Amazing Grace and Chuck

"A boy raised a question, a man answered and the world paid attention."

Oct 24 1987 PG 1h 54m
Drama, Sport

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.

Plot

Chuck Murdock is an all American kid living in a sleepy town in Montana. He is the top pitcher of the little league team as well. After taking a tour of a nuclear silo, Chuck decides to quit playing little league until nuclear weapons are disarmed. Boston Celtic Amazing Grace Smith hears about Chuck's exploits, and decides to do the same thing. Amazing then moves to the young boy's town to live. More athletes follow suit as well. The town begins to hate Chuck and his family, and this makes Chuck's father angry. But can one kid's message make the world listen?

Written by

David Field

Directed by

Mike Newell

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis, Gregory Peck, Dean Alexander

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Delphi IV Productions, TriStar Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,586
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA