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:''This article is about the 2001 movie. For the British TV series of the same name see Driven (TV). For the band, see The Driven. For the magazine see Driven magazine.
'''Driven''' is a 2001 movie directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone (also Producer).
Rookie driver Jimmy Bly (Kip Pardue) is tearing up this year's circuit, already winning 5 races. His brother/business manager Demille (Robert Sean Leonard) is right there with him working out endorsement deals and making sure the press come first and basically, running Jimmy's life. However, Jimmy's winning is really angering former champion Beau Brandenburg (Til Schweiger) who decides he's not doing very well this year because of his fiancee Sophia (Estella Warren). He breaks up with her, she gives him his ring back and he immediately starts winning again.
Young Jimmy Bly's team owner Carl Henry (Burt Reynolds) is concerned however because his last few races haven't gone so well. In fact, they have been horrible with Jimmy making all kinds of mental errors. Carl is seeing a pattern he's seen before with an old driver of his who destroyed his career by doing the same sort of things. He calls that driver, Joe Tanto (Stallone) and convinces him to come out of retirement so he can teach Jimmy how not to destroy his career like he did. Joe agrees and Carl replaces Jimmy's teammate, Memo Moreno (Cristián de la Fuente), with Tanto.
The side story here is that Joe's ex-wife Cathy Heguy (Gina Gershon) is now married to the driver that he replaced.
The first race Tanto is in comes down to the wire with Jimmy leading and Brandenburg a close second. Jimmy can't seem to pull away from him so Carl has Joe pit and holds him there until the leaders are about to come by. At the last second, Joe leaves the pit just in time to block out Brandenburg, allowing Jimmy to win the race. Jimmy is back in the winners circle once again and his brother is right there with him. The brother doesn't like Joe and doesn't want Jimmy talking to him.
At a bar one night Jimmy meets Sophia and they hit it off right away. They start going out and a jealous Brandenburg can't stand it. It seems like Sophia really hasn't gotten over Brandenburg yet. One night at a party in Chicago, where the prototypes of next years cars are being introduced and all the drivers are there, Brandenburg gives Sophia her ring back and they are together again. She apologizes to Jimmy but he is so upset that he takes one of the new cars and races it out of the convention center. Joe hops into another of the new cars and chases him down the streets of Chicago.
Carl decides that this whole Joe experiment is not working so he replaces Joe with his original driver.
The next race is a road course in Germany and it's another close one with Jimmy and Brandenburg fighting it out for first. Memo is supposed to be there just to protect Jimmy because he just needs one more victory to be crowned this years champion. Cathy gets on the radio and convinces Memo to "go for it" and Memo starts working his way up to third but when he tries to pass Jimmy, he clips him and Memo ends up in a horrific crash that sends him flying through the air and crashing into a lake on the far end of the course. Jimmy does a quick u-turn and drives his car to the lake and dives in after him. Brandenburg does the same and the two of them rescue Memo.
Carl is angered and decides that next year he's going to replace Jimmy with Brandenburg and negotiates a deal with Jimmy's brother who will now represent Brandenburg. With Memo now hospitalized, Joe is racing again as Jimmy's teammate. It looked like Jimmy wouldn't be able to race due to an ankle injury but Carl finally decides to clear him for the race. Jimmy's brother tries to get Brandenburg to sign the new contract but he rips it up. Sophia asks the brother how it feels to be used. Jimmy now knows the truth about his brother.
It's now the final race of the year and either Jimmy or Brandenburg can win the championship with a victory. It's another action packed race and in the final laps Joe has taken the lead but by avoiding an accident, goes flying through the air, lands safely but damages his axle. He can't block for Jimmy now and the two leaders pass him on the final lap. It's neck and neck coming down to the finish. Jimmy is starting to have a mental lapse, but then he hears Joe's words of wisdom and in a long slow motion sequence, we see Jimmy beating Brandenburg by just a few inches as Stallone crosses in third while doing donuts in his now out of control car. Jimmy is the new champion and the film ends with he, Tanto and Brandenburg, together on the podium drinking champagne.
Stallone had originally intended to make a movie based on Formula 1, attending the 1997 Italian Grand Prix and stating his goal in a press conference. However the plan to base the movie on F1 was dropped, presumably because F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone demanded too much for the film rights.
The movie was filmed at a variety of races on the Champ Car schedule, but some, including Chicago, Motegi, Detroit, and Germany, are no longer on the schedule: Chicago Motor Speedway's financial operations were suspended after Champ Car's last race there, Motegi, like many of Champ Car's teams, left for the Indy Racing League after 2002. Detroit was removed from the Champ Car schedule after the 2001 season due to lack of road surface, and Germany was suspended after Champ Car competitor Alex Zanardi lost his legs in a crash with Alex Tagliani with 13 laps to go. Zanardi would come back to finish those 13 laps in a specially modified Champ Car when Champ Car made its first (and last, to date) appearance at the EuroSpeedway. It should be noted that in ''Driven'', the German race took place on a road course, but in fact, the CART race is on an oval.
