Motocross (2001)

A young girl secretly poses as her twin brother to win the big motocross race for him after he breaks his leg.

Director:

Steve Boyum

Writers:

Ann Austen, Douglas Sloan

Stars:

Alana Austin, Trever O'Brien, Riley Smith

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alana Austin	...	Andrea 'Andi' Carson
Riley Smith	...	Dean Talon
Mary-Margaret Humes	...	Geneva Carson
Trever O'Brien	...	Andrew Carson
Timothy Carhart	...	Edward Carson
Scott Terra	...	Jason Carson
Michael Cunio	...	Rene Cartier
Mark Curry	...	Bob Arness
Katherine Ellis	...	Faryn Henderson (as Kate Ellis)
A.J. Buckley	...	Jimmy Bottles
Jeremy McGrath	...	Rider One
Travis Pastrana	...	Rider Two
Steve Lamson	...	Rider Three
Sean Collier	...	Racer One
Ryan Phan	...	Kid on Motorcycle

Storyline

Andrea Carson who loves motocross, despite the fact that her father finds her unsuited for the sport, being that she is "just a girl". When her twin brother Andrew breaks his leg just before a big race, their father is forced to go to Europe to find a replacement rider. In the meantime, Andrea secretly races in Andrew's place with her mother's help.

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Plot Keywords:

motocross | female rider | race track | 125 rider | crossdressing | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Motocross

Filming Locations:

Barona Oaks Motocross Park, 15226 Wildcat Canyon Rd, Ramona, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Roman Productions, Stu Segall Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although this was a unique interpretation of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at the time, it served as later inspiration for She's the Man (2006), which heavily borrows elements from the movie: setting it in high school with teenagers, using a sport as the catalyst for the plot, having the Viola character disguise herself as her twin brother rather than a completely separate identity, having the Duke Orsino character provide lessons in exchange for help with courting the Olivia character, and flipping the perceived weakness of femininity in the original play into strong support of women competing equally alongside men.

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Quotes

Andrea Carson: [about Dean] He is so cute.

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Soundtracks

You're An Ocean
Written by Fastball
Performed by Fastball

User Reviews

A family pulling together.

What impressed me the most about this movie was the positive relationship between the family members, the encouragement they give each other, and how they work together for a common goal. It seems perfectly natural, in this day and age, that Andrea should want to race, so the feminist theme, handled humorously at first with the references to "chicks", didn't seem like a war cry. In a different story-line, an undisguised Andrea might act more macho than the male riders as she shows them who's boss, whereas in this story she doesn't act macho even when disguised as Andrew. She is the same person either way. She just wants the playing field level. If there is a lesson here, it is for die-hard feminists as well as male chauvinists.