Average American boy Chuck Murdock goes on a school outing to a nuclear weapons facility, where he learns about the destructive power that sits at the fingertips of the military. Knowing that the world could end with the push of a button, he protests against nuclear war by walking out on his Little League team during a game. Chuck's stunt ends up in the local paper, and as the story snowballs, basketball star "Amazing Grace" Smith decides to boycott sports, too.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- TriStar Pictures, Rastar Productions, Turnstar, David Field Productions
Keywords
- usa president
- sports
- montana
- nuclear weapons
- little league
- exploding airplane
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Top Cast
Joshua Zuehlke as Chuck Murdock
Alex English as "Amazing Grace" Smith
Jamie Lee Curtis as Lynn Taylor
William L. Petersen as Russell
Gregory Peck as President
Harvey Martin as Mad Dog
Michael Bowen as Hot Dog
J.P. Gabriel as Big Guy
Top Crew
Mike Newell · Director
David Field · Writer
Elmer Bernstein · Composer
Robert Elswit · Cinematographer
Peter Hollywood · Editor
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