Down and Derby is a 2005 film about the competitive pinewood derby race. The race is for Cub Scouts, who build cars from kits with appropriate adult supervision, but the competitive adults (mostly fathers) often build the cars. This family-friendly movie was filmed in and around St. George, Utah and is distributed by Excel Entertainment Group.
As a child, Phil Davis (Greg Germann) was able to outrun, outjump and outhit anyone in his class, until ...
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Down and Derby is a 2005 film about the competitive pinewood derby race. The race is for Cub Scouts, who build cars from kits with appropriate adult supervision, but the competitive adults (mostly fathers) often build the cars. This family-friendly movie was filmed in and around St. George, Utah and is distributed by Excel Entertainment Group.
As a child, Phil Davis (Greg Germann) was able to outrun, outjump and outhit anyone in his class, until California kid Ace Montana moved into town. Ever since then, Ace was number one and Phil was number two. Even in the cul-de-sac where the four childhood friends/rivals (Montana (Marc Raymond), Davis, Blaine Moosman (Robert Costanzo) and "Big Jimmy" Scaldoni (Perry Anzilotti) live, the Davis mailbox is #2 to the Montana's mailbox #1. After a recent basketball game where Phil's son's team loses to Ace's son's team, Phil realizes that the Davis family's second-place status has passed on to the next generation.
Kim Davis (Lauren Holly), the den...
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