Supercross (film)

Infobox Film
name = Supercross

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imdb_id = 0403016
writer = Ken Solarz
Bart Baker
starring = Steve Howey
Mike Vogel
Cameron Richardson
Sophia Bush
Aaron Carter
Channing Tatum
director = Steve Boyum
producer = Steve Austin
Johnathan Bogner
Richard Gabai
Nzinga Garvey
David Borg
J. Todd Harris
Greg McDonald
Louis J. Pearlman
Stuart Rawitt
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = August 17, 2005
runtime = 80 minutes
language = English
budget =

"Supercross" is a 2005 action/drama film directed by Steve Boyum and starring Steve Howey and Mike Vogel. The movie is a mixture of youthful relationships set in the intense world of professional Supercross.

Film Production

"Supercross: The Movie" is the full title of the 35mm color motion picture, first presented in Brentwood during a motorcycle event on the evening of August 17, 2004, then on August 19 released into full world-wide theatrical distribution. The director of photography for the dramatic segments was William Wages. Talk is that he was asked to re-create a sort of "olden times" look to the movie, by purposely underexposing the film. The grainy and at times thin film is in contrast with the deep and clear cycle racing photography. Among the very finest action film makers are to be credited with the high quality look during actual motorcycle race events, that features the work of a sky train cinema camera helped along by top notch film production experts. Corporate team work created for the movie some of the best imagery that Clear Channel has to offer. Also, Steve Boyum excelled during his strong points of motorcycle race and stunt work photography. To make the filming story line, actors and actor double cycle racers David Castillo and Rich Taylor had to qualify for the cycle racing competition events up through and including the World Supercross Championship final race. During the finals, there was also a ten minute break between the racing events, so that the stunt doubles could complete some work needed to film specific contest action during the movie's final minutes. Modeled sound effects mix it up with an IMAX style combination of extreme close-up and fine focus film footage during most of the actual Motocross and Supercross live action events. The Las Vegas Supercross final events live action filmed using an over-the-stadium cable camera, brings a new dimension to motorcycle racing cinematography.

Plot Synopsis

General Plot Overview: The story takes place after one of the original "old time" dirt bike racers has died tragically. While struggling with the heartbreak and lingering grief about the loss of their father, his two sons develop a sense of brotherly love and friendship for each other with the intense competition found riding dirt bikes on the desert dunes out by Lancaster. Its tough for anyone to compete with the well financed factory riders who have everything they want handed to them. These two brothers must work for everything they get, with their hot girlfriends along for the ride. Every day presents a new chance for success or disaster, and these two boys try their best to move past show-room contestants and corporate moguls. While new to this arena of high-stakes gamble combined with potential adversity, with excellence of craft dexterity learned out on custom desert course tracks and from flying over sand dunes, each son struggles to carve his way to the checkered flag. Along with their father's "never say die" attitude, soon they risk it all for a chance at the fortunes found in the world of Championship Supercross...

Very Detailed Plot Overview: The movie opens out in the deserts of California where Carlyle brothers KC (Steve Howey) and Trip (Mike Vogel) are sitting on their two dirt bikes. They are both supercross riders. They are 'privateer' riders, which means they aren't yet corporate sponsored. KC and his brother are very close, but also very opposite. Trip is more of a risk taker. He's a ladies man and doesn't seem to take things too seriously. Trip is also the better supercross rider too. KC is a more cautious rider than his brother, but still pretty good. KC's recently deceased father was also a Supercross rider, a very popular one. KC and Trip take off on their bikes ripping through the sand of the desert. During the opening credits the supercross riders do flips and high jumps on the track.

Cut to KC and Trip cleaning a swimming pool for some rich people. KC and Trip own their own pool cleaning company. Trip says to KC that the girl who lives in the house has a crush on KC and them two should hook up sometime. KC laughs it off and continues cleaning the pool. Trip jumps in the pool and KC yells at him. Trip never takes anything serious. He just rather have some fun. KC jumps in after him. A girl named Zoe (Sophia Bush) comes walking up to the pool and tells the brothers to get out. The brothers apologize and Zoe smiles at KC. After KC and Trip arrive home, they unload their truck full of cleaning supplies. The two go inside and talk about how a big supermotto-racing event is coming up at Apple Valley and they want to attend. Some friends of theirs come over and they all fix up their dirt bikes. Trip makes jokes about how KC should go ask Zoe to the racing event.

