![]() ![]() He has no interest in being involved in his son’s life.Īs the film heads toward the conclusion, Grandpa Ben trains Olivia to race with the Blue Lightning, the soap box derby car that has been in the family for years, the same one Olivia’s father had raced in. Another plot involves Harper’s dad coming back into his life, but it is learned he simply wants to get a key from Harper, that opens a locked box Harper’s mother had kept, with something valuable inside. It should be noted that Quinton Aaron (Michael Oher from The Blind Side) is in the film, playing the likable Chef Adam, and he becomes a friend to Olivia. ![]() He even tells Mattie that his Myrtle “liked you.” One of the other humorous moments, which would probably (hopefully) never happen, is when he tries to ship Olivia back to the orphanage in a box! He tells the shipping person that, “I have to get to my bingo game!” It is obviously played for laughs and, at one point, when Olivia’s voice is heard from inside the box, Grandpa tells the shipping clerk it is a “talking doll!” inside.īut between Olivia, and a single woman named Mattie (Olivia Brown), Grandpa begins to slowly ease up on his crotchety nature. Another comedic moment occurs when Olivia starts up the tractor and accidentally heads toward Grandpa Ben! He winds up being caught up in the front “shovel” blade of the tractor! It’s funny for sure. And they fight over a blanket they each like. She asks him why he didn’t at least send a card? Some of the humorous scenes include one in which they are both annoyed at one another, and they each growl, “mmmm!” at each other. Olivia and Grandpa Ben finally talk about her father, Ben’s son, and Olivia can’t believe that they didn’t talk to one another for so long. Olivia begins to adjust to her new life and even winds up feeding a horse, which she loves. “You know you ask a lot of questions!” he fires at her. ![]() The girl winds up with a plate of food on her head! And, at home, when Olivia learns of the soap box car and derby, she becomes instantly fascinated, and asks her grandpa questions about it. Olivia’s spunk is on display when a bigger girl attempts to bully her. However, these two are cut out of the same cloth and they eventually, slowly, begin to form a bond. His crankiness meets her direct approach, and like chemicals that don’t mix it doesn’t start off very well. Olivia meets her grandfather and he remembers her as the girl in the airplane hangar. When Harper learns of Olivia’s departure, he is heartbroken, as is she, but they promise to keep in touch. It turns out the girl is his granddaughter! She’s 12 years old.” What’s ironic is that just before this Ben had to stop a young girl and her red-headed friend from playing in an airplane hanger, and almost killing them both and Ben too, after they got the airplane started. “And well, sir,” says Miss Lane, “that’s you. He has ignored the letters that have been sent to him, not even bothering to open them to see what they were about.īen is told that his son and daughter-in-law did indeed have a daughter-his granddaughter-and they have been trying to locate the next of kin. But Miss Lane (Pamela Rose Rodriguez), a social services worker, visits Ben to tell him of his granddaughter. Surprisingly, Olivia is Ben’s granddaughter, although they have no idea that the other one exists. She has been living in a foster home for a time but she does have a good friend in Harper (Brisco De Poalo), a red headed boy who has become like family to her. And now the grumpy man is about to get a surprise.Įnter Olivia (Ava Metallo). Now, sadly, Ben is a widower, having recently lost his wife Myrtle, and he also lost his only son, Jackson, some years before in an auto accident. The Gordy family has won several years in a row, but that was until “one summer when everything was about to change.”īen Cummings (Gordon Danniels) has been part of the derby for many years, including back in the day when his son, Jackson, would always finish second or third, just missing out on the championship. The movie opens with the narration being about Lyons, Ga., and the Derby Hills Soapbox Derby in Southeast Georgia. Here is a wholesome and uplifting family movie that the entire family can enjoy together. ![]()
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