Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)

**** (out of 4)

Robert Redford, Robert Wagner, Michael and Mario Andretti, Jay Leno, John Morton and countless others are interviewed about the racing career of Paul Newman. Many people seem to forget that the Oscar- winning actor preferred being on the race track over being in front of the camera and this documentary shows how he got into doing it and the various races that he was in.

I was really surprised at how wonderful this documentary is for a number of reasons. For starters, there really hasn't been any good documentaries on Newman so it was rather refreshing getting to hear about his love for racing and how he got into it during the training for his film WINNING. We get to hear from Robert Wagner and how the training just hit it and we also hear from Newman's friend Redford about what he was like when it came to racing. We also get archival interviews with Newman and his wife Joanne Woodward.

Some of the best interviews come from Newman's racing buddies and partners and they give a terrific look at what the actor was like away from the cameras. The documentary also covers other subjects including Newman understanding the risk of dying, the various issues caused by the paparazzi who came to races to film the star and his involvement in the movie CARS, which would turn out to be his final feature.

WINNING: THE RACING LIFE OF PAUL NEWMAN is going to appear to racing fans as well as Newman's fans. It's an extremely interesting documentary and a highly entertaining one.

Paul Newman, known and beloved as a Movie Star, was yet humble and as "down to earth" as anyone in that strata can be. Yet he discovered relatively late in life a passion for driving and racing cars. At an age when most all top drivers are retired, he began. Instant miraculous success did not happen, and his beginning was the slow laborious process it is for non-prodigies (though aided by focus). But he had that special fuel, passion, and he used that fuel to power himself to success on large stages in the world of motorsport. This is his story. Thanks to Adam Carolla, you can share the ride, along with some great contemporaries. Highly recommended.

Really found this to be enjoyable and interesting. And I'm neither a racing fanatic or Paul Newman aficionado! But enjoyed this immensely. Adam Carolla is great at making films!

As per LA Times Podcast "Larger Than Life" many don't know about Pual Newman and Big Willie Robison (notorious Street Racer) but Pual Newman's brother confirmed they hung out together. Both him and his brother had Brotherhood of Street Racers vest as confirmed in the podcast.

I have mixed feeling about this documentary. Not that it's bad . It's really good , but I wonder what Paul Newman would have gone on to do more in the film world if he hadn't got this damn racing bug .

This documentary Chronicles the 35 year car racing career of Paul Newman and showcasing Newman's racing life as both a prolific driver and owner.

When you think about it , the Great Paul Newman spent more time racing cars than making movies . He was 48 when first raced and was 82 when he finished and as they say in this film , can you imagine how good he would have been if he started twenty years earlier?

I'm glad he didn't .

This is a really informative film . I knew Newman loved racing but I never knew how good he was . He came second in the Le Mans 24 hour in treacherous conditions. Now that is impressive!

There are lots of talking heads interviews with the likes of people like Robert Redford, Robert Wagner and Patrick Dempsey alongside many people from the racing world and you really do get a glimpse of what it was like to be a movie star racing driver and how loved he was .

I still prefer to see Newman on the silver screen rather than behind the wheel but the documentary is a good watch none the less .