Down and Derby (2005)
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22% of critics liked it
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40% of users liked it
(788 ratings)
A handful of men begin behaving like children when their kids enter a Boy Scout competition in this family-friendly comedy. Ever since he was in fifth grade, Phil Davis (Greg Germann) has been coming in second place to Ace Montana (Marc Raymond) whenever they've been in some sort of competition… More A handful of men begin behaving like children when their kids enter a Boy Scout competition in this family-friendly comedy. Ever since he was in fifth grade, Phil Davis (Greg Germann) has been coming in second place to Ace Montana (Marc Raymond) whenever they've been in some sort of competition together, and now that Phil and Ace are both middle-aged fathers, history seems to repeat itself when Brady (Adam Hicks), Phil's son, loses the city junior basketball championship to a team featuring Ace's boy. When Phil learns that Brady will be going up against Ace's son again in his Boy Scout troop's annual Pinewood Derby race, Phil decides it time to end the Davis family's losing ways once and for all, and with help from his childhood friends Blaine (Ross Brockley) and Jimmy (Perry Anzilotti), Phil sets out to build the perfect Pinewood derby car -- whether or not that's what Brady has in mind. Produced with the cooperation of the Boy Scouts of America, Down and Derby also stars Lauren Holly, Pat Morita, and Hunter Tylo. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Eric Hendershot
- Written By
- Eric Hendershot
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 15, 2005 Limited
- On DVD
- Jan 24, 2006
- Studio
- Freestyle Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's all about these fathers and how crazy they are.
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Joe Leydon, Variety
Typical for this type of family-skewing comedy, performances vacillate between engagingly broad and annoyingly overstated.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
A cute family feature about the competitive little boy in every dad.
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Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Crammed with charmless characters and/or hammy performances.
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Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Down and Derby has the look and feel of something that might turn up on a cable channel devoted to 'family-friendly' entertainment, where it might find a greater audience.
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Cast
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Greg Germann
as Phil Davis
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Lauren Holly
as Kim Davis
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Adam Hicks
as Brady Davis
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Perry Anzilotti
as Big Jimmy
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Deborah Ashton
as Angel Scaldoni
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Danny Shepherd
as Danny Scaldoni
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Ross Brockley
as Blaine Moosman
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Tammy Lier
as Charlotte Moosman
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Carmen Rasmusen
as Marilyn
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Nicholas Nengas
as Todd Moosman
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Marc Raymond
as Ace Montana
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Hunter Tylo
as Teri Montana
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Eric Jacobs
as A.J. Montana
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Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
as Ono Yakimoto
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Joey Miyashima
as Kyosho Yakimoto
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Robert Costanzo
as Claude
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Don Murphy
as Himself
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Sandy Hackett
as Larry Savage
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Alan Cassidy
as Disqualified Dad #1
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Oscar and Elmer
as Champ the Dog
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K.J. Adachi
as Kyosho's Son
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Michael Glauser
as Claude's Son
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Jared Wyson
as Young Phil
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Joseph McKay
as Young Ace
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Cameron Manwaring
as Young Blaine
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Kyle Broadhead
as Young Big Jimmy
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Scott Christopher-Claflin
as Delivery Guy
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Craig Costello
as Announcer
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Rick Glauser
as Disqualified Dad #2
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TJ Larson
as Cole Johnson
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Keaton Perkins
as Cade Mathews
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Megan Selensky
as Jane
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Janet Bird
as Dental Assistant #1
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Laralee Leavitt
as Dental Assistant #2
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Kaylee Barrett
as Dental Patient #1
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Beverly Rhodes
as Dental Patient #2
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Kade Mathew
as Dental Patient #3
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Greg Porter
as Motorcycle Delivery Man
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James Budge
as Referee #1
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Matt Marquis
as Referee #2
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Tanner Smith
as Neighborhood Cub Scout #1
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Jake Akins
as Neighborhood Cub Scout #2
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Olivia Paix
as Scaldoni Daughter
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Great Dane
as Shaquille the Dog
- Scott Christopher
