Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)

Director:

Mike Newell

Writer:

David Field

Release Date:

17 December 1987 (Portugal)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Plot:

Chuck Murdock is an all American kid living in a sleepy town in Montana. He is the top pitcher of the little league team as well...

Plot Keywords:

Little League | Nuclear Weapons | Small Town | Basketball | Baseball

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Dean Alexander	...	Sports Broadcaster
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Lynn Taylor
Jim Allen	...	Missile Soldier
Gregory Peck	...	President
William Petersen	...	Russell (as William L. Petersen)
Red Auerbach	...	Himself
Lee Richardson	...	Jeffries
Joshua Zuehlke	...	Chuck Murdock
Michael Bond	...	Aide
Alex English	...	Amazing Grace Smith
Alan Autry	...	George
Steven Bothun	...	Reporter
Michael Bowen	...	Hot Dog
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Johnny B. Goode
Frances Conroy	...	Pamela
James Cotterall	...	Third Baseman
Robert Harper	...	Bowman
Robert Schenkkan	...	Pollack
Clarence Felder	...	Dick Ferguson
Lynne Turner Fitzgerald	...	Network Anchor
Cortney Kutner	...	Carolyn
Jim Antonio	...	Strickland
Brian R. Hager	...	First Baseman
James Lindley Hathaway	...	Jerome
A.J. Kallan	...	Man in Truck
Matt Kerns	...	Shortstop
Harvey Martin	...	Mad Dog
Johnny Most	...	Himself
Natalie Oliver	...	Boston Reporter
Kurt Olsson	...	Tommy
Gwen Petersen	...	Teacher
Maite Petersen	...	School Girl
John Russell	...	Stuart Shipley
Joe Sabatini	...	Airplane Mechanic
Vasek Simek	...	Soviet Premier (as Vasek C. Simek)
Harris Smithe	...	Soldier
Rudolf Svehla	...	Russian Translator
Manfred Sypold	...	Johann
Robert Tilson	...	Soldier
James Tuomey	...	Aide
Cara Wilder	...	Laura
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Fennessy	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
J.P. Gabriel	...	Big Guy (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Newell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Field

Produced by
David Field	....	producer
Roger M. Rothstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
Robert Elswit

Film Editing by
Peter Hollywood

Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design by
Dena Roth

Art Direction by
John Myhre

Set Decoration by
Michael Taylor

Costume Design by
Jack Buehler

Makeup Department
Kathy W. Estocin	....	makeup artist
Pat Gerhardt	....	additional hair stylist
Pat Gerhardt	....	additional makeup artist
Frances Mathias	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Roger M. Rothstein	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carole Keligian	....	second assistant director
John T. Kretchmer	....	first assistant director

Art Department
James Barth	....	carpenter foreman
John Beauvais	....	paint coordinator
Brad Einhorn	....	assistant property master
Barbara Field	....	art department buyer
Robert Louis Holter	....	art swing gang
Robert A. Maisto	....	labor foreman (as Bobby Maisto)
Michael McCrea	....	art swing gang
Chip Radaelli	....	construction coordinator
Gay Redinger	....	lead person
Stephen Andrew Schwartz	....	property master
Dawn Snyder	....	set designer
Tim Trimble	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Stefna Borges	....	assistant sound editor (as Stefna Smal)
Rusty Coppleman	....	foley editor
Flash Deros	....	boom operator
Barrett Golding	....	cable person
Dominic Lester	....	sound re-recording mixer: UK
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer: UK
Alan Paley	....	dialogue editor
Peter Pennell	....	sound editor
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein	....	production sound mixer
Larry Stensvold	....	sound re-recording mixer: USA
Jeremy Strachan	....	assistant sound editor
Bill Thiederman	....	sound re-recording mixer: USA
Howard Wilmarth	....	sound re-recording mixer: USA
Daniel Brock	....	sync technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Rick Kerrigan	....	special effects supervisor
Sam Longoria	....	high-speed cinematography
Sam Longoria	....	stop-motion process cinematography

