Dust to Glory Movie Review 2005

Son of "The Endless Summer" creator Bruce Brown, Dana Brown brings his father's sense of kineticism to the races in this high-octane documentary. The Baja 1000 is the world's more dangerous and notorious race, open to dirt bikes, souped-up VW bugs, 4x4s, and just about anything else. Its dusty trails and Mexican highways are captured in all their white-knuckled madness through the use of 50 different cameras, edited seamlessly. However, once a few of the race's more eccentric characters are introduced along the way, things slow down considerably. It takes a few jump starts to get going now and then, but overall it's a whopping 97-minute condensed version of this 16 hour trek. Racing legends Robby Gordon, Mario Andretti, and Jimmy Vasser join in the fun.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 97 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary, Deserts, Mexico, Checkered Flag

Screenplay

Dana Brown

Cinematography

Kevin Ward

Director

Dana Brown

Music

Nathan Furst

Other

George Burton Goen, Don Hale, Dana Brown, Scott Waugh

Producer

Scott Waugh, Mike McCoy, C. Rich Wislon, Brown Wa, Score International, IFC Films