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Dust to Glory (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 66

Fresh: 40

Rotten:26

Average Rating: 6.2/10

Consensus: Amazing footage from the Baja off-road race will give viewers an adrenaline rush.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for racing action and peril, and for some language

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Apr 1, 2005 Limited

Box Office: $600,470

Synopsis: Extreme sports receive another loving treatment from award-winning documentarian Dana Brown, whose previous film STEP INTO LIQUID helped to define a new generation of surf culture. This time he... Extreme sports receive another loving treatment from award-winning documentarian Dana Brown, whose previous film STEP INTO LIQUID helped to define a new generation of surf culture. This time he sets his sights on the notorious Tecate Score Baja 1000, the longest and most challenging off-road race in the world. It is also the only race that virtually any vehicle may enter, and the list encompasses motorcycles, trophy trucks, class-one buggies, and even ancient Volkswagon Beetles. The drivers of this diverse group of automobiles share one thing: a taste for the thrill of the race. But they also clearly enjoy the camaraderie and fellowship of the participants. Begun in 1967 by a small band of adventurers, it had grown by 2003 to encompass 1200 participants with 270 vehicles between them, and a rowdy group of over over 200,000 spectators. The atmosphere is both carnivalesque and extremely intense, with the pristine blue Pacific and the desert mountains providing a backdrop for a distilled human drama playing itself out in sun and sand. The race represents something personal and profound to all who take up its challenge, from 16-year-old Andy McMillin to old-timer JN Roberts--who won the very first Baja race 30 years before. Mike "Mouse" McCoy's decision to ride the entire race himself, without relief riders, garners both respect and doubts as to his sanity. The cast of characters is rounded out by Mario Andretti, who cheerfully hosts the festivities. While the athletes' unapologetic pursuit of pleasure and unmitigated sense of fun is the focus of this refreshing film, the superlative photography captures the stunning Mexican landscape against which the race takes place, representing both the danger and the beauty that draws untold numbers of thrill seekers every year. [More]

Starring: Mario Andretti, Mike McCoy, Rick Johnson, Chad McQueen

Starring: Mario Andretti, Mike McCoy, Rick Johnson, Chad McQueen

Director: Dana Brown

Director: Dana Brown
Producer: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh
Composer: Nathan First
Studio: IFC Films

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"Dust To Glory" is a satisfying thrill ride that allows the viewer to experience the raw excitement of a race that few people have the stones or mental wherewithal to participate in.

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06/03/09
Cole Smithey
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03/27/09
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Brown lays the sentimentality on so much that it almost brings the whole production down. Luckily there's lots of tremendous shots and a solid story to keep it going.

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08/06/05
Ryan Cracknell
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07/05/05
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One needn’t be an auto racing fan to appreciate the athletes depicted in Dana Brown’s intriguing documentary about the Baja 1000 off-road race.

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06/02/05
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

The images from this wild race are spectacular at times.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
05/15/05
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

A total hodge-podge of relatively random footage from the Baja 1000.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
05/01/05
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Dust to Glory is a valentine from a committed fan, full of gee-whiz idolizing that -- for this viewer, anyway -- quickly wears thin.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
04/29/05
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

Short of attending in person, Dust to Glory is the best way to experience what one driver called 'a 24-hour plane crash.'

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
04/29/05
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

Contestants have 32 hours to finish the race, and unless off-road racing is your thing, Dust to Glory can sometimes feel like it lasts about that long.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
04/28/05
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Director and chief cheerleader Dana Brown averages almost one hyperbole per mile in his souped-up infomercial.

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04/28/05
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Could be more tightly focused, but its funny, audacious and profoundly exciting moments are abundant enough to keep it running.

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04/25/05
Eric D. Snider
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While accidents are awful (even when they take place off camera), they do clarify the risk involved here.

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04/24/05
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Exhilarating.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
04/22/05
Peter Debruge
Miami Herald

Dust to Glory needed an editor — or at least a better one; someone who might have helped this documentary focus on one or two stories rather than trying to tell a dozen or more.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
04/22/05
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

As with Step into Liquid, Brown proves in Dust to Glory that the thrill of high-speed racing can be shared by fans and non-fans alike.

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04/22/05
John Monaghan
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