Directed by Renny Harlin
Written by Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone .... Joe Tanto
Kip Pardue .... Jimmy Blye
Til Schweiger .... Beau Brandenburg
Burt Reynolds .... Carl Henry
Stacy Edwards .... Lucretia Clan
Estella Warren .... Sophia Simone
Gina Gershon .... Cathy Robert
Sean Leonard .... Demille Blye
Brent Briscoe .... Crusher
Cristi?n de la Fuente .... Memo Moreno

Produced by Don Carmody (executive producer), Mike Drake (line producer), Renny Harlin (producer), Jake Jacobson (line producer: race unit), Kevin King (executive producer), Elie Samaha (producer), Rebecca Spikings (co-producer), Sylvester Stallone (producer), Tracee Stanley (CO-producer), Andrew Stevens (executive producer)
Original music by BT
Cinematography by Mauro Fiore
Film Editing by Steve Gilson and Stuart Levy

PG-13 - for language and some intense crash sequences

1. Breakdown - Tantric 2. Burn - Jo Dee Messina 3. Green Light Girl - Doyle Bramhall II/Smokestack 4. Soon - LeAnn Rimes 5. I Wanna Get Back With You - Mary Griffin 6. Good Time - Leroy 7. Poison Well - Insolence 8. I'm Not Driving Anymore - Rob Dougan 9. Satellite - BT 10. Mother - ERA 11. Falling For Me - Tamara Walker 12. Hang On - Hank Williams III 13. Take Me Away From Here - Tim McGraw 14. For The Love Of Money - Rare Blend 15. Break On Through - Steve Holy

STUDIO SYNOPSIS:
For years Joe Tanto (SYLVESTER STALLONE) has tried to forget -- forget his mistakes, the blown opportunities, the wasted potential, not to mention the accident on the track that almost killed him and another racecar driver. But each day the pain and scars remind Joe of the once-promising racing career he threw away. When owner Carl Henry (BURT REYNOLDS) asks him if he wants his old job back, Joe jumps at the rare opportunity for a second chance.

There?s only one catch: he has to help the rookie sensation Jimmy Bly (KIP PARDUE), who is falling from the top rankings. It?s Joe?s one chance to get back on the track ? but in the name of someone else?s victory.

International box-office star and Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone ("Get Carter," "Rocky") wrote, produces and stars in Franchise Pictures? Driven, which reunites him with director RENNY HARLIN, with whom he made the blockbuster action thriller, "Cliffhanger." Harlin, who has helmed some of the most dynamic action films of all time, including "Deep Blue Sea" and "Die Hard 2: Die Harder," also produces.

In addition to Stallone and film legend Burt Reynolds (Academy Award nominee for "Boogie Nights"), Driven also stars Gina Gershon ("The Insider," "Bound"), Kip Pardue ("Remember the Titans"), Robert Sean Leonard ("The Last Days of Disco"), Stacy Edwards ("In the Company of Men"), Estella Warren (Tim Burton?s upcoming "The Visitor"), Til Schweiger ("Judas Kiss"), Cristian de la Fuente (the CBS drama "Family Law") and Brent Briscoe ("A Simple Plan").

Filmed in Montreal, Driven is the ultimate E-ticket ride: a racing movie that uses state-of-the-art film technology to simulate the driver?s point of view in excess of 200 miles-per-hour. "Driven is not just about guys driving fast," says director/producer Harlin.

For Stallone, the film, which focuses on the lives of four drivers, is also a highly personal exploration of regret, success, fame and the redemptive power of love. "Driving and racing are great symbols for many things," Stallone says. "When you think about it, each one of us engages in one type of a race or another in our lives. "

- Warner Bros. Pictures.

SPIRITUAL PARALLELS
Initial separation between characters = need of grace.
Car crash into water = symbolic death and resurrection (baptism).
Salvation from crash = community.
Winners circle = heaven's reward

DRIVEN IZ DA BEST MOVIE
Subject: Driven
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001
From: Laker

hey just wanted to say that i love the movie drive. Til is sooo ute and i love Sly... i think its the best movie ever!!!!! i watch it every day..."cmon champ use your head"........sly

MEMO IS A CHRISTIAN
Subject: Driven
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001
From: Darren J. Seeley

I am extremely surprised that HJ didn't really mention much about actor Christian de La Frente, whose character, Memo, is a Christian, or at best a strict Catholic. He wears a cross around his neck, prays to God before a race, and when he is in the accident you can make a good arguement that it wasn't his time, God looked out for him, and his teammates and even the rival (!) came to help him out. Those drivers were used by God-and "the world" caught out and critiqued them for it. There was a (unbelievable) subplot coming out of left field where Jim Blye is 'sold out' for doing something right at the expense of his injury.

I really enjoyed this film, I wished more people went to see it. I suppose -even though it is Formula One racing, there is that awkward "Winning is the only thing" speech by Carl (Reynolds). Since 'safety' is secondary, audiences might have been turned off. After all, in NASCAR racing, Dale Earnhart Sr. was a recent tragedy, and in any sport, safety is ALWAYS an issue. So is life and death. You also did not mention when Beau gets back with his wife that he remains faithful, even breaking the bet of a Formula One groupie of sorts ("I made a bet that I can kiss every driver here. I win $50 if I do it." she says. She leans over to kiss Beau. He stops her and smiles "You just lost your bet")

Also there is shots of drivers prepping for the Big Race; many are thinking of thier friends, families, etc.
-Darren J. Seeley

MY REVIEW
Subject: my review
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001
From: Colin Bandstra

Driven I thought that this movie was very well acted and directed. The acting was pretty good considering Sylvester Stalone was in it. I thought that this movie had some really great moments of some intense racing action. Throughout this movie, I thought that the characters in this movie would use a lot more harsh language than they actually didn?t. The language part wasn?t all that bad, considering they never uses the f-word. One part of their language really bothered me, it was the uses of the Lord?s name in vain a couple of times. I thought the plot of this movie was alright considering it was a huge love "triangle." The one thing I enjoyed watching the movie was that the main character, Jimmie Bly did not end up with the girl he was going after the whole movie. During the movie, the scenes were very bright. The atmosphere throughout the movie was quite intense as in the plot and the racing aspect of the movie. The action was extremely well done. I realized that the action was not over done as most actions get out hand. This was pretty realistic. He won the racing championship, but that was obvious he was going to do that. I also realized that each of the racers in the movie all had a positive outcome, which was surprising. I didn?t think that the scene when Jimmie Bly went to go save Memo Mereno when his car was in the water was over done at all. I think racers in the races today would have done the same thing. It wasn?t over done at all. That is what I liked about this movie.
Colin Bandstra