Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)

Amazing Grace and Chuck is a film from 1987. It is catalogued under Drama. Its listed tagline is “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.

TMDB records an audience rating of 5.9/10 based on 20 votes.

Release date: May 22, 1987 · Runtime: 114 minutes · Original language: English · Reported revenue: $4,000,000

Director: Mike Newell · Cast: Joshua Zuehlke as Chuck Murdock, Alex English as "Amazing Grace" Smith, Jamie Lee Curtis as Lynn Taylor, William L. Petersen as Russell, Gregory Peck as President

Genres: Drama