Amazing Grace and Chuck

May 22, 1987

1h 54m

★ 5.6

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Delphi IV Productions

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Cast

Chuck Murdock

Joshua Zuehlke

"Amazing Grace" Smith

Alex English

Lynn Taylor

Jamie Lee Curtis

Russell

William Petersen

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Gregory Peck

Mad Dog

Harvey Martin

Hot Dog

Michael Bowen

Big Guy

J.P. Gabriel

Red Auerbach

Jeffries

Lee Richardson

George

Alan Autry

Pollack

Robert Schenkkan

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