Product Details

• Actors: Halle Berry, James Belushi, Casey Affleck, Eliza Dushku, Kevin Tighe
• Directors: Charles T. Kanganis
• Writers: Barry Morrow
• Producers: Barry Morrow, Beau St. Clair, David Nichols, Herb Squires, Richard Heus
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 30, 2002
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000639FG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,408 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Race the Sun" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A high school teacher inspires her misfit students to believe in themselves by getting them to build a solar car and enter it in an international competition.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 30-APR-2002
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Race the Sun, October 19, 2005

By 

William Mackay (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Race the Sun (DVD)

A feel-good film about a bunch of disadvantaged kids from a school in Hawaii who miraculously secure a spot in the annual Darwin to Adelaide international solar car race.
Reminiscient of the old Andy Hardy movies, the kids overcome all the odds to borrow, beg and steal the materials for their car. The usual array of Hollywood good guys and bad guys don't detract from the convincing performances of James Belushi and Halle Berry to make a good flick the whole family can enjoy.
Also suitable for science & technology high school classes studying solar energy.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great movie about accomplishing your dreams, March 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Race the Sun (VHS Tape)

This movie is about a hopeless group of high school kids whocan't seem to do anything right until a new teacher comes to theschool and wants them to be in the science fair. They get an idea to build a solar-powered car to race in the big solar-powered car race which is in Hawaii, where they live. And when they win this race, they go on to the championship race in Austraila where they compete in a six-day car race with other top solar-powered cars around the world and they find out that they can accomplish their dreams. Oh yeah, and Casey's character (Daniel) becomes captain of the team because he designed the car. (Daniel's a terrific artist). It's a fun movie to watch and to see all the troubles that the kids face in this movie. And of course, every movie has to have comedy and romance....and this movie has a lot of both! I'm a teenager (16), by the way and I recommend this movie to anybody. It's a really great and mad funny film! END

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We watched this for science class...and wow!, October 22, 2003

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D.W. Williams "Dave" (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Race the Sun (DVD)

Wow, we just watched this today in science and I was amazed. This movie is really entertaining, with a cast of some major actors to back it up (Jim Belushi, Halle Berry and Casey Affleck who is Ben Affleck's younger brother). The story is really inspirational. Based on a true story, it follows a group of high school students who come together in detention class. Things happen in the beginning, giving these kids the motivation to build a solar car and race in the world championships. After overcoming many obstacles, the team eventually makes it into the big games.
Here's where things get interesting, as we look into each character's personality. For instance, we have the stereotypical fat guy whom no one would expect to fit into a car, let alone race. Then there's the troubled girl with the alcohol problem, who gets disqualified from the races. Next comes the nerdy girl, who finds love in interestig places.
Jim Belushi and Halle Berry once again prove how good they truly are in this wonderful movie (based on a true story). I hope everybody watches this because it is really exceptional.