Unexpected Race is a 2018 American fantasy film starring Jack Black,[1] Jon Heder[2] and Clint Pulver.[3] Unexpected Race was written, directed, and produced by Stephen Groo.[4]
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Directed by | Stephen Groo |
Produced by | Stephen Groo Jared Harris Scott Christopherson Eric Robertson |
Starring | Jack Black Jon Heder Sariah Hopkin Clint Pulver |
Cinematography | Lauren VanDerwerken |
Music by | Jason Adams |
Distributed by | Wolf Productions |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2018 Sydney Underground Film Festival.[5] Jack Black was introduced to director Groo's films by Jared Hess, director of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre. Black who starred in Nacho Libre became a huge fan of Groo's and volunteered to take part in Unexpected Race.[6]
A young woman named Amber is sent to live with her father, someone she hasn't seen since a car accident that took the life of her mother more than 10 years ago. Amber finds an elf named Lythorin hiding in the woods, trying to elude an FBI agent tasked to destroy all elves. Amber and Lythorin fall in love and the elf must decide if he wants to stay alone or be with Amber.