Born Champion
Directed byAron Schifman
Screenplay byJoe Hart
Produced byAnna Malova
StarringJosh Aubin
Dan Haggerty
Leslie Ryan
Jenna Fischer
Elyse Rogers
CinematographyMichael Goi
Edited byFred Roth
Production
companies
Porchlight Entertainment
American Film Productions, Inc
Distributed byPeacock Films
Dantalon Entertainment
Release date
  • October 11, 1998 (1998-10-11)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Born Champion is a 1998 American sports film written by Joe Hart, directed by Aron Schifman and starring Dan Haggerty, Kathleen Gati, Jenna Fischer, Josh Aubin, Leslie Ryan and Elyse Rogers.[1][2]

The low-budget film is notable for being the feature debut of Fischer.

Plot

With his family experiencing difficulties following his father's motocross-related death, teenager Danny Stewart is forbidden from participating in the sport by his mother. Ignoring his mother's wishes, Danny and a retired motorbike mechanic, Buck, manage to buy a motorbike. They start a training routine to prepare for a significant race.

Cast

Production

Filming

In her memoir, The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide, Fischer states she was paid approximately $300 for her role in the film. She said the film was "basically the same plot as The Karate Kid, except instead of karate he did motocross". Fischer had been acting professionally for three years upon the release of Born Champion, and it was her first widely distributed feature film role.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Fans of Jenna Fischer". jennaxfischer.livejournal.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  2. ↑ Schifman, Aron, Born Champion (Drama), Dan Haggerty, Kathleen Gati, Jenna Fischer, Josh Aubin, retrieved 2021-04-10
  3. ↑ Jenna Fischer (14 November 2017). The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide. BenBella Books, Incorporated. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-944648-23-7.


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