3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Barry Pepper stars as the greatest NASCAR driver of all time in the ESPN original movie "3."
Growing up in the shadow of his father, Ralph, Dale Earnhardt is driven to prove that his dreams of professional racing can be reality. But when his own son, Dale, Jr. wants to follow in his footsteps, Dale reacts in the same way as his stubborn father - until a moving realization helps both him and his son fulfill their destinies n the track. From his humble beginnings to the triumph and tragedy of his career, this true-life story provides a thrilling look at the man who is called "The Intimidator" by rivals and friends alike.
Packed with hours of exclusive bonus footage and interviews from the ESPN archives, this 2-disc special edition DVD is the ultimate account of racing's legendary hero.
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Great movie for any Senior Fan - Junior88
I didn't personally watch it - but hubby thought this was a great realistic movie with a well told story! It really looked at the way a Nascar family functions - and how all the hard times Dale experienced lead him to be something great! Definitely recommend this movie to any true NASCAR fan!Could have had a better ending. - PFHLTB
Even though I'm more of a Jeff Gordon fan, I thought this was a well-acted, well-paced, and above average made-for-tv movie(ESPN). Most of the acting was of feature film quality. As well, most of the actors looked so much like their real life counterparts that it added tremendously to my enjoyment of it. The guy who played Dale Jr. could have easily been Dale Jr.'s real brother. He was hired because he looked and sounded so much like Dale Jr. Only the actor who played Darrell Waltrip was poor, and also looked nothing like him.
Unfortunately, the ending was far too abrupt and short, and wasted all the tension it had built up. It left me feeling cold and cheated. It's too bad they didn't cut out about five minutes from the movie, so that they could have added more to the ending. Still, the rest of the movie had me hooked right from the beginning as it followed three generations of Earnhardts. Ralph Earnhardt(Dale's dad), Dale himself, and Dale Jr. Dale Earnhardt's other children also had minor roles as well. In addition, Teresa Earnhardt was wonderfully played by Elizabeth Mitchell(she played Juliet in the "Lost" tv series), and has been in several feature films as well.
So far I've only seen disc#1, which had the movie and just two featurettes on it. Both of these extras were above average as well. The making of the movie featurette was 35 minutes in length and wasn't just a puff piece like most making-of extras often are. It even showed some of the actors looping their dialogue-it was short, but was still better explained than I've seen it done anywhere else.
There was also a 43 minute extra, which featured interviews with several stars and racing people, including the real Dale Earnhardt and Dale Jr. It's really a shame that this extra had more teary eyes and emotional impact, than the ending of the actual movie. After the movie ends, make sure you watch this extra. I felt much more satisfied after watching it. I know you will too.
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Great movie for any Senior Fan - Junior88
I didn't personally watch it - but hubby thought this was a great realistic movie with a well told story! It really looked at the way a Nascar family functions - and how all the hard times Dale experienced lead him to be something great! Definitely recommend ...Could have had a better ending. - PFHLTB
Even though I'm more of a Jeff Gordon fan, I thought this was a well-acted, well-paced, and above average made-for-tv movie(ESPN). Most of the acting was of feature film quality. As well, most of the actors looked so much like their real life counterparts ...