Race the Sun
Brief Synopsis
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The call themselves "lolo"--lowly locals in Hawaiian slang--and they've already learned a hard lesson: all they should look forward to in life is mediocrity and failure. These low-income, multi-ethnic teenagers don't expect anything from themselves, because nobody else does, until the day the new sc
Cast & Crew
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Charles Kanganis
Director
John Negro Ponte
Jo-anne Cahill
Kuni Hashimoto
Harry Pavlidis
Kevin Tighe
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Sports
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Sydney, Australia; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
The call themselves "lolo"--lowly locals in Hawaiian slang--and they've already learned a hard lesson: all they should look forward to in life is mediocrity and failure. These low-income, multi-ethnic teenagers don't expect anything from themselves, because nobody else does, until the day the new science teacher arrives at Kona Pali High. For some reason, Sandra Beecher is different from their other teachers--she actually thinks they can, and should, learn something in school. With her encouragement, a handful of her least-likely students tackle a science project that would challenge even the best and the brightest: they decide to build and race a very special car. Powered by the sun--and by the newfound pride that burns in the Kona Pali High students' hearts--the fragile vehicle will take them all the way across the Australian continent on a journey of wonder and self-discovery.
Director
Charles Kanganis
Director
Cast
John Negro Ponte
Jo-anne Cahill
Kuni Hashimoto
Harry Pavlidis
Kevin Tighe
Gabrielle Hammond
Tyler Coppin
Robyn Moore
Jimmy Sadeli
Rostislav Orel
Franko Milostnik
Bill Hunter
Marc Gray
Jeff Truman
Robert Hughes
Michael Lynn Burgess
James Belushi
Steve Zahn
Prasitt Clifton
Vera Hong
Clarence Dahy
Monroe Reimers
Nadja Pionilla
Sara Tanaka
Archer Lyttle
Casey Affleck
Adriane Napualani Uganiza
Eliza Dushku
Amanda Wenban
Rick Adams
Jeamin Lee
J Moki Cho
Dion Basco
Anthony Ruivivar
Marshall Napier
Halle Berry
Tim Aris
John Alan Su
Piero Von Arnim
Joel Edgerton
Crew
Blondel Aidoo
Visual Effects
Russell Allan
Stunts
Lyn Askew
Costume Supervisor
Wenden K Baldwin
Main Title Design
Jason Bath
Other
Graham Beatty
Visual Effects
Lyle Beckmann
Visual Effects
David Bergad
Sound Editor
Sharon Bialy
Casting
Lester Bishop
Key Grip
Christie Black
Accounting Assistant
Kerry Blakeman
Stunts
Greg Blandy
Stunts
Andrew Blustain
Apprentice
Jason Boland
Photography
Glenn Boswell
Stunt Coordinator
John Breslin
Other
Wendy Greene Bricmont
Editor
Joseph Briski
Assistant
Herman Bron
Visual Effects
David Brown
Stunts
Dave Bryden
Color Timer
Patsy Buchan
Other
David Burr
Director Of Photography
Mary Burton
Makeup
Carolyn Calvert
Assistant Editor
Phillippa Carnemolla
Graphics
Sergei Chadiloff
Other
Robin Clifton
Location Manager
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio
Sound Effects
Terry Cook
Grip
Kathy Courtney
Makeup Assistant
Phil Cross
Steadicam Operator
Phil Cross
Camera
Judith Cruden
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Mary Lou Da Rosa
Wardrobe
Harry Dakanalis
Stunts
Enid Dalkoff
Visual Effects
Dar Davies
Stunts
Tobin Davis
Assistant Sound Editor
Jane Dawkins
Extras Casting Assistant
Jonathan Desprez
Production
Robert Donaldson
Assistant Director
Malcolm Donkin
Production Assistant
Nash Edgerton
Stunts
Brian Ellison
Stunts
Abe Elshaikl
Video Playback
Ross Emery
Camera Operator
Gilliam Farrow
Props Assistant
Malcolm Fife
Foley Editor
Peter Foster
Other
Jack Friedman
Boom Operator
Carmen Galan
Other
Reg Garside
Lighting Technician
Mark Gatt
Production
Barbara Gibbs
Unit Production Manager
Alex Gibson
Music Editor
Colin Gibson
Art Director
Aura Gilge
