Born to Race (2011 film)

Born to Race is a 2011 film directed by Alex Ranarivelo, and stars Joseph Cross and John Pyper-Ferguson.

Plot

Born To Race is the story of Danny Krueger (Joseph Cross), a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal street race, he is sent to a small town to live with his estranged father (John Pyper-Ferguson), a washed up NASCAR racer. Attending to High School, Danny meets Jessica (Nicole Bandaan). She invites him to a party. Attempting to integrate Danny accepts the invitation. At the party Danny runs into the local hot shot Jake Kendall (Brando Eaton). The two characters clash. Jake rules the neighborhood with fierce and Danny will have to live up to those standards in order to become accepted, which means that he shall have to race again.

Meanwhile the relationship between Danny and his father has its own ups and downs. Danny cannot get over the fact that his father has left him and his mother when he was still a young child. In his struggle to find his ways in his new hometown he cannot get around his father and through dialogue the two slowly become to realize that they have more in common then they were suspecting. When Danny decides to enter the NHRA High School Drags, he is forced to seek his father's help in taking down his rival Jake Kendall.

Cast

• Joseph Cross as Danny Krueger
• John Pyper-Ferguson as Frank Krueger
• Brando Eaton as Jake Kendall
• Nicole Badaan as Jessica
• Sherry Stringfield as Lisa Abrams
• Spencer Breslin as Max
• Christina Moore as Ms. Parker
• Erik Kingas Mr. Briggs
• Johanna Braddy as Rachel
• Matt McCoy as Joe
• Grant Showas Jimmy Kendall
• Walter Perez as Tony
• Michael Esparza as Sanchez
• Ali Afshar as Himself
• Whitmer Thomas as Harry

External links

• Born to Race at the Internet Movie Database