Kart Racer

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Movie Info

When teenager Watts Davies (Will Rothhaar) decides to take up go-kart racing, he finds a new pursuit and begins to reconnect with his father, Vic (Randy Quaid), whom he has been clashing with since the death of his mother. As Vic, a former racer himself, teaches Watts how to compete, the young driver begins to fall for Dahlia (Amanda De Martinis), an attractive and rebellious local girl. Though things are improving for Watts, he still must face formidable opponents on the racetrack.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Stuart Gillard
Producer:

Leif Bristow, Frank Hübner, Irene Litinsky, Robert Schwartz
Release Date (Theaters):

May 16, 2003 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 6, 2018
Runtime:

1h 34m
Production Co:

ApolloMedia

Cast & Crew

Randy Quaid
Vic Davies

Will Rothhaar
Watts Davies

Jennifer Wigmore
Deputy Jenna West

Amanda De Martinis
Dahlia Stone

David Gallagher
Scott McKenna

Joe Dinicol
Rodney Wells

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Critic Reviews for Kart Racer

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3)

A sport film with lots of speedy thrills.

September 26, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Daphne Gordon
Toronto Star
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The only thing missing in this shameless pandering to 'tweenagers' is a crusade against homework.

September 26, 2003 | Rating: 2/4

Stephen Cole
Globe and Mail
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It may just be a kid's movie, but in some ways that makes Kart Racer's incredible lack of originality even more of a crime.

September 26, 2003 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

J. Kelly Nestruck
National Post
A strong family film that should play well for young adults and their parents.

September 26, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies
A compendium of wretched cliches that would only be tolerable to someone who has seen very few movies, or even TV shows, ever before.

September 26, 2003 | Rating: 1.5/5

Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies