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Road (2014)

Road (2014), directed by Dermot Lavery, starring Liam Neeson and Joey Dunlop.

06/11/2014 BR Documentary 1h 42m

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Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.

  • Mark GarrettCinematography
  • Dermot LaveryDirector, Producer, Writer
  • Michael HewittDirector, Producer, Writer
  • Mark GordonOriginal music

About the film

Road is a 2014 BBC documentary film narrated by Liam Neeson about the Dunlop family from Northern Ireland who dominated motorcycle road racing for twenty years. Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man are almost unique in holding motorcycle races on (closed) public roads.

The film follows the racing careers of Joey Dunlop (1952–2000), who won five consecutive TT Formula One world titles and his brother Robert Dunlop (1960–2008), whose sons Michael (born 1988) and William (1985–2018) were successful road racers.

Joey Dunlop was notable off-track for his humanitarian work among orphanages in the Balkans. He was killed during a race in Tallinn, Estonia, when his bike left the track and crashed into a tree. Robert Dunlop suffered multiple injuries after his rear wheel collapsed during the 1994 Formula One TT, but after two years' rehabilitation returned to racing in the Super Lightweight class on a bike specially modified to accommodate his damaged leg and wrist. He died during a practice lap before the 2008 North West 200.

The film comes to a climax when Michael, a legitimate entry to the 250 cc race of that competition, but against the strong wishes of the organisers, forced his way onto the starting grid on 17 May 2008, two days after the death of his father and the day before the funeral, and won the race.

The film includes footage from the following races:

North West 200

Isle of Man TT

Ulster Grand Prix

Cookstown 100 Road Races

Skerries Road Races

Armoy Road Races

Killalane Road Races

Manx Grand Prix, Isle of Man

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Road is a 2014 BBC documentary film narrated by Liam Neeson about the Dunlop family from Northern Ireland who dominated motorcycle road racing for twenty years. Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man are almost unique in holding motorcycle races on (closed) public roads.

The film follows the racing careers of Joey Dunlop (1952–2000), who won five consecutive TT Formula One world titles and his brother Robert Dunlop (1960–2008), whose sons Michael (born 1988) and William (1985–2018) were successful road racers.

Joey Dunlop was notable off-track for his humanitarian work among orphanages in the Balkans. He was killed during a race in Tallinn, Estonia, when his bike left the track and crashed into a tree. Robert Dunlop suffered multiple injuries after his rear wheel collapsed during the 1994 Formula One TT, but after two years' rehabilitation returned to racing in the Super Lightweight class on a bike specially modified to accommodate his damaged leg and wrist. He died during a practice lap before the 2008 North West 200.

The film comes to a climax when Michael, a legitimate entry to the 250 cc race of that competition, but against the strong wishes of the organisers, forced his way onto the starting grid on 17 May 2008, two days after the death of his father and the day before the funeral, and won the race.

The film includes footage from the following races:

North West 200

Isle of Man TT

Ulster Grand Prix

Cookstown 100 Road Races

Skerries Road Races

Armoy Road Races

Killalane Road Races

Manx Grand Prix, Isle of Man

Reception

Simon Kinnear, in Total Film gave the film four stars, and is quoted as saying "[Road] does for the sport what Senna did for Formula One."

Home media

Madman Entertainment released a DVD of the film in Australia.

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Text from Road (2014 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_(2014_film)

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What is Road about?

Road: Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.

Who directed Road?

Road was directed by Dermot Lavery and Michael Hewitt in 2014.

Who stars in Road?

The cast of Road includes Liam Neeson, Joey Dunlop, Robert Dunlop, Michael Dunlop and William Dunlop.

How long is Road?

Road runs for 102 minutes, or 1h42.

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