Two kids build a hovercraft in their garage while rich brats cheat their way to the finish line. Justice?
The young inventors Dick and Jenny Brewster, build their own 'Hoverbug' and hope to win the race which has been organised for home-made Hovercraft, but their arch rivals, Charlie and Sydney, bend the rules by enlisting professional help and by employing devious means to sabotage the Hoverbug.
Practical Effects
Actual homemade hovercraft built for production
Acting
Charming non-professional child performances
Director
Jan Darnley-Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The hovercraft was a real working vehicle built by the production team, not a prop — it reportedly caught fire during one take.
This was part of a wave of British children's films in the late 60s celebrating amateur engineering and 'make-do' culture before the digital age.
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