Kart Racer

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Movie Info

Canadian filmmaker Stuart Gillard directs the teen sports drama Kart Racer. After the death of his mother, Watts Davies (Will Rothhaar) lost touch with his kart-racing champion father, Vic Davies (Randy Quaid). When he becomes a teenager, Watts develops a desire to reconnect with his dad and to win the at the International Karting Federation regional championships. He especially wants to beat his rival, town bully Rodney Wells (Joe Dinicol). With the convenient help of previous karting champion Scott McKenna (David Gallagher) and the support of love interest Dahlia (Amanda de Martinis), Watts sets out to win his father's love and the big race.

Rating:

PG (adult situations/language)
Genre:

Drama, Kids & Family
Directed By:

Stuart Gillard
Written By:

Nicholas DiBella
In Theaters:

Dec 1, 2002 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 10, 2005
Runtime:

94 minutes
Studio:

Premiere Marketing and Distribution Group

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Cast

Will Rothhaar
as Watts Davies

Randy Quaid
as Vic Davies

David Gallagher
as Scott McKenna

Amanda de Martinis
as Dahlia

Joe Dinicol
as Rodney Wells

Jennifer Wigmore
as Jenna

Harland Williams
as Zee

Steve Adams

Jordan Conti
as Bink

Johnny Griffin
as Toomey

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Critic Reviews for Kart Racer

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2)

A sport film with lots of speedy thrills.

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

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

Sep 26, 2003 | Rating: 2/4

Stephen Cole
Globe and Mail
Top Critic
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.

Sep 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.

Sep 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.

Sep 26, 2003 | Rating: 1.5/5

Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies