The bizarre children’s film starring Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts

If you look at the reviews collected on Rotten tomatoes For 2002’s “Grand Champion,” you’ll see a quote from Jeff Strickler’s Minneapolis Star Tribune review that reads, “This simple family drama is so comical that its main character is named Hokey.” This title character is actually a calf actually named Houki? Why? Well, that would require having to actually watch the movie, which is almost impossible unless you want to buy this ill-fated family film on DVD. The “big hero” has essentially become a lost media, but unlike many of them Movies only available on VHS that are worth watchingThis doesn’t look good at all.

Considering that we’re in the streaming era, where almost everything is at our fingertips, that should tell you something about exactly how great “Grand Champion” is, having not been made available since its humble DVD release. It’s described on its Amazon product page as “the story of a plucky little boy named Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hawkeye,” who rises through the ranks of Texas stock shows “eventually winning the title of Grand Champion.” “Grand Champion” could have been included in full In the history of Hollywood had it not been for the appearance of the likes of Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts.

Yes, “Big Hero” with a 20% critical rating based on five reviews Rotten tomatoesincludes appearances by two of the biggest stars to ever do it — and at the height of their popularity. how? Why? Does this mean we should watch “Big Hero”? Let me explain.

Even the only “Fresh” score for “Grand Champion” on Rotten Tomatoes comes from a review summed up with the line “I don’t leave you wishing you could get your money back.” Well, that’s something, I guess. Other than that, there’s not much information available about this movie. According to reviews, the story sees poor old Hawkeye actually become the big hero, only for Jacob Fisher Buddy to discover that this basically means his beloved cow has been given a one-way ticket to the slaughterhouse. Sounds like good old family fare, doesn’t it?

All of this only serves to make “Grand Champion” one of the most interesting forgotten films, especially since it somehow involves Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts. The actual stars of this movie are George Strait, Fisher, and Emma Roberts, who later became a very successful country music star, apparently. Meanwhile, Emma Roberts continues to act to this day and has built a very good filmography for herself, while Fisher stopped acting in 2007 (according to his account). IMDb page). But there’s no doubt that “Grand Champion” isn’t one of these three individuals’ finest moments, which raises the question of how and why Willis and Julia Roberts are in it.

You can see the two stars in Tractor As for the movie, it seems to suggest that Roberts is playing a kindly receptionist of sorts named Jolene — which at least makes sense, considering she’s Emma Roberts’ aunt. As for Willis, maybe he’ll play the bad guy? It’s not entirely clear, but at one point Buddy says that Mr. Blandford will take Buddy home, suggesting that it is Willis’ character who is looking to feed Hawkeye through a meat grinder. But by the end of the trailer, Willis is seen asking Paddy to take the cow home, so who knows.

While Julia Roberts appears to have made a cameo appearance in “Grand Champion,” Bruce Willis at least appears to have a somewhat significant role as the man who takes poor Hawkeye away from Buddy – which you’d think would give the producers the right to continue. His name is on the label. Instead, neither of these stars’ names appeared, which is probably for the best.

In 2002, Willis had not yet entered the phase of his career that saw him headlining mediocre thriller after mediocre thriller, and he had recently starred in Unbreakable, directed by Night Shyamalan – a superhero film ahead of its time. Meanwhile, Roberts’ previous effort was 2001’s “Ocean’s Eleven.” Funny enough, Willis expressed his regret for refusing to play the villain in that mission led by George Clooneywhich could have seen him and Roberts team up for a movie that might be a little better than “Grand Champion.” Anyway, the point is that both Willis and Roberts were at the top of their game in 2002, making their appearance in this missing children’s movie inexplicable.

Two years after “The Big Hero” The pair would reunite in the 2004 film “Ocean’s Twelve.” Which saw Willis appear in an equally great role in a wonderful little scene that also saw Roberts playing Julia Roberts. Although this may seem confusing, you can bet it was much better than the duo’s contributions to “Grand Champion,” although having not seen the film, it’s probably unfair to make that decision. Would I buy the DVD to find out the truth? no.