| The Unexpected Race | |
| Director: | Stephen Groo |
| Producer: | Stephen Groo Jared Harris Jared Hess Scott Christopherson Eric Robertson |
| Starring: | Jack Black Jon Heder Sariah Hopkin Clint Pulver |
| Music: | Jason Adams |
| Cinematography: | Lauren VanDerwerken |
| Distributor: | Wolf Productions |
| Runtime: | 102 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The 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] It is a remake of Groo's 2003 film of the same name.
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 had 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.