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Dale

2007 · 99 min

A warm, nostalgic tribute built from racing footage and fond recollections, carrying a quiet sadness toward its inevitable end.

Directed by: Rory Karpf
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Paul Newman

Tagline: Behind the wheel he was a legend, Behind the legend he was one of us.
Overview: Archival race footage, outtakes, home videos and interviews Dale Earnhardt's friends, family, and competitors are used in this documentary on the racing legend who won seven NASCAR championships before his death in 2001 at the Daytona 500.

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Directed by: Rory Karpf
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Paul Newman

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sport
family
death
ambition
identity
Places: road trip
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	10
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Rory Karpf
Starring: Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Paul Newman
Runtime: 99 min

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