A little league player named Chuck refuses to ever pitch again until nuclear weapons are disarmed. Basketball star "Amazing Grace" Smith follows the boy's example, and starts a trend.
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Title: Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)
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Dean Alexander | ... | Sports Broadcaster |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Lynn Taylor | |
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Jim Allen | ... | Missile Soldier |
| Gregory Peck | ... | President | |
| William Petersen | ... | Russell (as William L. Petersen) | |
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Red Auerbach | ... | Red Auerbach |
| Lee Richardson | ... | Jeffries | |
| Joshua Zuehlke | ... | Chuck Murdock | |
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Michael Bond | ... | Aide |
| Alex English | ... | Amazing Grace Smith | |
| Alan Autry | ... | George | |
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Steven Bothun | ... | Reporter |
| Michael Bowen | ... | Hot Dog | |
| Dennis Lipscomb | ... | Johnny B. Goode | |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Pamela | |
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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. After taking a tour of a nuclear silo, Chuck decides to quit playing little league until nuclear weapons are disarmed. Boston Celtic Amazing Grace Smith hears about Chuck's exploits, and decides to do the same thing. Amazing then moves to the young boy's town to live. More athletes follow suit as well. The town begins to hate Chuck and his family, and this makes Chuck's father angry. But can one kid's message make the world listen? Written by Pat McCurry <ccgrad97@aol.com>
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Composed & Produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash & Joe Vitale
Performed by Crosby Stills & Nash
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Lynn Taylor: [about Jeffries, To Amazing] It's men like him who make presidents disappear.See more »
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Featured in At the Movies: Beverly Hills Cop II/Amazing Grace and Chuck/Ishtar/The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) See more »Soundtracks
Chuck's Lament (A Child's Dream)Composed & Produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash & Joe Vitale
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24 October 1987 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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$5,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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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.