Race the Sun (1996)

Director:

Charles T. Kanganis

Writer (WGA):

Barry Morrow (written by)

Release Date:

22 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

A dream can make all the difference under the sun.

Plot:

A bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher, attend a science fair in...

Plot Keywords:

Hawaii | Australia | Beautiful Woman | Teenager | Solar Power

Cast

Halle Berry	...	Miss Sandra Beecher
Casey Affleck	...	Daniel Webster
Eliza Dushku	...	Cindy Johnson
Kevin Tighe	...	Jack Fryman
Anthony Ruivivar	...	Eduardo Braz
Steve Zahn	...	Hans Kooiman
Dion Basco	...	Marco Kito
J. Moki Cho	...	Gilbert Tutu
Nadja Pionilla	...	Oni Nagano
Adriane Napualani Uganiza	...	Luana Kanahele
Sara Tanaka	...	Uni Kakamura
Bill Hunter	...	Commissioner Hawkes
James Belushi	...	Frank Machi
Robert Hughes
Jeff Truman

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and a brief incident of teen drinking.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Spain:T | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

At the science fair, Marco calls the students from the competing team mahu(s) which is the Hawaiian word for homosexuals.

Goofs:

Continuity: When introducing herself to the students, Ms. Beecher prints her name on the blackboard. It repeatedly changes between printed and cursive throughout the scene.

Soundtrack:

Send Me On My Way

Predictable but harmless.

This movie is utterly, drearily predictable, but it's pretty harmless as well. You've seen this story many times before, and seeing it once more won't hurt, since it's reasonably well-told here. The enthusiastic cast helps a lot, and Halle Berry.....well, let's just say that she's a feast for the eyes. (**)