Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)
“A boy raised a question, a man answered and the world paid attention.”
Movie19871h 54mEnglish
Our verdict
Average
Viewers are divided; lower your expectations.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 20 ratings.
Movie review: Amazing Grace and Chuck
Amazing Grace and Chuck is a film from 1987. It is catalogued under Drama. Its listed tagline is “A boy raised a question, a man answered and the world paid attention.”
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 5.9/10 based on 20 votes.
Production
Release date: May 22, 1987 · Runtime: 114 minutes · Original language: English · Reported revenue: $4,000,000
Cast
Joshua Zuehlke
Alex English
Jamie Lee Curtis
William L. Petersen
Gregory Peck
Michael Bowen
Lee Richardson
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