Driven |  | Director: Renny Harlin
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Kip Pardue, Til Schweiger, Burt Reynolds, Stacy Edwards
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 14423
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 116 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: 085392101320
ISBN: 0790758555
UPC: 043396184893
EAN: 9780790758558
ASIN: B00003CXTM
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: June 1, 2004
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Motorsport movies have a lousy track record, so it's not surprising that Driven joins the ranks of previous race-car clunkers like Grand Prix, Le Mans, Bobby Deerfield, and Days of Thunder. To varying degrees, all of these films offer spectacular racing footage (especially Le Mans), but what is surprising is that Driven was written by its star and coproducer Sylvester Stallone, who shows virtually no sign of the talent that created Rocky over a quarter-century earlier. Under the tepid direction of Renny Harlin, this superficial speedfest fulfills its primary obligation--the racing sequences are adequately exciting, despite the Cuisinart editing and a glaring lack of kinetic continuity. But whenever this adrenaline-pumped drama gets off the track, well... let's just say it's a hybrid of Top Gun and Days of Thunder, but makes those Tom Cruise vehicles look masterful by comparison. Stallone's a retired Grand Prix champion, called back into action by his disabled crew chief (Burt Reynolds) to boost the career of a hotshot driver (Kip Pardue, the pretty-boy from Remember the Titans) who's trailing a German ace (charismatic Til Schweiger) in the current 20-race season. The female contingent consists of a reporter (Stacy Edwards, too talented for this tripe) who's writing about "male domination in sports"; Stallone's embittered, remarried ex-wife (Gina Gershon, parodying her bitchy persona); and the requisite kewpie doll (Estella Warren) who comes between Boy Wonder and the reigning champ. It's airhead melodrama all the way, so you'd better enjoy the breakneck racing scenes--including a ludicrous prototype-racer joyride through downtown Chicago--or you'll blow a piston on your straightaway sprint to the bad-movie finish line. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly (Kip Pardue) has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's romance with his arch rival's girlfriend Sophia. With much riding on Bly, car owner Carl Henry (Burt Reynolds) brings former racing star Joe Tanto (Sylvester Stallone) on board to help Bly. To drive Bly back to the top of the rankings, Tanto must first deal with the emotional scars left over from a tragic racing accident which nearly took his life.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 177
 One of the worst movies ever made January 19, 2010
Mr. Mark A. Allan (Adelaide, South Australia)
I am giving this movie one star simply because there is no option available to give it less. Surely a more inaccurate, half-baked, cliched or pathetic storyline has ever been conceived by anyone over the age of four. The acting is attrocious with even Burt Reynolds thinly disguised portrayal of the Frank Williams style character being forced and by the numbers. The thought that you can slide an Indycar around on the bitumen like a Sprintcar picking up coins in your slick rear tyres that were deposited on the track the previous lap is mind-boggling. The fact that we are expected to believe this garbage is an insult. All this is supposedly happening on a street circuit through the city that has been closed for a private practice session. Lets not forget the flaming Indycars flying through the air and landing in ponds or the two Indycars chasing each other through city traffic at night throwing manhole covers at their opponents unhelmeted heads. I could go on, and on, but just recalling this abomination of a movie is making me ill. Avoid at all costs.
Drivel October 17, 2009
allesandro ferramonte (new york)
I totally disagree with the opening statement that all racing movies are "clunkers"....despite their faults, Grand Prix and LeMans are classics for their riveting analog real time footage..but Driven? aside from some real time CART clips from the 1999 season, the movie is totally preposterous, the special digital effects are ludricrous, the story is ridiculous, the acting is incredulous...this makes "Days of Thunder" look like "Lawrence of Arabia"!!....just watched it again the other day and it's only gotten worse...ouch!!
A Taste of Formula One June 17, 2009
Danny C. Mullins (Lawton, Oklahoma United States)
This film was actually produced due to Sylvester Stallones recent fondness of Formula One racing. After seeing a few, Sly felt there really had not been a film done on the sport which also showed "behind the scenes." The film shows a few drivers in various aspects of their lives in Formula One and the movie has a pretty good story all in all. The camera shots and special effects are wonderful and actually credible, especially if you are a fan of the sport like I am. This is no Oscar-worthy film by any means, but definately good enough and entertaining enough to watch. Because of the shots taken and being a fan of Formula One and Indy racing, I opted to buy this movie. I'm not a real big fan of Sly's, but I do, like everyone else, end up watching his movies. Bottom line-A good movie depicting various aspects of the sport, credible performances with plenty of action without be "over the top."
Looking for a good racing movie? Don't start here! June 17, 2009
Gary Donaldson (Braselton, GA USA)
This is definitely one of the worst films I've ever seen, and was a total waste of time and money. Maybe some viewers who are not racing fans might find some redeeming virtues, but the racing fan will be squirming and wincing with almost every scene. A general note about the digital 'special effects': Just because the studios can do it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea.
Anyone looking for genuinely exciting racing scenes should stick with McQueen's "Le Mans" (its empty script notwithstanding).
 always loved this movie and was glad to finally find it February 17, 2009
Deborah Sebastian (Bellville, TX 77418)
love the movie and so glad to have finally found it to add to my movie collection
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