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Racing Stripes (2005)

PG  102 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Drama   -  14 January 2005 (USA)
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An abandoned zebra (voice of Frankie Muniz) grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl (Hayden Panettiere), sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds.

Director:

Frederik Du Chau

Writers:

David Schmidt (story), Steven P. Wegner (story), and 3 more credits »
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Racing Stripes -- An abandoned zebra (voice of Frankie Muniz) grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl (Hayden Panettiere), sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds. Racing Stripes -- An abandoned zebra (voice of Frankie Muniz) grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl (Hayden Panettiere), sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Greenwood ...
Hayden Panettiere ...
Caspar Poyck ...
Mailman
Gary Bullock ...
John Cooper
Wendie Malick ...
M. Emmet Walsh ...
Thandi Puren Thandi Puren ...
Reporter #1
Morne Visser Morne Visser ...
Reporter #2
Dawn Matthews Dawn Matthews ...
Reporter #3
Matt Stern Matt Stern ...
Reporter #4
John Lesley John Lesley ...
Paddock Boss
Graeme Hawkins Graeme Hawkins ...
Track Announcer
Tarryn Meaker Tarryn Meaker ...
Anthem Singer
Frankie Muniz ...
Stripes (voice)
Mandy Moore ...
Sandy (voice)
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Storyline

In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargo--a baby zebra. The gangly little foal is rescued by horse farmer Nolan Walsh, who takes him home to his young daughter Channing. Once a champion thoroughbred trainer, Walsh has given up horse training for a quiet life with Channing on their modest Kentucky farm. The little zebra, or "Stripes," as Channing calls him, is soon introduced to the farm's misfit troupe of barnyard residents, led by a cranky Shetland Pony named Tucker and Franny, a wise old goat who keeps the family in line. The group is joined by Goose, a deranged big-city pelican who's hiding out in the sticks until the heat dies down in Jersey. The un-aptly named bloodhound Lightening keeps a lazy eye on goings-on at the farm - in between naps. The Walsh farm borders the Turfway Racetrack, where highly skilled thoroughbreds compete for horse racing's top honor... Written by Sujit R. Varma  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Farm | Zebra | Racehorse | Kentucky  | See more »

Taglines:

A tail for the whole family. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild crude humor and some language See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Zig Zag, l'étalon zébré See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$18,862,432 (USA) (16 January 2005) (3185 Screens)

Gross:

$90,754,475 (Worldwide) (27 April 2008)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Shetland pony, Tucker (Dustin Hoffman), had to be painted brown during filming because his real coat turned gray. Everyone was so surprised, but the animal trainers did a little touch-up with brown dye. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: A zebra's stripes are like fingerprints - no two are alike. In the montage of Channing training Stripes you can clearly see she is riding different zebras at different times. See more »

Quotes

Goose: You see Rusty the rotatin' rooster up there. He's about to get Goosed.
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Crazy Credits

The Alcon logo stretches into a stripe which becomes stripes on a zebra
which becomes branches of a tree in the first scene and the movie begins. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #22.1" (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"U Can't Touch This"
Written by Rick James, Alonzo Miller and M.C. Hammer (as Kirk Burrell)
Performed by David Spade See more »