NASCAR: The IMAX Experience (2004)
"NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience" (original title)

A big-screen look into one of America's most successful entertainment industries, NASCAR racing.

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writer:

Mark Bechtel (narration written by)

Stars:

Kiefer Sutherland, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Narrator (voice)
Tony Stewart	...	Himself
Matt Kenseth	...	Himself
Jimmie Johnson	...	Himself / Moonshiner
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	...	Himself
Jeff Gordon	...	Himself
Ryan Newman	...	Himself / Moonshiner
Bobby Labonte	...	Himself
Bill France Jr.	...	Bill France Sr. (voice)
Mike Helton	...	Sheriff
Gary Nelson	...	Sheriff
Neil Goldberg	...	TV Control Room
Artie Kempner	...	TV Control Room
Darrell Waltrip	...	On-Screen Announcer
Larry McReynolds	...	On-Screen Announcer

Storyline

A big-screen look into one of America's most successful entertainment industries, NASCAR racing.

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Plot Keywords:

nascar | imax | drafting | dirt track | car engine | 

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Taglines:

Up To 8 Stories High... 12,000 Watts Of Sound... 750 Horsepower

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some crash scenes

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,467,406 (USA) (12 March 2004)

Gross:

$20,034,225 (USA) (11 March 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., IMAX, National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

40 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Sonics-DDP

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Hill Stomp"
Written by Robert Belfour
Performed by Robert Belfour
Courtesy of Fat Possum Records

User Reviews

This film gets a checkered flag!

First, I confess I'm a HUGE fan of the IMAX format. I also admit to being a fan of racing (although I also admit I'm not a huge fan of "go straight, turn left, go straight again...repeat for 500 miles" type racing). Having said that, if it's got some kind of propulsion unit and goes fast, I'm there!

So, it didn't take much incentive to get me to travel from central NJ to Exit 24 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to see this movie. Even the thought of shelling out $55 for the five of us to see it (advanced purchase tickets via Fandango) didn't dissuade me. Was it worth it? IMHO, you bet!

The 3-D effect has been perfected. You are there. If you don't like loud noise, don't go! I've never been to a NASCAR race, as our two adult fan-sons have, but they tell me the noise at the track is so loud, it's palpable. Even IMAX's multi-thousand watt setup doesn't really do it justice, they say. I think I got the idea, though.

Kiefer Sutherland performs his lines well. The script is pretty much secondary to the action, although there are some moments of genuine nostalgia (perhaps even melancholy) triggered by some of the images.

Funny footnote: just as the picture was beginning, two rednecks in the audience started shouting at each other, "I can't hear the daggone movie cuz your kid's jabberin' away!" "Oh yeah, come over here and say that!" My sons said "Gee, it's just like in the grandstands!" At least they didn't start shooting....

Of course, once the action starts, who would have heard a gun go off?!