Driving Force - The Complete Season One
List Price:
Our Price: $1.79
You Save: $13.16 (88%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: Ashley Force, John ForceBrand: Team Marketing
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 308 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Product features:
- Officially Licensed
- Highest Quality Recording
DVD Reviews of Driving Force - The Complete Season One
DVD Review: Really good reality show
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got this set recently and really like it.
I've watched it twice already.
Like it's been said - John can be a butthead at times.
The girls are typical young people - and easy on the eyes.
It would be great if season two were released.
DVD Review: You gotta see this to beleive it.............
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the funniest video I have ever viewed. The bast darn reality show ever. I can not stop watching this. DVD Review: John has few clues to life
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a sadly humorous look at the life and times of the greatest drag racer of all time - John Force. The documentary-style DVD follows John and his disfunctional family through the daily routine.
At the core of the humor is that John wanted sons but got daughters - three of them. They have followed in his drag-racing footsteps, but John has no clue how to communicate with them. He micro-manages a couple of his daughter's dates, tries to instill some sense of family togetherness by dragging the family to the Donner memorial (pioneers died in mountain snow storms), and other good ideas gone wrong.
Though his wife "still loves him", they can't live together. She lives separately with the daughters.
Life does not treat John with love, but he is lovable in his coarse and hoarse way.
I have been to 2 of his Toys for Tots holiday carshows, and there is no doubt he is passionate about whatever he is doing - though the massage by a gay man tested his resolve.
DVD Review: Burn up that quarter mile
Summary: 5 Stars
Father John better look out. The girls are catching up fast. It is good to see that the Force will be with the NHRA for a long time.DVD Review: Driving Force Season One
Summary: 4 Stars
Pure entertainment!
To those that know the sport they will spot the soundbites used for the cars aren't quite right! And some races start at one track and end at another! Issues that were addressed for season 2 I think.
But on the whole great entertainment that even those not into Drag Racing should enjoy.
Description of Driving Force - The Complete Season One
Racing superstar John Force is the winningest Hot Rod driver of all time. These days, with the three Force daughters following in Dad's tracks, reconnecting with family is John Force's number one priority. DRIVING FORCE chases after 22-year-old Ashley, 19-year-old Brittany, and 16-year-old Courtney as they burn serious rubber in the male-dominated world of drag racing. But once their helmets are off and they're back at home, the Forces are a family like any other. From the turmoil of a terrifying crash to the excitement of a high school dance and the sweetness of helping Dad get ready for a date with Mom, life is never slow when you're the fastest family on the block.From heated arguments at home to thunderous runs down the quarter-mile stretch, Driving Force is an entertaining, warts-and-all portrait of the first family of drag racing. As a 30-year veteran with 14 National Hot Rod Association Funny Car championships to his credit (as of late 2006), John Force is a drag-racing legend, widely regarded as the NHRA's most colorful personality since the two Dons (Prudhomme and Garlits). But as Force confesses in this A&E reality series (which premiered July 17, 2006), nothing could have prepared him for the challenge of raising three girls while juggling his thriving career and the corporate empire he runs out of the wealthy Orange County suburb of Yorba Linda, California. For better or worse, Force is a bossy, selfish, belligerent, foul-mouthed S.O.B. who hollers like the rest of the world was stone deaf, and as these 14 fast-paced episodes unfold, there are many occasions when you just want to throttle the guy and put him out of his (and our) misery. But just as often, you see how Force truly loves his family, which consists of 55-year-old wife Laurie (still married to Force but living separately with their daughters); 23-year-old Ashley, the most focused and promising heiress to Force's drag-racing legacy; rebellious 19-year-old Brittany, a competitive but not-always-devoted racer of Super-Comp dragsters; and 17-year-old Courtney, a former cheerleader struggling (like Brittany) to balance school with her new and still-uncertain racing career.
