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The Boy in Blue | 
| Director: Charles Jarrott Actors: Nicolas Cage, Cynthia Dale, Christopher Plummer, David Naughton, Sean Sullivan Studio: 20th Century Fox Category: DVD
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Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 30628
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc Language: English (Original Language) Rating: R (Restricted) Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 100 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2232469D UPC: 024543224686 EAN: 0024543224686 ASIN: B000BZISW6
Theatrical Release Date: January 17, 1986 Release Date: February 7, 2006 Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Product Description Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 06/12/2007 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: R
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The Boy in Blue December 26, 2008 nicolascagefantothemax It is a very good story, which is pretty much true. I did some research and the differences in the film are for arts sake.
It is a great early film by Nicolas Cage. If you are a Nicolas Cage fan you will like this movie.
A rare chance to see a talented Canadian actress. April 6, 2008 William P. Cunnings Cynthia Dale is the finest musical actress in the world but has had little exposure. No one woman has her physical beauty, dancing skill, wonderful singing voice and acting ability today or in any other era. Unfortunately she was not able to display her talents in this role.
The love will win agent all the odds! June 11, 2007 Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The boy in blue is a very simple story so many times seen before, about a distinguished rower, an absolute human marvel in what concerns to employ all his energies in order to compete and win.
As you may expect, there will be a nice girl and an obvious happy ending. It's so predictable that you should realize there' s nothing new under the sun, unless you as me watch it on an executive bus from Valencia to Caracas a Saturday morning. .
A real treat! March 7, 2007 Tom Plum (Roswell, NM United States) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've enjoyed getting on the rowing machine at the gym; and day dream, if I were lucky enough to be one of those collegiate scullers; well, here is an interesting perspective on this sport; and just like ol' time American cycling with Major Taylor at the turn of the century; this movie shows, before full acceptance of American football; basketball etcetera, other sports were vying for the main stage of America's attention in the sports arena. I am not aware of the exact time frame but it is clearly from around some time back then, maybe the "Great White Hope" was from around the same era as well.
In some ways, maybe it does follow a sports movie format; underdog overcoming the odds like in Hoosiers or Rocky; but the sport is unique. Maybe if I were Canadian I'd give it 5 stars, 4 stars still shows it is a good movie; a real gem in fact.
Hard to find rowing film September 2, 2005 N. McAfee (Seattle WA USA) Films on rowing are hard to find. This film is a great testament to the hard work it takes to excell at a difficult sport and is quite inspirational! This is a true story of courage and grit. Anyone who likes rowing will enjoy this film.
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