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3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

Woodie8

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by Woodie8 » Mon, 13 Dec 2004 22:57:33


> Your tape player is at the shop? Are you kidding me?  Nobody gets a
> tape player fixed. Go buy a stereo HIFI for $30 anywhere.  Better yet
> get a tivo.  

Who can stand to watch tape knowing that it was broadcast in HD?  I
don't like watching regular broadcasts, VHS sends me right up the wall.

Don McCorkle

David O. Rodrigue

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by David O. Rodrigue » Tue, 14 Dec 2004 02:27:41

I watched the movie last night and thought it was a solid movie. I wish
it was a half hour longer and that it would have had a higher budget.
TW

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by TW » Tue, 14 Dec 2004 07:12:23

It wasn't a "great" movie, but was fairly well done. Although the guy
they got to play Dale Sr. looked quite a bit like him, his mannerisms
still lacked. He didn't have the bigger than life aura about him like
Dale did. But let's face it.....I don't think there's an actor alive
that could portray Dale. He was one of a kind.



Rinda Lynn Ferguso

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by Rinda Lynn Ferguso » Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:42:59

only 7 million.... {-P

ESPN as a media outlet presenting a media movie had more than enough I think
to at least present the facts straight.

Don't get me wrong the movie was good and it made me cry.

But, when you learn that something in the movie is presented as the way it
happen and you find out later that is not the truthful way it happen.

It kinda pisses you off when you were at least expecting to see the truth.

RindaLynn


buste

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by buste » Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:27:44


> only 7 million.... {-P

> ESPN as a media outlet presenting a media movie had more than enough I think
> to at least present the facts straight.

> Don't get me wrong the movie was good and it made me cry.

> But, when you learn that something in the movie is presented as the way it
> happen and you find out later that is not the truthful way it happen.

> It kinda pisses you off when you were at least expecting to see the truth.

> RindaLynn

what was it?
RHinN

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by RHinN » Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:22:32

What are you referring to?



> only 7 million.... {-P

> ESPN as a media outlet presenting a media movie had more than enough I
> think
> to at least present the facts straight.

> Don't get me wrong the movie was good and it made me cry.

> But, when you learn that something in the movie is presented as the way it
> happen and you find out later that is not the truthful way it happen.

> It kinda pisses you off when you were at least expecting to see the truth.

> RindaLynn



>> I think we're going to like it, but got to keep in mind it'll be a 90
>> minute movie trying to cover Dale's life and done on a budget of only 7
>> million dollars.

George Ada

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by George Ada » Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:04:39

To be honest, I thought it was more of a chick flick than a racing movie. It
concentrated on his broken marriages, the relationships with his father, Niel
Bonnet, Theresa, and his kids, and his animosity toward D.W. and J.D. Stacy.

How about the glory years with Childress and Kirk Schelmerdine? (Never heard
him mentioned once.) He was as close to Childress as he was to Bonnet, but they
never explored that. How about the difficulty of winning seven championships,
and all the disappointments at the Daytona 500? How about his success as a
businessman and team owner? I realize they can only squeeze so much into 80
minutes or so, but I think they could have done a better job.

Also, I wasn't thrilled with Pepper's performance. Earnhardt was the*** of
the walk, fiesty and in your face, with a penchant for joking around, not the
moody introspective man as portrayed.

YMMV

George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
                                                          ---- J.W Muller

Rich

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by Rich » Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:29:22

I think a young Robert Duvall would have done a good job playing Dale
Sr..

>It wasn't a "great" movie, but was fairly well done. Although the guy
>they got to play Dale Sr. looked quite a bit like him, his mannerisms
>still lacked. He didn't have the bigger than life aura about him like
>Dale did. But let's face it.....I don't think there's an actor alive
>that could portray Dale. He was one of a kind.



>>I watched the movie last night and thought it was a solid movie. I wish
>>it was a half hour longer and that it would have had a higher budget.

