Driven (2001) - Synopsis

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A high-tech action drama set in the dangerous, exhilarating world of open-wheel racing, "Driven" centers on the lives and careers of four drivers chasing the ultimate adrenaline rush.

Talented but unfocused rookie Jimmy Bly (KIP PARDUE) is slipping in the rankings, cracking under pressure from his ambitious promoter brother (ROBERT SEAN LEONARD). And it doesn't help that Bly is pursuing an affair with Sophia (ESTELLA WARREN), the girlfriend of his nemesis, top racer Beau Brandenburg (TIL SCHWEIGER).

With so much riding on Bly, seasoned car owner Carl Henry (BURT REYNOLDS) seeks help from former racing star Joe Tanto (SYLVESTER STALLONE), whose once-promising career spun out after a tragic accident that nearly killed him and another driver. But to steer Bly to the top, Tanto must navigate his scarred emotional past, maneuver around the hovering presence of a reporter (STACY EDWARDS) covering the male-dominated racing scene, and contend with Cathy (GINA GERSHON), his ex-wife, who has since married rival racing sensation Memo Moreno (CRISTIÁN DE LA FUENTE).

Caught between success, failure, regret and the need for speed, the four competitors are driven to put the pedal to the metal in pursuit of redemption and glory.

Welcome to the human race.

Warner Bros. Pictures and Franchise Pictures present the action drama "Driven," starring Academy Award-winner SYLVESTER STALLONE (Get Carter (2000) Rocky (1976)) and Academy Award nominee BURT REYNOLDS (Boogie Nights (1997)).

Directed by RENNY HARLIN (Deep Blue Sea (1999), Die Hard 2 (1990)) with screenplay by Sylvester Stallone, from a story by Sylvester Stallone and NEAL TABACHNICK & JAN SKRENTNY, the film also stars KIP PARDUE (Remember the Titans (2000)), TIL SCHWEIGER (Judas Kiss (1998)), GINA GERSHON (Insider, the (1999) Bound (1996)) and ESTELLA WARREN (the upcoming Down and Under (2001) and Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes (2001)). ELIE SAMAHA (Get Carter (2000) whole Nine Yards, The (2000)).

Sylvester Stallone and Renny Harlin are the producers. ANDREW STEVENS (Get Carter (2000) whole Nine Yards, The (2000)), DON CARMODY (Get Carter (2000) whole Nine Yards, The (2000) and KEVIN KING (Get Carter (2000) Cop Land (1997)) are the executive producers. REBECCA SPIKINGS and TRACEE STANLEY are the co-executive producers. MAURO FIORE (Get Carter (2000) is the director of photography; STEVE GILSON and STUART LEVY (Any Given Sunday (1999)) are the editors; CHARLES WOOD (Get Carter (2000)) serves as production designer; MARY MCLEOD (3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)) is the costume designer; and BRIAN TRANSEAU (Go (1999)) is the composer.