Assistant Sound Editor
Darren Gilmore
Stunts
Rodney Glasscock
Production Assistant
Errol Glossenbury
Visual Effects
Nikki Goley
Makeup Artist
Nikki Goley
Hair Stylist
Allison Gordon-kohler
Casting Associate
Murray Gosson
Props
Roger Graham
Stunts
Stephen Gray
Other
Mark Green
Music Editor
Tony Greenhill
Visual Effects
Dan Hamilton
Other
Ian Hamilton
Assistant Director
Steve Hawker
Production Assistant
Karan Headley
Production Assistant
John Heaney
Stunts
Mo Henry
Negative Cutting
Richard Heus
Unit Director
Richard Heus
Producer
Jim Hewitson
Production Assistant
Kim Hilder
Visual Effects
Gary Hill
Best Boy
Richard Hobbs
Art Director
Gavin Hodson
Stunts
Simon Holmes
Production Assistant
Nicola Hughes-nutting
Production Assistant
Matt Inglis
Other
Anne Johns
Casting
Scott C Johnson
Grip
Gary Jones
Music Producer
Adam Joyce
Assistant
Mike Kelly
Camera
Summer Ku'ulei Kirn
Coproducer
Steven R. Kutcher
Animal Wrangler
James Lebrecht
Sound Editor
David Lee
Sound Recordist
Liane Lee
Art Department Coordinator
Michael Lendrum
Other
Mark Levinson
Adr Editor
Danny Lockett
Grip
Paula Lourie
Assistant Editor
Darren Loveday
Production
Simon Lucas
Production Assistant
Tony Lynch
Stunts
Karen Mahood
Assistant Director
Catherine Mansill
Assistant Art Director
Faith Martin
Casting
Michelle Mcgahey
Art Director
Norman Mcgeoch
Special Effects
Ian Mcgovock
Production
Richard Mcgrath
Assistant Director
Mark Mckinley
Production
Wil Milne
Unit Manager
T J Morgan
Visual Effects
Barry Morrow
Screenplay
Barry Morrow
Producer
Arwen Munro
Other
John Murch
Visual Effects
Trish Newton
Makeup Artist
Nick Ng
Other
David Nichols
Executive Producer
Chris Norris
Visual Effects
John Nutt
Sound Editor
Peter Owens
Visual Effects
David Parker
Rerecording
Patricia Passlow
Accounting Assistant
Owen Paterson
Production Designer
Julia Peters
Production Coordinator
Tapio Piituloinen
Other
Phil Pike
Other
Marco Pinesi
Production
Beverly Pinnas
Assistant Editor
Kevin Plummer
Production Accountant
Andrew Power
Assistant Director
Tad Pride
Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Quinn
Sound Editor
Paul Ranford
Other
Graeme Revell
Music Composer
Barbara Ring
Production Coordinator
Dave Roberts
Special Effects Coordinator
Charles Rotherham
Assistant Director
Steve Rundell
Executive Producer
Danny Ryan
Stunts
Amanda J Scarano
Assistant
Fiona Scott
Assistant Art Director
Marc J Scott
Visual Effects
Michael Semanick
Rerecording
Paul Jay Shrater
Assistant
Dan Smith
Stunts
Marcus H Smith
Production
Joan Sobel
Assistant Editor
Sotiri Sotiropoulos
Stunts
John Spence
Editor
Herb Squires
Coproducer
Beau St. Clair
Associate Producer
Hans Stutz
Other
Julie Talbot
Choreographer
John Thiris
Accounting Assistant
Hans Tholstrup
Special Thanks To
Eric Todd
Scenic Artist
Jim Townley
Photography
Janice Tso
Visual Effects
Kate Turner
Assistant Director
Bernadette Van Gyen
Stunts
Aron Walker
Grip
Dan Wallin
Music
Nic Watt
Other
David Weston
Production Assistant
Judy Whitehead
Script Supervisor
Kristin Whitfield
Casting
Pamela Wilis
Script Supervisor
Dave Williamson
Director Of Photography
Dallas Wilson
Visual Effects
Margot Wilson
Costume Designer
Joshua Winget
Music Editor
Lawrence Woodward
Stunts
Mary Works
Sound Editor
Lea Worth
Set Decorator
Philip Worth
Construction Manager
Colin Wyatt
Other
Simon Zanker
Hairdresser
Barbra Zussino
Wardrobe
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Sports
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Sydney, Australia; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video October 3, 1996
Released in United States on Video October 8, 1996
Released in United States Spring March 22, 1996
Began shooting April 6, 1995.
Completed shooting June 22, 1995.
Released in United States Spring March 22, 1996
Released in United States on Video October 3, 1996
Released in United States on Video October 8, 1996