Visual Effects by
Bret Mixon	....	rotoscoping

Stunts
Orwin C. Harvey	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David Boyd	....	first assistant camera
Erik L. Brown	....	third assistant camera
Kenny S. Christiansen	....	electrician
Stephen Crawford	....	best boy electric
Robert K. Feldmann	....	key grip
Stephen Girouard	....	grip
Shane D. Kelly	....	gaffer: second unit
David R. Kohn	....	lighting technician
Todd Miller	....	second assistant camera
Les Percy	....	best boy grip
Brian A. Pitts	....	set electrician: Boston
Charles Smith	....	grip
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
John Zumpano	....	gaffer
Willie Mann	....	grip (uncredited)
William M. Weberg	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lisa S. Beasley	....	extras casting: Bozeman
David Cass Jr.	....	extras casting: Bozeman

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna Barrish	....	costumer: women
Fred Lloyd	....	costumer: men
Susan M. Petersen	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Chris Blunden	....	first assistant film editor
Catherine Hodgson	....	second assistant film editor
Adam Masters	....	second assistant film editor

Music Department
Elmer Bernstein	....	conductor
Kathy Durning	....	supervising music editor
Malcolm Luker	....	scoring mixer
Cynthia Millar	....	musician: ondes martinot soloist
Christopher Palmer	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
William Hogue	....	driver
Gene R. Johnson	....	transportation coordinator
Jerry F. Johnson	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jason Celich	....	basketball consultant
Michael Fradianni	....	production assistant
Ira Friedlander	....	assistant accountant
J. Richard Gray	....	production assistant
Barbara Harris	....	looping coordinator
Lois Kramer Hartwick	....	location manager (as Lois Hartwick)
Annette Haywood-Carter	....	script supervisor
Pat Kingsley	....	publicist
Solomon J. LeFlore	....	production financing
Michael J. Malone	....	location manager
Eileen McCahill	....	assistant production coordinator
Ann Negus	....	production assistant
Christine Pittel	....	assistant: Mr. Field and Mr. Newell
Jeff Ravage	....	location assistant
Carolyn Rothstein	....	production assistant
Ardice Tappenbeck	....	production assistant
William Tasgal	....	production accountant
Chuck Thornton	....	pilot
Ted Turner	....	executive consultant
Patricia A. Turrentine	....	production assistant
Susan Vanderbeek	....	production coordinator
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	production assistant
Tracy Wetzel	....	production assistant
Duncan Wilmore	....	technical advisor
Susan Zwerman	....	location manager
Merry Lee Traum	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Delphi IV Productions
• Delphi V Productions
• ML Delphi Premier Productions
• Rastar Pictures
• Turnstar Pictures

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Film-Verleih (1988) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• IDA films (2009) (Spain) (video)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (1988) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)
• Videosonic Arts (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Montana Film Office  special thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Iceland:L | Sweden:7 | USA:PG | Spain:T | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/12 | West Germany:6 | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Delphi IV Productions

Quotes:

Hot Dog:[about Mad Dog, the linebacker] Do you know what a linebacker is?
Carolyn:No.
Hot Dog:Well, uh,
[Pointing to Mad Dog]
Hot Dog:That's a linebacker

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Touch of Satan (#10.8)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Love Has No Pride

One of the best Kid's Movies ever

Provided you are capable of a "willful suspension of disbelief" regarding the implausible plot premise, this is a delightful movie. Truly one of the best kid's movies of all-time (right up there with "The Sandlot").

This movie combines some well-known stars (Gregory Peck, Jamie Lee Curtis, and William Peterson) with some surprising debuts (Joshua Zuehlke as Chuck and former NBA great, Alex English, as Amazing).

The story is heart-warming, with some genuine tear-jerkers, and the closing is uplifting (though a tad predictable). There are some surprises, a few quotable lines, and lots of inspiring moments.

I can't recommend this enough, if you want to believe that anyone can make a difference in this mixed-up world of ours.