Down and Derby (2005)
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 27
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 21
Dull, predictable family fare.
Average Rating: 4.1/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 7
Dull, predictable family fare.
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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
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Cast
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Greg Germann
Phil Davis -
Lauren Holly
Kim Davis -
Adam Hicks
Brady Davis -
Perry Anzilotti
Big Jimmy -
Deborah Ashton
Angel Scaldoni -
Danny Shepherd
Danny Scaldoni -
Ross Brockley
Blaine Moosman -
Tammy Lier
Charlotte Moosman -
Carmen Rasmusen
Marilyn -
Nicholas Nengas
Todd Moosman -
Marc Raymond
Ace Montana -
Hunter Tylo
Teri Montana -
Eric Jacobs
A.J. Montana -
Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
Ono Yakimoto -
Joey Miyashima
Kyosho Yakimoto -
Robert Costanzo
Claude -
Don Murphy
Himself -
Sandy Hackett
Larry Savage -
Alan Cassidy
Disqualified Dad #1 -
Oscar and Elmer
Champ the Dog -
K.J. Adachi
Kyosho's Son -
Michael Glauser
Claude's Son -
Jared Wyson
Young Phil -
Joseph McKay
Young Ace -
Cameron Manwaring
Young Blaine -
Kyle Broadhead
Young Big Jimmy -
Scott Christopher-Claflin
Delivery Guy -
Craig Costello
Announcer -
Rick Glauser
Disqualified Dad #2 -
TJ Larson
Cole Johnson -
Keaton Perkins
Cade Mathews -
Megan Selensky
Jane -
Janet Bird
Dental Assistant #1 -
Laralee Leavitt
Dental Assistant #2 -
Kaylee Barrett
Dental Patient #1 -
Beverly Rhodes
Dental Patient #2 -
Kade Mathew
Dental Patient #3 -
Greg Porter
Motorcycle Delivery Man -
James Budge
Referee #1 -
Matt Marquis
Referee #2 -
Tanner Smith
Neighborhood Cub Scout ... -
Jake Akins
Neighborhood Cub Scout ... -
Olivia Paix
Scaldoni Daughter -
Great Dane
Shaquille the Dog -
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All Critics (29) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (22) | DVD (1)
It's all about these fathers and how crazy they are.
Top CriticTypical for this type of family-skewing comedy, performances vacillate between engagingly broad and annoyingly overstated.
A cute family feature about the competitive little boy in every dad.
Crammed with charmless characters and/or hammy performances.
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.
Down and Derby is amusing enough to make a bit of money at the box office and become a shelf-stable DVD for years to come.
Silly satire of competitive dads has some iffy humor.
Does better on DVD than it did on the big screen, as long as your expectations aren't too high.
The cornball humor and aw- shucks demeanor often make the Disney Channel seem edgy by comparison.
Imbecilic, unreasonable and wretchedly unfunny.... The film is 5,580 seconds long, and not one of those seconds is believable.
A simple pleasure from start to finish.
Heads in predictable directions and illuminates little besides the process of crafting cars to compete in the Scouts' Pinewood Derby.
The Pinewood Derby is a tradition dating back more than 50 years, but it's doubtful Down and Derby will hang around for more than a week.
[A] decent old-school family film (with cuddly lessons and morals).
Too often the movie defies description as a comedy.
[The] family-friendly slapstick is pitched at such a manic high... that the results are more exhausting than amusing.
Audience Reviews for Down and Derby
Very cliched, almost to the point of parody. But, it is fun to watch.
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