Rinda Lynn Ferguso

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by Rinda Lynn Ferguso » Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:32:07

Using the excuse of "creative license" to not really present the truth...

Movie - Dale Jr. running off and that is how Dale, Sr. met Teresa....  is
that really how it happened?  That is not how I've heard it happen.  I been
told Sr. met Teresa when she was 16 years old through her family.

And, then meeting that one guy with the big opportunity the same day Sr. met
Teresa...

Movie - Dale Jr. in Victory Lane when his father won the 500

Jr. flipped his Busch car the day before and was all stode up the next day.
Dale Sr. from victory lane brought up about Jr. not being able to be in
victory lane due to being sore from the day before.

And, how was Ralph found... I've now heard three different stories with
that.... Martha finding him in the garage, Martha finding him in the
kitchen, and now the movie Dale Sr. finding him in the garage.

then, another, Dale Jr. being the one that told Sr. of Neil's Death in 1994
when Jr. himself has stated he didn't start going to Daytona at all until
around 1996/1997...  And, to think that Sr. was in the motorcoach with
Teresa instead of out on the track practicing like the rest of
drivers....hmmm.. when the rest of the movie racing was coming before his
another wives...

yeah, I have to agree.... being a chick... a chick movie more then a real
docudrama...  "docudrama" where one expects events to be presented exactly
like they happened is what this chick was really looking for; History with
acting..... not all the "Hollywood" twisted stuff..  ugh! :-P

after being a fan for 30 years, it was easy to see lots of little details
that was totally messed up.... {-P

RindaLynn


> What are you referring to?



> > only 7 million.... {-P

> > ESPN as a media outlet presenting a media movie had more than enough I
> > think
> > to at least present the facts straight.

> > Don't get me wrong the movie was good and it made me cry.

> > But, when you learn that something in the movie is presented as the way
it
> > happen and you find out later that is not the truthful way it happen.

> > It kinda pisses you off when you were at least expecting to see the
truth.

> > RindaLynn



> >> I think we're going to like it, but got to keep in mind it'll be a 90
> >> minute movie trying to cover Dale's life and done on a budget of only 7
> >> million dollars.

JP

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by JP » Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:32:25



> Using the excuse of "creative license" to not really present the truth...

> Movie - Dale Jr. running off and that is how Dale, Sr. met Teresa....  is
> that really how it happened?  That is not how I've heard it happen.  I
been
> told Sr. met Teresa when she was 16 years old through her family.

> And, then meeting that one guy with the big opportunity the same day Sr.
met
> Teresa...

> Movie - Dale Jr. in Victory Lane when his father won the 500

> Jr. flipped his Busch car the day before and was all stode up the next
day.
> Dale Sr. from victory lane brought up about Jr. not being able to be in
> victory lane due to being sore from the day before.

> And, how was Ralph found... I've now heard three different stories with
> that.... Martha finding him in the garage, Martha finding him in the
> kitchen, and now the movie Dale Sr. finding him in the garage.

> then, another, Dale Jr. being the one that told Sr. of Neil's Death in
1994
> when Jr. himself has stated he didn't start going to Daytona at all until
> around 1996/1997...  And, to think that Sr. was in the motorcoach with
> Teresa instead of out on the track practicing like the rest of
> drivers....hmmm.. when the rest of the movie racing was coming before his
> another wives...

> yeah, I have to agree.... being a chick... a chick movie more then a real
> docudrama...  "docudrama" where one expects events to be presented exactly
> like they happened is what this chick was really looking for; History with
> acting..... not all the "Hollywood" twisted stuff..  ugh! :-P

> after being a fan for 30 years, it was easy to see lots of little details
> that was totally messed up.... {-P

> RindaLynn



> > What are you referring to?



> > > only 7 million.... {-P

> > > ESPN as a media outlet presenting a media movie had more than enough I
> > > think
> > > to at least present the facts straight.

