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Downhill Racer
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0097360691030
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Original Language), AnalogFrench (Original Language), AnalogGerman (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: March 22, 1990
Studio: Paramount
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Editorial Review:
Robert Redford stars in this excellent 1969 film about a selfish and ambitious athlete who wants to break records at the Olympics but not participate in the teamwork emphasized by his coach (Gene Hackman). Redford comes across as a rare heel, and the film's understated tone keeps the focus on characters and sundry themes important to director Michael Ritchie (The Candidate): the sacrifices of the race, the price of winning, the fear of losing. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Worth seeing again
Besides having some really good skiing scenes, there's a beautiful young Robert Redford. That's always worth a second, third and fourth look for we ladies.
Rating: - Understated Study of a Loner
The opening sequence of "Downhill Racer" gets the adrenalin flowing - plenty of softly photographed downhill action accompanied the crisp jazz notes of composer Kenyon Hopkins' first-rate score. Then the film settles down to a pace befitting its core: a quiet study of a loner, exhibiting strained relations with most everyone around him, as he develops the zone he intends to maintain for victory.
In this somewhat contrarian role on the heels of his charming "Sundance Kid" performance, ... Read More
Rating: - Please Put On DVD!!!
Please put this reknowned Robert Redford skiing movie on DVD!!It would make a great contribution!!
Rating: - Downhill Racer - a must see!
I kick off every Ski Season by popping in my old vhs copy of Downhill Racer. It is one of the few, if not the only, ski films out there that is able to capture the american ski scene and culture in the late 60's as vividly and honestly as this film does. The Redford character is rather complex actually, a loner, a selfish and self indulgent athlete with great talent ... a talent never recognized or appreciated by his father. So perhaps it was a troubled and sad family life that fostered the cocky ... Read More
Rating:  - Almost like a Sking Docudrama - but some weak points
When it comes to Robert Redford, I am a huge fan. Redford is very famous for his role as Roy Hobbs in "The Natural" - a movie that many consider one of the greatest Baseball movies of all-time. What many people don't realize is that earlier in his career Redford did another sports film - this one dealt with downhill skiing. This movie is simply titled "Downhill Racer". This movie is a very different movie than "The Natural". Although from a plot standpoint, it is not as compelling ... Read More
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