The Challengers

TV Movie
1990
Not Rated
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

295

YOUR RATING

Gema Zamprogna in The Challengers (1990)

Drama Family

After her father dies and she moves to a new town, Mackie wants to join a certain gang/band. But they've got this boys-only rule. So Mackie comes up with an audacious plan... only it begins ... Read allAfter her father dies and she moves to a new town, Mackie wants to join a certain gang/band. But they've got this boys-only rule. So Mackie comes up with an audacious plan... only it begins to backfire.After her father dies and she moves to a new town, Mackie wants to join a certain gang/band. But they've got this boys-only rule. So Mackie comes up with an audacious plan... only it begins to backfire.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

295

YOUR RATING

11User reviews

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hnbbs

Another great film from Canada - rated sweet

I hate to admit that I like this movie. It is sweet, good, clean with no bad people and a story to tell..and something for us to all learn. A great movie for kids (I am 60 by the way.) A girl's father dies and she misses him a great deal. She pretends to be a boy to join a band.

Gema Zamprogna plays Macki/Mac and does an excellent job. She seems so real and you don't feel that she is acting. All the kids in the movie seem to be very real to life. Gema was born in 1976 and the movie is listed as a 1989 TV movie. She seems younger in the movie.

It seems that Canada turns out some excellent movies. I am not sure if government support of the arts has something to do with it or if they just try harder.

Some movies make you feel good about life and about kids and this is one of them. Other movies are; "My Dog Skip", "The Mighty", "Bruno" and "ma Vie En Rose" and many others. If you have not seen "The Challengers" watch it with your kids or grand children. Feel good.

10icy_14

DVD

Does anyone know if this movie will be ever on dvd ? With subtitles hopefully. I'm deaf. I remember watching this movie when I was a kid and loved it. I'd love to see it again. We should make a petition and show it to CBC, I think made this movie.

caniza

Nice movie

Something I like about Canada are its movies. This teaches a lesson in how parents should educate their children. The director deals with the topic excellently, and the locations could not be better! It is a move to be seen over and over again. The music is wonderful.

10A_L_I_E_N89

"I'll find my way home"

"I'll Find My Way Home" the song performed by the Challengers at the end of the movie, can be found on KaZaa. It's not exactly like the one on the movie, but it is the song performed by the guy who wrote it.

10A_L_I_E_N89

LOVE IT!

This was my favorite movie when I was younger and waited for it to be on tv every year. Finally when I got older it was on tv once more and I managed to tape it. I highly recommend this to everyone who loves a good family film that has a great story, but without the added crap of "modern" swearing and violence. Just a simple story that's good enough for everyone to enjoy.