KC thinks this is a good idea so he takes a ride back over to Zoe's house. He hands her a flyer to the big event and the two flirt. Zoe says she will come watch KC race. We cut to the Apple Valley dirt racetrack. Everyone is doing some last minute adjustments to their dirt bikes. KC and Trip are fixing up their bikes and Zoe walks over to them. KC and Zoe hug and they go off. Trip is fixing up his bike and a blondie named Piper (Cameron Richardson) comes up to him and gives him some pointers. She is a supercross rider. Trip is introduced to her family, father Earl (Robert Patrick) and young brother Owen (Aaron Carter), the latter who is also a supercross rider.

Trip and KC line up along all the other competitors at the starting line, looking at each other, and the flag is waved. The race has started. Some riders do some major jumps and flips, but it's Trip and KC who are the closest to the finish line. Being extremely competitive Trip pushes his limits and hits some debris on the track and spins out of control. His bike crashes into KC's bike and the two wipeout. Owen wins the race. Next we see KC and Trip back in the pits fixing up their bikes. KC yells at Trip for crashing into him during the race. Trip just laughs and says it was an accident. Piper comes up to them and joins the two as they fix their bikes.

A man named Clay Sparks (Robert Carradine) goes up to KC. Clay owns a company called Nami, which sponsors supercross riders. He tells KC that he is a wonderful rider, and he would like if KC and Trip came down to Nami to take a look around. KC and Trip agree. The next day at Nami, Clay shows the brothers around. He takes them to meet his son Rowdy (Channing Tatum), the best rider that Nami has.

Rowdy joins in while the Carlyle brothers test ride Nami bikes on Nami's private track. In an attempt to show "...how the big dog rolls..." an intense impromptu race ensues, Rowdy catches air on his bike and slams into Trip's bike. After the race, Trip loses his temper and gets into a confrontation with Rowdy, but then gets separated.

Clay goes up to KC and says he has a lot of potential. Clay asks KC if he wants to be sponsored by Nami and KC gladly accepts. Trip is disappointed. That night, Trip and KC go back home, arguing about how KC is going to be sponsored. KC says he knows Trip is a better racer than him, but lost the opportunity because of his outburst. Trip goes to a local biker bar, where he runs into Piper. On the way out of the bar, Trip, feeling bold, admires a biker's bike up close. The irritated biker tells Trip to look, but don't touch. Trip suggests a race. Negotiations go to pink slips, but the biker isn't interested in Trip's dirt bike. The biker suggests Trip's pool cleaning truck as fair stakes for his bike. The race is on. At first Trip has the lead, but the biker edges him out in the end. Trip goes home and meets up with KC, who yells at Trip for losing the pool cleaning truck.

We go to another supercross racing event. Before the race starts, Trip and Piper make repairs on their dirt bikes. The two go into Piper's trailer and begin to make out. Meanwhile, KC is hanging out with Rowdy, Clay and the rest of the Nami riders. Clay makes KC, Rowdy's wingman, which means KC will race in all the major racing events that Rowdy gets into. KC job is to block out the other riders, so Rowdy can win. Real-life supercross pro Tyler Evans goes up to KC and says that he will be looking forward to seeing KC in the upcoming Las Vegas Motocross Championship, which is like the World Series/Super Bowl of supercross.

All the riders get ready at the start line. They take off. For the next couple minutes, we see the riders going through whoops and jumps. KC is near the leaders, yet must hold back and block for Rowdy, who eventually wins. In the end, KC comes in fourth place, doing his job yet, feeling disappointed.

The next day we see Trip and KC hanging out at home with a few friends. Zoe and KC are in the bedroom. They start to make out, but are interrupted by Trip, which irritates KC. KC says that Trip is very immature and that without him, Trip would be homeless. During this argument of who carries who and who is more responsible, etc., Trip yells at KC, then storms out of the house. Trip goes to visit Piper at her family's ranch. Trip meets Piper's dad Earl, who says that he knew Trip's father, and that he was a good man. Earl takes Trip into the farmhouse, which is a shop/garage. Earl offers Trip his race bike and partial sponsorship, as an opportunity to realize his dreams.

