Shifting Gears

"We Bought A Zoo meets Days of Thunder on a dirt track!"

2018 1h 42m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 11★5IMDB · 240

ActionComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Tom, an over-worked husband and father, abandons his dead-end job to follow his dream of owning his own business. The only problem: he invested everything in a mechanic shop that has a lien in favor of his arch enemy and must now enter a dirt track race to win the prize money and save his family from ruin.

“We Bought A Zoo meets Days of Thunder on a dirt track!”

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Cast

C. Thomas Howell
Jenkins
Brooke Langton
Carol Williamson
John Ratzenberger
Conrad Baines
M.C. Gainey
D. H. - Dirty Harry Hawkins
M. Emmet Walsh
Hank
Adam Hicks
Jeremy Williamson
R. Keith Harris
Tom Williamson
Cole Bernstein
Charlie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jason Winn
Writers: R. Keith Harris
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jason Winn, shot by James Suttles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chris Heckman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eric Strand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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C. Thomas Howell and Brooke Langton and John Ratzenberger carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We Bought A Zoo meets Days of Thunder on a dirt track!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4264610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jason Winn directs. James Suttles behind the camera. Chris Heckman scores. Eric Strand cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Jason Winn, shot by James Suttles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Chris Heckman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Eric Strand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5C. Thomas Howell and Brooke Langton and John Ratzenberger carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "We Bought A Zoo meets Days of Thunder on a dirt track!".
7IMDB entry: tt4264610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.