Like their devoted mother (who understandably grew apart from John while supporting his career), the Force girls are gorgeous, headstrong, and more than a little spoiled, but they form an irresistible team even when they act like trendy "O.C." girls of limited intelligence (as when debating the definition of "original"). With father John as (pardon the pun) a Force to be reckoned with, these young, attractive women hold their own with solid family values, emerging as a close-knit clan more than ready to tackle the everyday challenges of a very demanding sport. From meetings with corporate sponsors to finding time for boyfriends (a topic which gives poor Dad no end of worry), this all-American family enjoys the luxurious perks of success (including three plush homes, limousines, and a very affluent lifestyle), but they're also managing more high-pressure responsibilities than many adults. As siblings, they ultimately prove to be admirably savvy young women who've clearly benefited from the sensible and grounded upbringing that Laurie gave them (indeed, Mrs. Force is the quiet presence that keeps Driving Force from careening out of control), especially since John Force readily admits that "this dad thing doesn't come natural." And while Driving Force serves as an excellent introduction to the dynamic sport of drag racing, it primarily functions as a funny, serious, occasionally toucing and never-boring portrait of a splintered yet close-knit family that anyone can relate to--fast, occasionally furious, anything but perfect, and full of genuine love. --Jeff Shannon
Auto Sports DVDs
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Bestsellers in Auto Sports DVDs
The Official Review of the 2008 FIA Formula One ChampionshipFormula 1; Release date: 2008-12-16; DVD
Best price: $17.76
Price in other shops:
NASCAR: Full Throttle Adrenaline- Volume One and TwoTeam Marketing; Release date: 2008-05-27; DVD
Best price: $3.00
Price in other shops:
NHRA RACING. THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS. This first time re-released on DVD video chronicles the sport of NHRA Drag Racing from its rebellious beginnings to the high-tech, main stream sport of today.DVD
Best price: $14.99
3 - The Dale Earnhardt Story (2 Disc Collector's Edition)Team Marketing; Release date: 2004-12-14; DVD
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
America's Favorite Cars - The Complete Mustang 40th AnniversaryRelease date: 2004-10-05; DVD
Best price: $3.98
Price in other shops:
Funny Car SummerDUNN,JIM; Release date: 2000-09-19; DVD
Best price: $6.08
Price in other shops:
![Super Speedway [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Super-Speedway-Blu-ray-B001KEGR84-X.jpg)
Super Speedway [Blu-ray]NEWMAN,PAUL; Release date: 2009-02-24; DVD
Best price: $14.41
Price in other shops:
NASCAR: Greatest Dominators & Greatest FinishesDIGITAL1STOP; Release date: 2009-10-13; DVD
Best price: $8.27
Price in other shops:
NASCAR: The Ride of Their LivesTeam Marketing; Release date: 2009-02-10; DVD
Best price: $12.45
Price in other shops:
NASCAR - The IMAX ExperienceTeam Marketing; Release date: 2005-03-15; DVD
Best price: $4.15
Price in other shops:
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
Gene Simmons Family Jewels - Complete Season TwoA&E HOME ENT.; Release date: 2007-11-20; DVD
Best price: $3.91
Price in other shops:
Gene Simmons - Family Jewels - Season OneA&E; Release date: 2006-12-19; DVD
Best price: $3.01
Price in other shops:
NHRA Wild Rides Wild Rides provides a fast paced scrapbook of some of drag racing's most dramatic incidents.NHRA; CE
Best price: $19.99
NHRA RACING. THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS. This first time re-released on DVD video chronicles the sport of NHRA Drag Racing from its rebellious beginnings to the high-tech, main stream sport of today.DVD
Best price: $14.99
The California KidRelease date: 2007-07-24; DVD
Best price: $3.44
Price in other shops:
Shirley Muldowney's Tales from the Trackby Shirley Muldowney
Sports Publishing LLC; Published: 2005-03-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.41
Price in other shops:
Heart Like a WheelTeam Marketing; Release date: 2006-08-15; DVD
Best price: $29.97
Funny Car SummerDUNN,JIM; Release date: 2000-09-19; DVD
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
American Dragster: Season OneStarlight; Release date: 2007-08-21; DVD
Best price: $6.94
Price in other shops:
John Force: The Straight Story of Drag Racing's 300-mph Superstarby Erik Arneson
Motorbooks; Published: 2009-04-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.80
Price in other shops: