Rating: PG
Genre:
Sports & Recreation
Theatrical Release: 04/01/2005(USA
Release Date: 08/23/2005
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 97 min
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Documentary filmmaker
Dana Brown, who created a visually striking look at the world of surfing in 2003's
Step Into Liquid, hits dry land running in this portrait of the world of off-road racing. The Baja 1000 is one of the world's premier desert racing events; taking place both on and off the roads in and around Baja California, the annual road rally pits drivers against punishing conditions as they attempt to cover the thousand-mile course in 36 hours or less. With a wide variety of different vehicles competing -- from modified trucks to stock Volkswagens --
Dust to Glory takes viewers into the middle of the race, with camera crews following in the action while several drivers race with cameras mounted to their cars for a "you are there" perspective.
Dust to Glory also puts a special focus on driver
Mike "Mouse" McCoy, who hopes to achieve a unique distinction as one of the first drivers to drive the entire one-thousand-mile course by himself (most vehicles employ a team of drivers for the long and demanding race).
Dust to Glory director
Dana Brown is the son of
Bruce Brown, director of such legendary
sports films as
The Endless Summer and
On Any Sunday.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Dana Brown brings his family's knack for capturing unreal sports footage to a new level with
Dust to Glory, an exhilarating rush of speed, power, and edge-of-your-seat throttle from the Baha 1,000-mile race. Visually, the film is a marvel, with p.o.v. shots intercut with aerial footage that puts you into the action of the soot-covered mayhem. By covering various members in each of the main title classes,
Brown gives fitting time to everyone from major corporate-sponsored celebrities to the more intimate generational tales that follow countless numbers of the competitors. Compelling and endlessly exciting,
Dust to Glory is a visceral feast that captures the lunacy and mad rush that makes people come back to Baha each year.
~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
