- Release Date: 1996
- Runtime: 82 min
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Halle Berry, Casey Affleck, Eliza Dushku, Kevin Tighe ... see all
- Director: Charles T. Kanganis
- Plot: A bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher, attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their own solar car and... Read more
User Reviews
nice!
May 04, 2009
Rich - yahoo.com
May 04, 2009Rich - yahoo.com
this movie was nice! if you and your family are looking for a good clean sunny hawiai'n movie this is one to please. a little violence and mild langauge, but shouldn't be something to ignore. check it out.... Full review
HOT!
Mar 06, 2007
IanP - yahoo.com
Mar 06, 2007IanP - yahoo.com
this was surly a race in the sun to watch the heat and all lol, but yes a good movie...could not do good with out HALLE BERRY!... Full review
HOT!
Mar 06, 2007
ianprice90 - yahoo.com
Mar 06, 2007ianprice90 - yahoo.com
this was surly a race in the sun to watch the heat and all lol, but yes a good movie...could not do good with out HALLE BERRY!... Full review
Haven't we seen this before?
Sep 11, 2006
Ryan - yahoo.com
Sep 11, 2006Ryan - yahoo.com
Every two bit movie we've seen in jr. highschool. Every after school special with out major drama. That is all this is, really. I remember they made all these after school specials about cleaning up your neighborhood. Enviromentalism is always a... Full review
Haven't we seen this before?
Sep 11, 2006
abudabit - yahoo.com
Sep 11, 2006abudabit - yahoo.com
Every two bit movie we've seen in jr. highschool. Every after school special with out major drama. That is all this is, really. I remember they made all these after school specials about cleaning up your neighborhood. Enviromentalism is always a... Full review
THIS WAS TIGHT!!!!
May 03, 2006
TK - yahoo.com
May 03, 2006TK - yahoo.com
This movie could be one of the most underrated movie of the CENTURY! Halle Berry is not given the credit she deserves,and Jimmy Belushi was the MAN! The casting was almost perect. Charles T. Kanganis did an outstanding job and deserved... Full review
THIS WAS TIGHT!!!!
May 03, 2006
tkrufio - yahoo.com
May 03, 2006tkrufio - yahoo.com
This movie could be one of the most underrated movie of the CENTURY! Halle Berry is not given the credit she deserves,and Jimmy Belushi was the MAN! The casting was almost perect. Charles T. Kanganis did an outstanding job and deserved... Full review
How about Eliza Dushku ?
Oct 14, 2004
Evelyne - yahoo.com
Oct 14, 2004Evelyne - yahoo.com
It hard to describe Eliza Dushku's outstanding performance in Race the Sun. She a geat actrice and did a memorable performance. No one can play a mest'up teen like her. So way to go.... Full review
How about Eliza Dushku ?
Oct 14, 2004
evelyne12_05 - yahoo.com
Oct 14, 2004evelyne12_05 - yahoo.com
It hard to describe Eliza Dushku's outstanding performance in Race the Sun. She a geat actrice and did a memorable performance. No one can play a mest'up teen like her. So way to go.... Full review
Under-rated Under-budget Inspirational Movie
Apr 14, 2004
Denz - yahoo.com
Apr 14, 2004Denz - yahoo.com
This is a story of a group of low income, under ahieving hawaiian students who believed that they can build a solar powered car for competition. Like the movie, this movie is also under-budget and under-rated. When I saw the movie... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Aug 01, 2008Boxoffice Magazine
Despite its strangely poetic title, "Race the Sun" is a formulaic film about an underdog solar-car racing team that triumphs against the odds.
They all receive about a minute of screen time for character development as the plot paces through its predictable course.
... Full Review
| Aug 30, 1998eFilmCritic.com
Saturday, I was able to catch this amazing flick.....It was not a good movie..... ... Full Review
| Mar 22, 1996James Berardinelli's Reviews
In the end, Race the Sun gives us the expected heaping of inspirational speeches and heartwarming moments.
Race the Sun , a Cool Runnings clone with few of the 1993 release's dubious virtues, is yet another to follow the well-trodden path traveled by losers who become winners.
... Full Review
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies
In "Race the Sun" Gilbert doesn't do a damn thing during most of the movie except act fat and pathetic.
There is also a direct relationship between how long it takes the fat kid to do something significant and how predictable the end of the film will be.
... Full Review
News
Race the Sun
courant.com –
1996-04-06
Friday March 22, 1996 As if to emphasize that there is no paradise on Earth, "Race the Sun" takes the shtick about a dedicated teacher who meets surly but soon-to-be-inspired students, flies it to Hawaii and shows how cultural diversity... ... Full Article
You might as well call this movie Hot Runnings. Once again, a troop of misfits band together to accomplish the extraordinary. You know the cast of characters: the fat smart guy, the macho tough guy, the quiet dreamer, and the... ... Full Article
Hmm... it sucks when you can't get into a big-assed movie like "Showgirls", eh? Then you're stuck with a movie like "Race The Sun". I mean it. ... Full Article



