Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19276 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-01-24
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 90 minutes

Customer Reviews

Essentially an extended sitcom
Since I'm familiar with the Boy Scout subculture of adult volunteers being more enthusiastic than their own boys in scouting, I found many of the jokes right on target. It is a strange subculture too for anyone who is not a part of it or is new to scouting.

While it played on only three screens in metro Atlanta during its run, and didn't even gross a million dollars nationally, I knew it was a direct-to-DVD type of film and didn't expect it to amount to much. However, I found the film to be much funnier than expected. It is essentially a situational comedy that you find in 30 minute installments on network television, but in a movie length 90 minutes. The actors and plot are sitcom-esque, which isn't bad and actually quite entertaining. I laughed more than I expected to and the story went in a direction I didn't expect.

Basically, the plot is that one man feels inadequate ever since childhood when a newcomer displaced him from winning all childhood contests. The competition continues into adulthood when inexplicably, the three friends and the interloper all live on the same cul-de-sac. When their sons receive pinewood derby kits, the dads all have plans of their own to win once and for all. Comedic farce ensues. If you can stand sitcom-type humor, this movie will delightfully entertain you and it is the kind of film parents can watch with their children without embarrassing profanity or sex scenes. The only misadvertisement I saw in this film is that Pat "Miyagi" Morita is given a bigger billing than his cameo role. That's a shame. He should have had a bigger part for his final film.

Anyone who has ever competed in the pinewood derby as a cub scout will probably enjoy this film as a nostalgic and funny tribute to the male competitive gene. I remember my own experience in how serious other boys took this race. For me, it was just fun to design my own car and see how it raced...but for others, winning is the only thing. This movie resolves itself in a very good way, making this film much better than I expected it to be.

Funny movie
A must see for boy scouts and their fathers. Very funny for the whole family.

First Place Family Fun!
Fun for the whole family, especially if there's a scouter on board! I thought it was going to be cheesy/second rate...but it's not! This is a quality built movie with a great cast and could easily have been a theater hit. All kids will enjoy this, not just for scouters! Zoom this baby right in to your cart, it's worth it! (We obtained a copy from the district for "Movie Night" with our cubs and it was a huge hit!)