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Winning (1969)

Winning (1969)
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Successful racecar driver Capua (Paul Newman) falls in love with Elora (Joanne Woodward). The two marry and settle down with Elora's 13-year-old son Charley (Richard Thomas). The honeymoon is short-lived as Capua must spend his time away from home on the racing circuit. Soon the racer's luck begins to change as his main rival Luther Erding (Robert Wagner) begins to best him at every race. Capua has a one-track mind and realizes too late that his wife is being lapped by the rival racer not only on the track but in the bedroom as well. He comes home to find his wife in bed with Luther, and he promptly leaves. Young Charley hitchhikes across country in an attempt to bring the couple towards a reconciliation. Richard Thomas, who would later star in the television series "The Waltons," makes his film debut. Spectacular footage from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and Indianapolis is used, including a 17-car pile-up. Cameo appearances are made by racers Bobby Unsur and Tony Human. After doing all his own driving during filming, Paul Newman would develop a lifelong passion for auto racing beginning with this film. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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Starring:
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, (more)
Director(s):
James Goldstone
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Winning

Successful racecar driver Capua (Paul Newman) falls in love with Elora (Joanne Woodward). The two marry and settle down with Elora's 13-year-old son Charley (Richard Thomas). The honeymoon is short-lived as Capua must spend his time away from home on the racing circuit. Soon the racer's luck begins to change as his main rival Luther Erding (Robert Wagner) begins to best him at every race. Capua has a one-track mind and realizes too late that his wife is being lapped by the rival racer not only on the track but in the bedroom as well. He comes home to find his wife in bed with Luther, and he promptly leaves. Young Charley hitchhikes across country in an attempt to bring the couple towards a reconciliation. Richard Thomas, who would later star in the television series "The Waltons," makes his film debut. Spectacular footage from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and Indianapolis is used, including a 17-car pile-up. Cameo appearances are made by racers Bobby Unsur and Tony Human. After doing all his own driving during filming, Paul Newman would develop a lifelong passion for auto racing beginning with this film. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
123 mins

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Director(s):
James Goldstone
Writer(s):
Howard Rodman
Producer(s):
John C. Foreman
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
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    Travis M.

    This is a film that has what I call inconsequential moments. People talking about being scared of the dark, brushing their teeth, talking about paying the motel bill, etc. At least 1/3 of the movie is scenes that do nothing to add to the story or advance the character development. There is no flow to the movie at all and scenes often happen in what appears to be random order sometimes. Another 1/3 of the movie is consumed by his relationship with a town bike played by Joanne Woodward and there is no chemistry between the two at all and their relationship lurches from scene to scene. When she strays, there is really no rhyme or reason for it and it's dumped on the movies lap as a phony plot device to try to create a story where there is not one. The racing scenes will win no prize up against Grand Prix or Le Mans, but actually that is probably the saving grace for those that may want a glimpse of racing at that time, as weak as the scenes may be.

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    John S.

    A rare, boring movie with Paul Newman.

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    Mark M.

    This movie is mostly a soap opera chick flick. Along about chapter 11 is when the racing starts and they do a magnificent job with the racing. There are no extras on the DVD which is a big disappointment. PL Newman and a couple of other people should have put a commentary on this thing. He's a champ car owner. He knows about both racing and movies. They could answer questions like if Wagner and Newman are on the same team why does one car have an Offy and the other a Ford? Oh well. If you like soap operas the first half and the last part are for you. If you love racing or at least a well done action flick without the overdone cheesy CGI effects the racing part is great. Together, they don't work. Gee Whiz. I remember this thing being better than it is. Rent Le Mans, or maybe they will finally come out with Grand Prix, which is also a soap opera, but it has a lot more racing.

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