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Down and Derby is a family comedy about a small town Pinewood Derby competition that transforms an average group of dads into an awkward bunch of competitors. On the outside, Phil Davis is the typical dad and friendly neighbor. On the inside, he is unresolved and at a breaking point with his childhood rival, Ace Montana. Desperate for the elusive first place, Phil sees his son's Pinewood Derby race as a breakthrough opportunity to beat Ace, who also has a Cub Scout son. Surrounded by more overzealous dads in the same cul-de-sac, they all disregard the event's ideals and completely take over the design, planning and construction of the cars. In the crazed world of derby fever, the kids are lucky if they get to pick the paint color or attach a decal. Hilarity builds as the dads teeter on the edge of insanity and resort to backstabbing, cover-ups and sabotage. Wives, families and jobs are ignored with extreme consequences...
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The biggest race of your dad's life!
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Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$43,930
(USA)
(17 April 2005)
(58 Screens)
Gross:
$204,481
(USA)
(16 October 2005)
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Don Murphy, the founder of the Pinewood Derby, makes a guest appearance in the movie.
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Goofs
Factual errors:
The Webelos Den Leader has a different pack number on her uniform (585) than the kids in her den (123).
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