Tim Richmond mini movie on ESPN

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Former NASCAR driver Tim Richmond will be the subject of a new film airing on ESPN on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 8:00 pm/et. ESPN Films has announced the fall schedule for its critically acclaimed film series 30 for 30 Presented by Cadillac. The series' remaining films will begin airing Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 8:00 pm on ESPN/ESPN HD, and will air Tuesday nights throughout the fall.

Tim Richmond: To the Limit (Rory Karpf) Natural. Rock star. Outsider. In the 1980s, race car driver Tim Richmond lived his life the way he raced cars  wide open. Born into a wealthy family, Richmond was the antithesis of the Southern, blue-collar racers who dominated NASCAR. He also was a flamboyant showman who basked in the attention of the media and fans  especially the attention of female admirers. Nevertheless, it was Richmond's on-track performances that ended up drawing comparisons to racing legends. And in 1986, when he won seven NASCAR races and finished third in the Winston Cup series points race, some believed he was on the verge of stardom. But soon his freewheeling lifestyle caught up to him. He unexpectedly withdrew from the NASCAR racing circuit, reportedly suffering from double pneumonia. In reality, the diagnosis was much more dire: He had AIDS. Richmond returned to the track in 1987, but he was gone from the sport by the next year as his health deteriorated. He spent his final days as a recluse, dying on August 13, 1989, at the age of 34. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Rory Karpf will examine the life and tragic death of one of NASCAR's shooting stars.
 
Not me, I won't watch it!

I want to remember what I remember...not what a movie studio wants me to remember.. I didn't watch the Titanic either! History should be what it was not what someone makes it out to be.
Betsy:rolleyes:
 
I want to remember what I remember...not what a movie studio wants me to remember.. I didn't watch the Titanic either! History should be what it was not what someone makes it out to be.
Betsy:rolleyes:
I guess you never took any pictures of your children. :rolleyes:
 
I want to remember what I remember...not what a movie studio wants me to remember.. I didn't watch the Titanic either! History should be what it was not what someone makes it out to be.
Betsy:rolleyes:

I sure agree with you. If ESPN does anything to Tim Richmond like they did with Earnhardt's '3', it'll be nothing more than a made for TV drama.
 
I want to remember what I remember...not what a movie studio wants me to remember.. I didn't watch the Titanic either! History should be what it was not what someone makes it out to be.
Betsy:rolleyes:

Actually, I understand what you're saying. I don't like the twists movies sometimes give to these things ---- but, sometimes they jog my memory and I recall things I'd forgotten.

dpkimmel, you're reference to "3" was the perfect example. I watched with a jaundiced eye, so to speak, but found myself recalling events that had slipped back into the memory banks.
 
None that Hollywood had added their interpretation to. That was about as silly of a post as will be written today!
Betsy:rolleyes:
Sorry that you feel that way, but I'm thinking that you probably have not seen any of the 30 for 30 movies on ESPN. They are not movies per se, rather they are documentaries with the actual people and film from the past. This will not be something like the movie "Days of Thunder" which has been said was based on Tim and Harry Hyde. Yes, they will reflect the opinion of the film maker, but anything we read or view, including the news, comes with a bias one way or another. I'm sure that when you look at the many pictures of your children from the past, you have great memories brought back to you. Hopefully this will have the same affect on many other people.

Much, if not most of what is written today about Tim is from his NASCAR days. I knew of him well before he stepped foot in a stock car. However, NASCAR is where he was the most successful.
 
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