Shifting Gears (film)

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Shifting Gears
Directed byJason Winn
Written by R. Keith Harris
Produced byR. Keith Harris
Matthew R. Zboyovski
StarringR. Keith Harris
Brooke Langton
Adam Hicks
C. Thomas Howell
John Ratzenberger
CinematographyJames Suttles
Edited byEric Strand
Music byChris Heckman
Release date
  • March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shifting Gears is a 2018 American comedy-drama film written by R. Keith Harris, directed by Jason Winn and starring Harris, Brooke Langton, Adam Hicks, C. Thomas Howell and John Ratzenberger. [1]

Contents

Cast

Release

The film was released on March 23, 2018. [2]

Reception

Renee Longstreet of Common Sense Media awarded the film two stars out of five. [3] Alan Ng of Film Threat awarded the film three stars out of five. [1]

Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Dirt track racing may have its fans, but in Shifting Gears it doesn’t prove a particularly exciting arena around which to build a heartland-friendly family comedy." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ng, Alan (March 23, 2018). "Shifting Gears". Film Threat. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  2. Pedersen, Erik (January 30, 2018). "Freestyle Digital Media Revs Up 'Shifting Gears', Sets Spring Day-And-Date Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. Longstreet, Renee. "Shifting Gears". Common Sense Media. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  4. Goldstein, Gary (March 22, 2018). "Review: Family comedy 'Shifting Gears' lurches and grinds". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 5, 2022.