The Boy in Blue ( La race des champions )

The Boy in Blue (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: La race des champions
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

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Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Charles Jarrott

Written By:
Douglas Bowie

Actors:
Nicolas Cage ..... Ned Hanlan
Cynthia Dale ..... Margaret
Christopher Plummer ..... Knox
David Naughton ..... Bill
Sean Sullivan ..... Walter
Melody Anderson ..... Dulcie
James B. Douglas ..... Collins
Walter Massey ..... Mayor
Austin Willis ..... Bainbridge
Philip Craig ..... Kinnear
Robert McCormick ..... Trickett
Tim Weber ..... Cooney
George E. Zeeman ..... Cop
Geordie Johnson ..... Andrew Bothwell
Brian Thorne ..... Plaisted

Synopsis:

Every Era Has Its Own Kind Of Hero. In this entertaining turn-of-the-century drama based on a real-life story, Nicolas Cage stars as Ned Hanlan, a juvenile delinquent who rises to become a world-class rower. Seeing in Hanlania chance to make some fast cash, Bill (David Naughton), a gambler, has Hanlan trained as a sculler and begins to promote him on the racing circuit. Eventually, Hanlan's ability grows, and so does his fame, but success comes at a price when Hanlan falls prey to a ruthless businessman (Christopher Plummer). Through it all, Hanlan becomes a world champion, garners awards on three continents and becomes the first to successfully utilize the "sliding seat." The romantic racing drama about one of Canada's great sports heroes, world-class rower, Ned Hanlan.

To fully appreciate Boy in Blue, it's helpful to know a little bit about the sport of "sculling"-or competitive rowing. Nicolas Cage stars as the real-life Ned Hanlan, who at the turn of the century was Canada's foremost sculling champ. A wild, uncontrollable youth, Hanlan is "adopted" by a gambler named Bill (David Naughton), who promotes the boy on the sculling circuit for his own monetary gain. Ruthlessly businessman Knox (Christopher Plummer) assumes control of Hanlan's career, but when Ned discovers just how ruthless Knox can be, he casts his lot with the first honest man he's met, inventor-speculator Walter (Sean Sullivan). Hanlan's professional success is capped by his marriage to Margaret (Cynthia Dale), Knox's previously unattainable niece. The by-the-numbers Boy in Blue was given an R rating due to a few disposable sex scenes, thereby cutting its potential audience (hero-worshipping youths) in half.

Based on the life of Ned Hanlan, the late-19th century Canadian sculler and world champion. Hanlan was one of the first scullers to successfully utilize the 'sliding seat.'

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 07 June, 2011.

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