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Unexpected Race (2018)

Unexpected Race poster
Original title
The Unexpected Race
Directed by
Stephen Groo
Genre
fantasy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A fantasy race takes place with unexpected participants. The story follows a group of characters in a whimsical competition.

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What happens

The Unexpected Race is a 2018 American fantasy film starring Jack Black, Jon Heder and Clint Pulver. Unexpected Race was written, directed, and produced by Stephen Groo. It is a remake of Groo's 2003 film of the same name. The film premiered at the 2018 Sydney Underground Film Festival. Jack Black was introduced to director Groo's films by Jared Hess, director of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre. Black, who had starred in Nacho Libre, became a huge fan of Groo's and volunteered to take part in Unexpected Race. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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