The movie premier took place at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, with several Champ Car competitors driving and demonstrating pit stops in modified Champ Cars down Hollywood Blvd. The movie only met modest success, but fared better than director Harlin's last three films, ''Deep Blue Sea'', ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'', and the critical and financial failure, ''Cutthroat Island''. The movie received horrible reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes consensus saying "Underdeveloped characters, silly plot dynamics, and obvious CG effects." The movie later spawned a video game of the same name, which, like its silver screen counterpart, only met modest success.
Reynolds' character, Carl Henry, is based on Formula 1 team owner Sir Frank Williams. Williams was in a car accident that left him in a wheelchair; Reynolds is wheelchair bound in the movie. Williams has also had a penchant for cutting drivers loose still at the top of their game, notably 1996 World Champion Damon Hill after the season. Reynolds contemplates terminating his rookie driver's contract at several points during the movie as he feels he's not tough enough to cut it in the cutthroat business of racing.
The two cars fielded by Henry carry Nextel and Motorola sponsorship and are those fielded by PacWest Racing during the 2000 season. The drivers were Mauricio Gugelmin and Mark Blundell, respectively. Blundell's helmet features his initials, MB, on the top, and the character Jimmy Bly changed it to JB for the film.
There are many cameos by actual drivers in the movie. Those who made an appearance include: Juan Pablo Montoya, Jimmy Vasser, Kenny Bräck, Adrian Fernandez, Roberto Moreno, P. J. Jones, Jean Alesi, Tony Kanaan, Michel Jourdain Jr., Tarso Marques, Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi. The character Memo Moreno (played by Cristián de la Fuente) is based on Moreno's actual career and the name is based on Moreno and Memo Gidley.
★ Sylvester Stallone - Joe Tanto
★ Burt Reynolds - Carl Henry
★ Kip Pardue - Jimmy Bly
★ Stacy Edwards - Lucretia Clan
★ Til Schweiger - Beau Brandenburg
★ Gina Gershon - Cathy Heguy
★ Estella Warren - Sophia Simone
★ Cristián de la Fuente - Memo Moreno
Even with a major advertising campaign which is estimated to have been near $10 million, the movie was a major commercial failure, and grossed only $32 million against a $91 million budget. It was also a critical flop. When Jay Leno co-hosted Ebert and Roeper, they described ''Driven'' as the worst car film ever made.
★ movie website
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★
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★ F1 Rejects Review of ''Driven''
★ GameSpot's review of the PlayStation 2 video game adaptation of the film
★ [1]
'''Driven''' is a 2001 movie directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone (also Producer).
| Contents |
| Plot |
| Production |
| Cast |
| Reception |
| Awards |
| External links |
Plot
Rookie driver Jimmy Bly (Kip Pardue) is tearing up this year's circuit, already winning 5 races. His brother/business manager Demille (Robert Sean Leonard) is right there with him working out endorsement deals and making sure the press come first and basically, running Jimmy's life. However, Jimmy's winning is really angering former champion Beau Brandenburg (Til Schweiger) who decides he's not doing very well this year because of his fiancee Sophia (Estella Warren). He breaks up with her, she gives him his ring back and he immediately starts winning again.
Young Jimmy Bly's team owner Carl Henry (Burt Reynolds) is concerned however because his last few races haven't gone so well. In fact, they have been horrible with Jimmy making all kinds of mental errors. Carl is seeing a pattern he's seen before with an old driver of his who destroyed his career by doing the same sort of things. He calls that driver, Joe Tanto (Stallone) and convinces him to come out of retirement so he can teach Jimmy how not to destroy his career like he did. Joe agrees and Carl replaces Jimmy's teammate, Memo Moreno (Cristián de la Fuente), with Tanto.
The side story here is that Joe's ex-wife Cathy Heguy (Gina Gershon) is now married to the driver that he replaced.
The first race Tanto is in comes down to the wire with Jimmy leading and Brandenburg a close second. Jimmy can't seem to pull away from him so Carl has Joe pit and holds him there until the leaders are about to come by. At the last second, Joe leaves the pit just in time to block out Brandenburg, allowing Jimmy to win the race. Jimmy is back in the winners circle once again and his brother is right there with him. The brother doesn't like Joe and doesn't want Jimmy talking to him.
At a bar one night Jimmy meets Sophia and they hit it off right away. They start going out and a jealous Brandenburg can't stand it. It seems like Sophia really hasn't gotten over Brandenburg yet. One night at a party in Chicago, where the prototypes of next years cars are being introduced and all the drivers are there, Brandenburg gives Sophia her ring back and they are together again. She apologizes to Jimmy but he is so upset that he takes one of the new cars and races it out of the convention center. Joe hops into another of the new cars and chases him down the streets of Chicago.
Carl decides that this whole Joe experiment is not working so he replaces Joe with his original driver.
The next race is a road course in Germany and it's another close one with Jimmy and Brandenburg fighting it out for first. Memo is supposed to be there just to protect Jimmy because he just needs one more victory to be crowned this years champion. Cathy gets on the radio and convinces Memo to "go for it" and Memo starts working his way up to third but when he tries to pass Jimmy, he clips him and Memo ends up in a horrific crash that sends him flying through the air and crashing into a lake on the far end of the course. Jimmy does a quick u-turn and drives his car to the lake and dives in after him. Brandenburg does the same and the two of them rescue Memo.