KC is fed up with being Rowdy's wingman, as Nami never intends on supporting him to win. KC meets up with the Nami guys, unaware of his new race-to-win strategy, as they prepare the bikes for the race. KC and Trip meet up and exchange some words. The riders get ready to race, the flag is waved and the race begins. After a couple of minutes of intense race scenes, Rowdy, Trip and KC are near the front of the pack. Trip realizes his brother is out to win. Trip plays wingman for his brother and takes a fall for KC when Rowdy tries to block pass KC. This causes Trip to loose control while going up a jump and crash. KC takes the win. Paramedics rush over to Trip who is badly hurt.

KC goes to the hospital after the race to find Trip. The doctor approaches KC and says Trip broke his leg and has head trauma, and that he shouldn't race again. KC goes in to visit Trip. Trip apologizes for being difficult to him lately. KC apologizes also, saying that because of the whole Nami thing, sponsorship, being wingman, etc. he hasn't been himself lately. The two make up and the realization sets in that the final supercross race is coming up soon. KC has to prepare.

The next day we see KC meeting up with Clay at Nami's training sight. Clay, disappointed that KC won at Rowdy's expense,says he has a new racer, KC's replacement. KC meets up with Trip at Piper's place, and tells Trip that he isn't with Nami anymore. Earl, Piper's dad, comes in and sponsors KC for the final supercross race. He says millions of screaming fans, as well as, ESPN will be at this event.

The Las Vegas Motocross Championship finally arrives. Zoe, Trip and Piper are in the audience cheering on KC. KC meets up with Rowdy and they get into an altercation, but it is broken up. They check their bikes and get ready to race. The riders go to the start line. The green flag is dropped and the race begins. In the early minutes, many riders crash and/or taken out. Rowdy and KC are some of the few left on the track. They come close to the finish line and Rowdy has the lead. Rowdy keeps checking and looking back at KC, who is on his heels. KC speeds up, passes Rowdy with a break check. The crowd goes wild as KC wins the race.

Trip, Piper and Zoe hurry over to congratulate him. Zoe tells KC that he deserves this. He responds be saying it's time to get famous.

Cast

*Steve Howey as K.C. Carlyle
*Mike Vogel as Trip Carlyle
*Cameron Richardson as Piper Cole
*Sophia Bush as Zoe Lang
*Channing Tatum as Rowdy Sparks
*Ian M. Kintzle as Taylor
*Robert Carradine as Clay Sparks
*Robert Patrick as Earl Cole
*Aaron Carter as Owen Cole
*J. D. Pardo as Chuy
*Jamie Little as Herself
*Ricky Carmichael as Himself
*Erin Lear as Rowdy's Hairstylist
*Alana Austin as Rider's Girlfriend

External links

* [http://www.supercrossmovie.com/ Official Internet Site]
* [http://www.supercrossmovie.com/home.html "Supercross: The Movie" Theatrical Release Site]
* [http://www.supercrossdvd.com/ "Supercross" DVD Release Site]
*imdb title|id=0403016|title=Supercross
* [http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/supercross Trailer at Apple.com]
* [http://www.supercross.com/feature.php?id=522 Preview at Supercross.com]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1221652605760006540&q=supercross "Supercross" Video (Clip) at Google]
* [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927917?categoryid=31&cs=1 Film at Variety]
* [http://www.clutchandchrome.com/Reviews/supercross.htm Reviews at Clutch & Chrome]
* [http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2005/08/18/1177596.html Movies at Jam:Showbiz]
* [http://labutaca.net/films/35/supercross.htm Revista de Cine a La Butaca]
* [http://www.ugo.com/channels/dvd/features/supercross/default.asp "Supercross" DVD Review at UGO.com]
* [http://wwwdb.oscars.org:8100/servlet/impc.DisplayCredits?vetted=T&primekey_in=1516 "Supercross" credits at Oscars.org]