Thunder Over Reno

Overall I thought this was a pretty great take on an even greater idea.

It was very low budget as far as films go by today's standards, however clocking in at just below $1M, I find that this was still amazing!

From start to finish it kept me entertained. It had many layers and elements to satisfy even the most finicky critic.

It was a clean family story with exciting highs and no real lows... plus there where no lame CGI...it was all real.

I absolutely loved the actor playing the role of the hero Butch Bandi. He was very focused and into the zone at all times.

As many already know,any low budget has some budget-constraining issues... but the vision and passion portrayed here far out weigh the obvious.

I was duped into watching this by the 9.0 IMDb rating at the time. I have never commented a film here before, but I feel honour bound to warn any prospective viewers off of this diabollically amateur production.

The script reads as though it was written by a five year old, and the lines are delivered with a woodenness which makes 1980s pornography seem Oscar-worthy. I spent most of the time watching this movie trying to figure out if it was a spoof or not... and I eventually came to the sad conclusion that it's not. It's really just THAT bad. Please believe me, watching this film is the equivalent of self-flagellation of the brain.

If I had to say one positive thing about this film, it would be that, maybe, just maybe, if you just watched the plane-racing sequences with no audio, and played Iggy Pop's "The Passenger" instead, it might be cool. Though it would probably be better if you turned off the film altogether, and just listened to "The Passenger". It's a cool song.

To be honest I really loved this movie. It has a very strong story and very powerful characters with which I can relate. It is not one of the superhero movies that let me thinking that I am out of place, with strange characters with which it is impossible to relate beyond a cartooned sense of connection. This is a real movie with real people, real stories.

Low budget yes, reported well below $1M...unreal! Family clean story...no lame CG...all real. As any low budget has some budget-constraining issues but the vision and passion well out weigh...7 stars!

I recall this was shot on SONY CineAlta 900's (ground) and 950 (air-to-air L39 Fighter jet with Skip H. And Meran S.) that was incredible at the time. The production was just a few years too early to benefit from GoPro and the likes. Love to see it come-back. Heard the Director/Writer has new backing and may be back...Ill look for a remake.

No matter what these guys captured the race and event in a way that will love forever. Bravo.

I am an aviation and air racing nut and Race 57 is probably my favorite plane ever. I still could not stomach this movie; that is how bad this is. Do yourself a favor and turn the sound down and just watch the planes because the plot and acting will make you want to vomit. So many plot holes and so few words to write with. So they're going to take a kid flying a crop duster and drop him in a highly modified and even more rare P-51 Mustang? Even seeing the late great Bob Odegaard (whom I met once) is not enough to save this turkey. The male lead should be banned from ever acting again and whoever wrote this should be denied a pen for life. There is NOTHING believable about this.