"Rush" to the theater this weekend

“Rush” comes out this weekend and is definitely worth seeing. Hollywood is finally showing racing realistic light.

Movies like “Days of Thunder” and “Talladega Nights,” while they may make us laugh a few times, did absolutely no justice to racing as a sport.

“Rush” may not be 100% accurate but the racing scenes are believable. It tells a great story about an athlete facing rivalry, fear, fame, competition, and personal battles.

Based on a true story of Niki Laude and James Hunt racing in Formula One in the 1970’s , these two drivers are fierce rivals but deep down have the utmost respect for each other as racers. Niki has a near-life-ending crash and fights to return to the track while James parties as hard as he races and fights his demons off the track.

The film makers did an incredible job of recreating race segments -- especially the crash scenes -- using some real vintage F1 cars and some replicas (of course).

Ron Howard produced this movie. If you’re not familiar with his work, some of his resume includes starring in “Happy Days,” “The Andy Griffith Show,” and the movie “America Graffiti.” He has also produced movies such as “Apollo 13,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and “A Beautiful Mind.” Not too shabby!