The movie was a sympathetic portrayal of earnhardts life, but the producers were sued for using the no. Armed with many of his fathers philosophies, dale pushed himself to be the best. The dale earnhardt story debuted on the espn cable network on december 11, 2004, and was released on home video shortly afterward. In the beginning nascar cars were in fact stock cars built by and bought from the manufacturer and used for racing. The dale earnhardt story is a 2004 television movie produced by espn depicting the life of nascar driver dale earnhardt. This movie sheads light on that fact and opens our eyes to deeper demension of our beloved dale3. It chronicled his life from humble beginnings in kannapolis to a career as one of nascars. With barry pepper, elizabeth mitchell, ernest whitted, andrea powell.
The dale earnhardt story 2004 cast and crew cast photos. I enjoyed the movie and thought it offered a little insight into what made dale earnhardt tick from his relationship with his father and failed loves to the relationship with his own children. Reviewed in the united states on december 14, 2004. March 31 today in jayskis nascar history page 17 of. Dec 11, 2004 i enjoyed the movie and thought it offered a little insight into what made dale earnhardt tick from his relationship with his father and failed loves to the relationship with his own children. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 3. The dale earnhardt story tv movie 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Barry pepper stars as dale earnhardt, also with sean bridgers as neil bonnett. The dale earnhardt story is a 2004 television movie produced by espn documenting the life of nascar driver dale earnhardt, his poor upbringing in kannapolis, north carolina, his rise to dominance in nascar, his relationship with his son, dale earnhardt, jr. The dale earnhardt story 2004 is a racing biography, drama movie starring barry pepper and elizabeth mitchell. The movie was a sympathetic portrayal of earnhardt s life, but the producers were sued for using the no. In the beginning nascar cars were in fact stock cars built.
The movie starts with his young life and growing up with his father, ralph, who raced for a living, but initially wanted more for his son. Ive only seen it once and from what i remember, i thought the casting was decent and it was shot pretty well, but i didnt have nearly as much information about nascar and dale back then as i do now. Learn more about one of the most famous racing legends presented in this film starring barry pepper as dale. Barry pepper portrays legendary race car drive dale. This is a 2004 television movie produced by espn documenting the life of nascar driver dale earnhardt.
The dale earnhardt story collectors edition 2 disc. Dec 11, 2004 a biographical story of dale earnhardt, sr. The dale earnhardt story stock car racing wiki fandom. The dale earnhardt story by kiki thorpe and espn 2004. Dale earnhardts life has so much drama in it and so many story lines that a movie cant really. Learn more about one of the most famous racing legends presented in this film starring barry pepper as dale earnhardt and jk simmons as ralph earnhardt. Does anyone remember that film espn made about dale sr. Myvideostore is a network of thousands of video stores across the country.
They also blend movie footage and actual race footage really well. The dale earnhardt story, which will be filmed in the charlotte and concord areas over the next month. The dale earnhardt story 2004 official trailer, organic. Barry pepper portrays legendary race car drive dale earnhardt, who died in 2001 during the last lap of the daytona 500. Barry pepper who received emmy and golden globe nominations for his performance of another legendary athlete, roger maris, in 61 portrays earnhardt, aka the intimidator who won numerous nascar titles over the course of his career, often in spectacular and. Want to be in a tv movie and support one of your favorite nascar drivers.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. When dale quits high school to start driving full time, his father aids him and shows a reluctant pride when he is initially. Earnhardts death in 2001 rocked the sport, but his seven championships and 76 wins made an impact on nascar forever. The dale earnhardt story, 2004, directed by russell mulcahy, with barry pepper, j. Armed with many of his fathers philosophies, dale pushed himself to be the. Extras of all ages are needed for the espn original movie, 3. The dale earnhardt story movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. If his dad had not been hard on him, dale may not have been the man we knew. Earnhardt s death in 2001 rocked the sport, but his seven championships and 76 wins made an impact on nascar forever. March 31 today in jayskis nascar history page 17 of 24.
One of nascars most popular drivers begins a second career as an analyst for nbc telecasts. Even though the movie was a sympathetic portrayal of earnhardt s life, the producers did get sued for using. It was first broadcast on december 11, 2004, and was subsequently released on dvd. In 2004, espn released a madefortv movie entitled 3. Dec 22, 2016 for those of you who are new, equals three studios is an independent production studio with an emphasis on comedy and content of a comedic nature. The dale earnhardt story 2004 directed by russell mulcahy. The inside story 1 episode 2011 greatest nascar 1 episode. The dale earnhardt story movie posters,high res movie posters image for 3. It chronicles his life from his humble upbringing in kannapolis, north carolina, throughout his career racing automobiles to include his rise to dominance in nascar, culminating with his death in the final lap of the 2001 daytona 500. The life of nascar driver dale earnhardt is depicted in the espn original movie 3.
Cast barry pepper as dale earnhardt, elizabeth mitchell as teresa earnhardt, ernest whitted as. When dale quits high school to start driving full time, his father aids him and shows a reluctant pride when he is initially successful. The dale earnhardt story debuted on the espn cable network on december 11, 2004, and was. The dale earnhardt story 2004 the movie database tmdb. Simmons, elizabeth mitchell, at turner classic movies. The dale earnhardt story collectors edition 2 disc set golden globe and emmy nominee barry pepper stars as the greatest nascar driver of all time in the espn original movie 3. Growing up in the shadow of his father, ralph, dale earnhardt is driven to prove that his dreams of professional racing can be reality. Jan 01, 2016 this is a mini movie of dale earnhardt, jr. Simmons as dales father ralph earnhardt and elizabeth mitchell as teresa earnhardt. Filmed in charlotte, concord, kanopolis and rockingham, north.
Barry pepper did an admirable job portraying earnhardt. Extras of all ages are needed for the espn original movie. The dale earnhardt story 2004 movie and tv wiki fandom. The dale earnhardt story is a 2004 television movie produced by espn depicting the life of nascar. The film gave you the basic story andn did as well as it could in two hours. The dale earnhardt story collectors edition 2 disc set golden globe and emmy nominee barry pepper stars as the greatest nascar driver of all time in the espn original movie 3 growing up in the shadow of his father, ralph, dale earnhardt is driven to prove that his dreams of professional racing can be reality. I enjoyed making this and hopefully you will enjoy it too. The dale earnhardt story 2004 cast and crew fandango. For those of you who are new, equals three studios is an independent production studio with an emphasis on comedy and content of a comedic nature. The dale earnhardt story, which used a new but similarly colored no. Dale earnhardt ein amerikanischer held filmkritik film tv.
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