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Driven is a american film of genre Drama directed by Renny Harlin released in USA on 27 april 2001 with Burt Reynolds
Driven (2001)
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Add to a movie listDriven is a 2001 action drama film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote and produced. It centers on a young racing driver's effort to win the Champ Car World Series auto racing championship. Prior to production of the movie, Stallone was seen at many Formula 1 races, but he was unable to procure enough information about the category due to the secrecy with which teams protect their cars, so he decided to base the film on Champ Car.
Stallone now says he regrets making the film.
Synopsis
Halfway through the (Fictionalized) 2001 Champ Car season, rookie driver Jimmy Bly has already won 5 races. His brother/business manager Demille is seems more concerned with working out endorsement deals and press engagements than racing, putting tremendous pressure upon Jimmy. His success has also drawn the ire of the reigning champion and series points leader Beau Brandenburg, who believes he's not doing as well as he should because of his fiancée Sophia becoming "a distraction". He breaks up the engagement and he regains his winning ways.Actors
Burt Reynolds
(Carl Henry)
Sylvester Stallone
(Joe Tanto)
Kip Pardue
(Jimmy Bly)
Til Schweiger
(Beau Brandenburg)
Gina Gershon
(Cathy Heguy)
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