Rotten
The film's style is as doggedly ordinary as its story is preposterous.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Amazing Grace and Chuck
A boy raised a question, a man answered and the world paid attention.
1987 · 1h 54m · PG
Drama
Directed by
Mike Newell
Overview
Average American boy Chuck Murdock goes on a school outing to a nuclear weapons facility, where he learns about the destructive power that sits at the fingertips of the military. Knowing that the world could end with the push of a button, he protests against nuclear war by walking out on his Little League team during a game. Chuck's stunt ends up in the local paper, and as the story snowballs, basketball star "Amazing Grace" Smith decides to boycott sports, too.
Director and cast
- Mike Newell Director
- Joshua Zuehlke as Chuck Murdock
- Alex English as Amazing Grace Smith
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Lynn Taylor
- William L. Petersen as Russell (as William L. Petersen)
- Gregory Peck as President
- Harvey Martin as Mad Dog
- Michael Bowen as Hot Dog
- J.P. Gabriel as Big Guy
- Red Auerbach Cast
- Lee Richardson Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Rotten
As amazingly bad as it is audacious, film will live forever in the hearts of connoisseurs of Hollywood's most memorably outrageous moments.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Puerile.
Time Out
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