I was fortunate enough to track down a copy of Challeng the Wind online. I cannot begin to tell you how impressed I was with young Mark Whittington's portrayal of Matt Harding. He tackled the role with such tenacity. I look forward to seeing Mark in future roles. His depth as a dramatic actor is unmeasurable. I highly recommend this movie to anyone with a heart.
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Challenge for worst movie ever should be the title
godlikespeed1911 April 2011
Warning: Spoilers
This year I have seen some bad films. I saw piranha, blood plus, she's the man, and The Last Airbender. This movie is worse than all four combined. I feel so stupid for spending the little money I gave for it. The acting is bad, the dialog is bad, and the warm-ups for exercise are bad. There is nothing about this movie that doesn't scream Cliché!!! The case says that the movie is uplifting in the Chariots of Fire tradition. That is false. The difference between this movie and chariots of fire is that chariots of fire is good and this makes me want to throw it away less than 10 minutes into the film. This is not worth any amount of money but if you must see it try and find it for free and even then you shouldn't see this movie.
Dull family entertainment
lor_24 May 2023
My review was written in July 1990 after watching the movie on Sell Entertainment video cassette.
"Challenge the Wind" commits the cardinal error of well-meaning family films: it's deadly dull. Best chances are in markets seeking squeaky-clean product.
Heavy regional accents punctuate the cast of this Arkansas-lened effort, headed by young Mark Whittington wh returns to his hometown to live with his grandparents. He wants to follow in his late dad's footsteps as a track star and gets added impetus when kindly grandpa (Jay Jones) cornily keels over with a fatal heart attack.
Cliched dialog often sounds like a recruiting poster. Absurd climax has Whittington forced to run to a track meet when his car breaks down and then he wins one for the gipper by delivering a speedy final leg to the team's mile relay race.
Flat, amateurish line readings hamper this modest effort.
"Challenge the Wind" commits the cardinal error of well-meaning family films: it's deadly dull. Best chances are in markets seeking squeaky-clean product.
Heavy regional accents punctuate the cast of this Arkansas-lened effort, headed by young Mark Whittington wh returns to his hometown to live with his grandparents. He wants to follow in his late dad's footsteps as a track star and gets added impetus when kindly grandpa (Jay Jones) cornily keels over with a fatal heart attack.
Cliched dialog often sounds like a recruiting poster. Absurd climax has Whittington forced to run to a track meet when his car breaks down and then he wins one for the gipper by delivering a speedy final leg to the team's mile relay race.
Flat, amateurish line readings hamper this modest effort.
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