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A boy raised a question, a man answered and the world paid attention.
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.Read moreLess
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.
The 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.
Cast & crew
Joshua ZuehlkeChuck Murdock
Alex English"Amazing Grace" Smith
Jamie Lee CurtisLynn Taylor
William L. PetersenRussell
Gregory PeckPresident
Michael BowenHot Dog
Lee RichardsonJeffries
Alan AutryGeorge
Robert SchenkkanPollackExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Robert Elswit
- Director
- Mike Newell
- Writer
- David Field
- Original Music Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- David Field
- Editor
- Peter Hollywood