Saturday and its pretty good. wish i could but don't get classic anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I think Pepper did a really good job in 61*, one of my favorite movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssHatSoxFan Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. All I want to do is race, daddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xero Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 I am watching this one, but hopefully it will be better than Hustle :puke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSox8 Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 RIP D.E. Movie was pretty good I thought...a little quick at times getting to the point of a scene, but I think the overall story was good. Good for an ESPN movie i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 RIP D.E. Movie was pretty good I thought...a little quick at times getting to the point of a scene, but I think the overall story was good. Good for an ESPN movie i guess agreed. was good for a espn movie. might buy the dvd for the 5-6 hours of dale footage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaSoxFan Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Best sports documentry ever! I thought they skipped a lot at times. They should have put a little more emphasis on the 98 Daytona 500. But overall, it deserves a B+ Rating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I liked it. Although the race scenes were reminiscent of Days of Thunder. ie. cars were too slow. How can you really reproduce actual NASCAR quickness in the movies with actors though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaSoxFan Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I liked it. Although the race scenes were reminiscent of Days of Thunder. ie. cars were too slow. How can you really reproduce actual NASCAR quickness in the movies with actors though? The only questions I have left to answer... Who was driving the 3 car for the movie? Did they show old footage? Did they make a replica car? Was that the real car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 It was a good film especially after having a few Captain and Pepsis in my system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 The only questions I have left to answer... Who was driving the 3 car for the movie? Did they show old footage? Did they make a replica car? Was that the real car? 9/10ths of the race scenes were NASCAR footage. The rest of the scenes were done by stunt drivers I'm sure. I'm sure they used real cars. It was endorsed by NASCAR and the Earnhardt family. (to the best of my knowledge) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 (edited) I liked it. Although the race scenes were reminiscent of Days of Thunder. ie. cars were too slow. How can you really reproduce actual NASCAR quickness in the movies with actors though? We didn't get a chance to see it yet, hoping it will be on a few more times. Edit: I stand corrected, Brian watched it last night after I fell asleep. Edited December 12, 2004 by Queen Prawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confederate_48 Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I thought it was a good movie and it ended nicely. The 3 car was probably a replica car because im sure the newer modeled Chevys are being used by the RCR teams still. Earnhardt and all Nascar drivers dont have one car they have like 15 or whatever so its not like there was just 1 number 3 car that Dale used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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