Flywheel (2003) on Netflix
Jay Austin cheats customers at his used car lot, straining his marriage and pushing the dealership toward foreclosure. A televised sermon turns him toward honest dealing, but the debts remain.
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- IMDb6.7/104,976 votes
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Plot summary
Jay Austin sells used cars in Georgia, and he sells them dishonestly: he overcharges buyers, makes promises he does not keep, and runs the lot his own way. The business leaves him deep in debt and close to foreclosure, and his practices have strained his marriage to Judy and alienated his son Todd. Flipping through television channels one day, he stops on a pastor who says that people end up where their own decisions have put them. Jay takes the words to heart. He apologizes to Judy and Todd and tells his staff that the dealership will deal straight with customers from then on. Two salesmen leave over the change, and a young man named Kevin Cantrell asks Jay for six weeks of work.
Cast
- Janet Lee Dapperas Judy Austin
- Richie Hunnewellas Todd Austin
- Roger Brelandas Mr. Austin
- Walter Burnettas Max Kendall
- Jim McBrideas Butch Bowers
- Rutha Harrisas Katie Harris
- Rosetta Harris Armstrongas Katie's Sister
- Ashlynn Dapperas Faith Austin
- Blake Baileyas Stephanie Ward
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Flywheel (2003)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Flywheel was produced by the Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, on a budget of $20,000, using church members as cast and crew. Stephen Kendrick said the filmmakers used "one Canon XL1s camera, G4 Mac computers and some Final Cut Pro editing software."
- Flywheel's theatrical run was limited to Carmike Cinemas in Tifton and Columbus, Georgia, where the film ultimately grossed just $37,000.
- The film found a far bigger audience on disc: Flywheel: Director's Cut was released to DVD on November 13, 2007, and more than 300,000 copies of the film were sold.
- A remake of Flywheel set in Brazil, titled "Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul", is in the works and is due to be released in theaters on October 16, 2026.
- Flywheel was novelized by the suspense writer Eric Wilson under the same title and published by Thomas Nelson in 2008.