> > > Don't get me wrong the movie was good and it made me cry.

> > > But, when you learn that something in the movie is presented as the
way
> it
> > > happen and you find out later that is not the truthful way it happen.

> > > It kinda pisses you off when you were at least expecting to see the
> truth.

> > > RindaLynn

    One of my favorites was the superspeedway sound effects during the short
track scenes.
Rinda Lynn Ferguso

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by Rinda Lynn Ferguso » Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:46:54




> > Using the excuse of "creative license" to not really present the
truth...

> > Movie - Dale Jr. running off and that is how Dale, Sr. met Teresa....
is
> > that really how it happened?  That is not how I've heard it happen.  I
> been
> > told Sr. met Teresa when she was 16 years old through her family.

> > And, then meeting that one guy with the big opportunity the same day Sr.
> met
> > Teresa...

> > Movie - Dale Jr. in Victory Lane when his father won the 500

> > Jr. flipped his Busch car the day before and was all stode up the next
> day.
> > Dale Sr. from victory lane brought up about Jr. not being able to be in
> > victory lane due to being sore from the day before.

> > And, how was Ralph found... I've now heard three different stories with
> > that.... Martha finding him in the garage, Martha finding him in the
> > kitchen, and now the movie Dale Sr. finding him in the garage.

> > then, another, Dale Jr. being the one that told Sr. of Neil's Death in
> 1994
> > when Jr. himself has stated he didn't start going to Daytona at all
until
> > around 1996/1997...  And, to think that Sr. was in the motorcoach with
> > Teresa instead of out on the track practicing like the rest of
> > drivers....hmmm.. when the rest of the movie racing was coming before
his
> > another wives...

> > yeah, I have to agree.... being a chick... a chick movie more then a
real
> > docudrama...  "docudrama" where one expects events to be presented
exactly
> > like they happened is what this chick was really looking for; History
with
> > acting..... not all the "Hollywood" twisted stuff..  ugh! :-P

> > after being a fan for 30 years, it was easy to see lots of little
details
> > that was totally messed up.... {-P

> > RindaLynn



> > > What are you referring to?



> > > > only 7 million.... {-P

> > > > ESPN as a media outlet presenting a media movie had more than enough
I
> > > > think
> > > > to at least present the facts straight.

> > > > Don't get me wrong the movie was good and it made me cry.

> > > > But, when you learn that something in the movie is presented as the
> way
> > it
> > > > happen and you find out later that is not the truthful way it
happen.

> > > > It kinda pisses you off when you were at least expecting to see the
> > truth.

> > > > RindaLynn

>     One of my favorites was the superspeedway sound effects during the
short
> track scenes.

hahahahahahahahahahahaha   (LOL)  oh, geez  (LOL)
JP

3 - The Dale Earhardt Story...How will it fare???

by JP » Fri, 17 Dec 2004 07:31:04


<laughter>

"Kerry's response to "3": In an interview with Brandon Mudd and Tony Hubert
from The SpeedZone on 590 The Fan, KFNS, in St. Louis (www.kfns.com), Kerry
Earnhardt said he watched about 20 minutes of the movie "3," the
ESPN-produced bio pic on the life of his father, Dale Earnhardt. Kerry said
he was disappointed with the way the movie portrayed his father and said
most of the scenes he saw were factually inaccurate. "Maybe if you're a race
fan who doesn't know much about the history of the sport or know much about
my dad, they would like it. My dad, and anyone who knew him knows this, was
a very happy man and loved to play jokes on people and have a good time. He
wasn't the person the movie said he was. And there were a lot of things in
that movie that didn't happen or didn't happen the way (the movie depicted
it)." Earnhardt went on to say he was never personally contacted by the
movie's producers and said that if ESPN would have contacted him or other
members of the Earnhardt family, then perhaps the movie would have been more
true to life.(KFNS.com)(12-15-2004)"


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