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Overview

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Director:
Gary Ross
Writers (WGA):
Laura Hillenbrand (book)
Gary Ross (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 July 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History | Sport more
Tagline:
A long shot becomes a legend. more
Plot:
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 32 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
David McCullough ... Narrator

Jeff Bridges ... Charles Howard
Paul Vincent O'Connor ... Bicycle Supervisor

Chris Cooper ... Tom Smith

Michael Ensign ... Steamer Owner

James Keane ... Car Customer

Valerie Mahaffey ... Annie Howard
David Doty ... Land Broker
Carl M. Craig ... Sam (as Kingston DuCoeur)
Michael O'Neill ... Mr. Pollard

Annie Corley ... Mrs. Pollard

Michael Angarano ... Young Red Pollard

Cameron Bowen ... Pollard Child
Noah Luke ... Pollard Child
Mariah Bess ... Pollard Child
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexual situations and violent sports-related images.
Runtime:
141 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
California, USA more

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Trivia:
A contraption called Equicizer was used to film the close-up action. It resembled a hobby horse. It was a mechanical horse that had springs, a wooden head and a carpet body. It was affectionately called SS Seabiscuit. In reality, it was a 12 ft by 20 ft rolling platform with a steering wheel in the rear and front. It simulated the rolling action of a running horse and yet it ran on rails around the track. It was powered by a 454 Chevy engine and could go at a speed of 40-50 mph. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Before Seabiscuit and Red's first race, when Seabiscuit is being loaded into the starting gate, you can see the Santa Anita racetrack sign in the background, with a digital scoreboard. Digital scoreboards were first manufactured in the 1980's. more
Quotes:
Narrator: [First lines] They called it the car for every man. Henry Ford himself called it a car for the great multitude. It was functional, and simple, like your sewing machine, or your cast-iron stove. You could learn to drive it in less than a day. And you could get any color you wanted... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend (2005) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Everloving more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Sea of emotion!, 28 March 2005
9/10
Author: what3v3r

"Sea Biscuit" is a story about a long shot horse and a man who discover each other on the road to equestrian glory. An extremely rewarding journey though the lives of man and beast. Every aspect of human emotion, bonding and courage is explored with an "equine" tinge. Set in a time when horse racing is more passion than business, Seabiscuit glorifies the positive appeal of horse racing. Every derby event is an emotional doorway which lifts your spirits. Be it the Santa Anita or the Pimilco, you are just just hanging on the edge of your seat praying , vying and hoping for a Seabiscuit win. Such is the emotional grasp and visual brilliance of Gary Ross's direction and Scwartzman's cinematography. Being a thoroughbred race horse by birth, Seabiscuit treads the race track under the watchful eyes of trainer Tom smith( played by Chris Cooper ) and jockey Red Poddard( played by Tobey Mcguire ). What follows is a sequence of predictable vicissitudes. Why ! This movie wasn't advertised in the mystery genre either!

A frail looking (really) Tobey manages to deeply bond with the horse at least on screen, kudos indeed. Nobody else could have possibly fit into his role as well as he did, physically too. Chris Cooper is the silent marvel. There is a completely subtle tinge to his acting which lays low, yet beautifully exuberates class. Seabiscuit is simply one of those "silent' movies which just hurtles you beyond imaginable frontiers. Sit back and relax and let the long shot consume you.

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