Secretariat (2010)

Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.

Director:

Randall Wallace

Writers:

Mike Rich, William Nack (book)

Stars:

Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Margo Martindale

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diane Lane	...	Penny Chenery
John Malkovich	...	Lucien Laurin
Dylan Walsh	...	Jack Tweedy
Margo Martindale	...	Miss Ham
Nelsan Ellis	...	Eddie Sweat
Otto Thorwarth	...	Ronnie Turcotte
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Bull Hancock
James Cromwell	...	Ogden Phipps
Scott Glenn	...	Chris Chenery
Michael Harding	...	E.V. Benjamin (as Mike Harding)
Richard Fullerton	...	Robert Kleburg
Tim Ware	...	John Galbreath
Nestor Serrano	...	Pancho Martin
Keith Austin	...	Laffit Pincay
Kevin Connolly	...	Bill Nack

Storyline

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery -- with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin -- manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years.

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Plot Keywords:

triple crown | horse racing | stallion | eccentric | inherited responsibility | 

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Taglines:

The Impossible True Story

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Genres:

Drama | Family | History | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [us] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A paripa

Filming Locations:

Churchill Downs - 700 Central Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£40,941 (UK) (3 December 2010)

Gross:

$59,699,513 (USA) (4 February 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Fast Track Productions, Mayhem Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Penny Chenery:  the real owner of Secretariat can be seen as he wins the Belmont and the Triple Crown.

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Goofs

Before the Belmont Stakes race, when Secretariat is being led to the track, one of the people in the crowd takes his picture with a Kodak Instamatic camera. It has a FlipFlash flash device on it - these weren't made until 1975.

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Quotes

Penny Chenery: I will not live the rest of my life in regret.

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Connections

Featured in Richard Roeper & the Movies: Fall Preview 2010 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"The Longest Goodbye"
Written and Performed by Scott Nickoley and Jamie Dunlap
Courtesy of MasterSource

User Reviews

Secretariat is another of those enjoyable feel-good true-life stories Disney has a reputation for

In a change of pace, I decided to watch this inspirational true-life story of a woman's deciding to keep the title character horse in ownership instead of selling to the highest bidder because of the animal's potential and not the usual comedy films I view with my movie theatre working friend. We both enjoyed those race scenes that involved Secretariat that showcased both his struggles and triumphs. On the drama front, while there are some compellingly played scenes of quiet desperation and of occasional conflict, it's the uplifting parts that really gets to the heart of the matter. Only thing I really have a quibble with is some of the lines betray the time period like that character played by Fred Dalton Thompson wouldn't compare something to Super Fly since that movie came out in 1972 and his scene takes place in 1969. And how about the kids not noticeably aging during the four-year setting. Otherwise, Secretariat is a quality feel-good movie that one always expects from The Disney Company and is recommended.