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Synopsis: Down and Derby is a family comedy about a small town Pinewood Derby competition that transforms an average group of dads into an awkward bunch of competitors. On the outside, Phil Davis is the typical dad and friendly neighbor. On the inside, he is unresolved and at a breaking point with his childhood rival, Ace Montana. Desperate for the elusive first place, Phil sees his son's Pinewood Derby race as a breakthrough opportunity to beat Ace, who also has a Cub Scout son. Surrounded by more overzealous dads in the same cul-de-sac, they all disregard the event's ideals and completely take over the design, planning and construction of the cars. In the crazed world of derby fever, the kids are lucky if they get to pick the paint color or attach a decal. Hilarity builds as the dads teeter on the edge of insanity and resort to backstabbing, cover-ups and sabotage. Wives, families and jobs are ignored with extreme consequences. The farce reaches comical and outrageous levels when in the end, t
Genre: Comedy, Family
Director(s): Eric Hendershot
Production: Freestyle Releasing
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
22%
PG
Year:
2005
90 min
$43,930
Website
63 Views


No, Dad I won!

"The Fluke" won!

What are you talking about?

Brady, you came in last place.

No, you see the black car?

That's "the Fluke!"

I won, Dad!

I won!

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

Oh!

Maybe a late show?

Yeah!

Yeah!

Whoa...

You are on your way!

Ladies and gentlemen.

Here are the names of the boys

whose cars have qualified

for the championship final.

Cade Matthews.

A.J. Montana.

Danny Scaldoni.

Brady Davis.

Yeah!

Whoo!

Cole Johnson.

And Johnny Fould.

Come on!

Give these guys a big hand!

May I make mention

that one of the finalists,

A.J. Montana's dad, Ace Montana,

is the world record holder in this event.

That was easy.

Ace.

Ladies and gentlemen.

We are set.

Okay!

All right!

Let's race!

The cars are in position.

We're ready to go.

Ladies and gentlemen!

The winner and champion

is in Lane 3!

Ladies and gentlemen!

History has been made today!

Brady Davis not only won

the Pinewood Derby,

he has set a new world record!

Thank you for your participation.

We'll see you back here next year.

You're the one, pal!

You did it.

Hey, nice job, guys.

Looks like you

were just too good for us.

Next year maybe you guys

can give us a few pointers, okay?

Congratulations.

Wow.

I don't think I would've

handled it like that.

He's a... he's a better man

than I thought he was.

Yeah.

Ace!

That was rigged!

That's it!

We're moving!

I'm telling you, they cheated!

I am not second place

in anything I do!

Ace, I am not going

to put up with this!

I am warning you!

Stacey Lynn Montana,

you are acting like a child!

Get in the car!

I am not...

No, no, no, no!

Get in the car!

I've got over 100 hours in that car!

Yikes.

Hey, congratulations man.

Ah... thanks, Dad!

No, I'm really proud of you!

But, tell me something,

one question?

Did you really build that car

all by yourself?

Oh, yeah.

Well... Grandpa's neighbor

gave me some pointers,

but I did it

all on my own, honest.

I know.

That's amazing!

Who's, uh, who's, uh,

who's Grandpa's neighbor?

Oh, you see the man over there

wearing a plaid shirt?

That's him.

Oh.

Oh.

" You best believe."

" Well, its gonna get

down and derby. "

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