Carl is angered and decides that next year he's going to replace Jimmy with Brandenburg and negotiates a deal with Jimmy's brother who will now represent Brandenburg. With Memo now hospitalized, Joe is racing again as Jimmy's teammate. It looked like Jimmy wouldn't be able to race due to an ankle injury but Carl finally decides to clear him for the race. Jimmy's brother tries to get Brandenburg to sign the new contract but he rips it up. Sophia asks the brother how it feels to be used. Jimmy now knows the truth about his brother.
It's now the final race of the year and either Jimmy or Brandenburg can win the championship with a victory. It's another action packed race and in the final laps Joe has taken the lead but by avoiding an accident, goes flying through the air, lands safely but damages his axle. He can't block for Jimmy now and the two leaders pass him on the final lap. It's neck and neck coming down to the finish. Jimmy is starting to have a mental lapse, but then he hears Joe's words of wisdom and in a long slow motion sequence, we see Jimmy beating Brandenburg by just a few inches as Stallone crosses in third while doing donuts in his now out of control car. Jimmy is the new champion and the film ends with he, Tanto and Brandenburg, together on the podium drinking champagne.
Production
Stallone had originally intended to make a movie based on Formula 1, attending the 1997 Italian Grand Prix and stating his goal in a press conference. However the plan to base the movie on F1 was dropped, presumably because F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone demanded too much for the film rights.
The movie was filmed at a variety of races on the Champ Car schedule, but some, including Chicago, Motegi, Detroit, and Germany, are no longer on the schedule: Chicago Motor Speedway's financial operations were suspended after Champ Car's last race there, Motegi, like many of Champ Car's teams, left for the Indy Racing League after 2002. Detroit was removed from the Champ Car schedule after the 2001 season due to lack of road surface, and Germany was suspended after Champ Car competitor Alex Zanardi lost his legs in a crash with Alex Tagliani with 13 laps to go. Zanardi would come back to finish those 13 laps in a specially modified Champ Car when Champ Car made its first (and last, to date) appearance at the EuroSpeedway. It should be noted that in ''Driven'', the German race took place on a road course, but in fact, the CART race is on an oval.
The movie premier took place at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, with several Champ Car competitors driving and demonstrating pit stops in modified Champ Cars down Hollywood Blvd. The movie only met modest success, but fared better than director Harlin's last three films, ''Deep Blue Sea'', ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'', and the critical and financial failure, ''Cutthroat Island''. The movie received horrible reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes consensus saying "Underdeveloped characters, silly plot dynamics, and obvious CG effects." The movie later spawned a video game of the same name, which, like its silver screen counterpart, only met modest success.
Reynolds' character, Carl Henry, is based on Formula 1 team owner Sir Frank Williams. Williams was in a car accident that left him in a wheelchair; Reynolds is wheelchair bound in the movie. Williams has also had a penchant for cutting drivers loose still at the top of their game, notably 1996 World Champion Damon Hill after the season. Reynolds contemplates terminating his rookie driver's contract at several points during the movie as he feels he's not tough enough to cut it in the cutthroat business of racing.
The two cars fielded by Henry carry Nextel and Motorola sponsorship and are those fielded by PacWest Racing during the 2000 season. The drivers were Mauricio Gugelmin and Mark Blundell, respectively. Blundell's helmet features his initials, MB, on the top, and the character Jimmy Bly changed it to JB for the film.
There are many cameos by actual drivers in the movie. Those who made an appearance include: Juan Pablo Montoya, Jimmy Vasser, Kenny Bräck, Adrian Fernandez, Roberto Moreno, P. J. Jones, Jean Alesi, Tony Kanaan, Michel Jourdain Jr., Tarso Marques, Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi. The character Memo Moreno (played by Cristián de la Fuente) is based on Moreno's actual career and the name is based on Moreno and Memo Gidley.
Cast
★ Sylvester Stallone - Joe Tanto
★ Burt Reynolds - Carl Henry
★ Kip Pardue - Jimmy Bly
★ Stacy Edwards - Lucretia Clan
★ Til Schweiger - Beau Brandenburg
★ Gina Gershon - Cathy Heguy
★ Estella Warren - Sophia Simone
★ Cristián de la Fuente - Memo Moreno
Reception
Even with a major advertising campaign which is estimated to have been near $10 million, the movie was a major commercial failure, and grossed only $32 million against a $91 million budget. It was also a critical flop. When Jay Leno co-hosted Ebert and Roeper, they described ''Driven'' as the worst car film ever made.
Awards
| Group | Award | Won? |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards | ||
| Worst Picture |
| Group | Award | Won? |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards | ||
| Worst Supporting Actress to Estella Warren |
| Group | Award | Won? |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards | ||
| Worst Screenplay |
External links
★ movie website
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★
★
★ F1 Rejects Review of ''Driven''
★ GameSpot's review of the PlayStation 2 video game adaptation of the film
★ [1]
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