Motocrossed (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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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

The 12th Lap

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: Nobody's gonna find out, are they, Jason?
Jason Carson: Why do you always look at me when you say that?

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Soundtracks

You're An Ocean
Written by Fastball
Performed by Fastball

User Reviews

A Surprisingly Good Film

I've never been a big fan of Disney Channel Original Movies, and for good reason as most of them are cheesy meaningless movies made to keep young kids occupied. However, I was very pleasantly surprised when I caught the middle of the movie accidentally one day while flipping channels. After seeing the last half of the movie, I just had to see the beginning so I found out when it was coming on again and watched it again from the very beginning. Upon doing so, I discovered that the movie is actually quite good and I definitely recommend it to those who are interested in motocross and are also into family movies. I liked the girl power aspect as well as the family togetherness; it's quite amazing how the whole family stuck together at the end, and I found it so awesome that Andrea was good at Motocross but could still be a typical girl at the same time. It shows that girls can be good at sports and not look like tomboys. Also, the casting directors should be commended because they picked a fine cast of talented young people. This movie has a good message for the whole family and although the twins in the movie looked almost nothing alike, and Andrea would never be able to pass for Andrew in real life, sticking around for the ending is definitely well worth it. I give this movie 8/10 stars.