Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

A wild stallion is captured by humans and slowly loses the will to resist training, yet, throughout his struggles for freedom, the stallion refuses to let go of the hope of one day returning home to his herd.

Directors:

Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook

Writers:

John Fusco (screenplay by), Michael Lucker (co-writer)

Stars:

Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Matt Damon	...	Spirit (voice)
James Cromwell	...	The Colonel (voice)
Daniel Studi	...	Little Creek (voice)
Chopper Bernet	...	Sgt. Adams (voice)
Jeff LeBeau	...	Murphy / Railroad Foreman (voice)
John Rubano	...	Soldier (voice)
Richard McGonagle	...	Bill (voice)
Matt Levin	...	Joe (voice) (as Matthew Levin)
Adam Paul	...	Pete (voice)
Robert Cait	...	Jake (voice)
Charles Napier	...	Roy (voice)
Meredith Wells	...	Little Indian Girl (voice)
Zahn McClarnon	...	Little Creek's Friend (voice)
Michael Horse	...	Little Creek's Friend (voice)
Donald Fullilove	...	Train Pull Foreman (voice) (as Don Fullilove)

Storyline

A wild stallion is captured by humans and slowly loses the will to resist training, yet, throughout his struggles for freedom, the stallion refuses to let go of the hope of one day returning home to his herd.

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Plot Keywords:

animal capture | horse | 19th century | freedom | cowboy | 

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Taglines:

Some legends can never be tamed.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Western

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Real horses were recorded for all the audio. At no time were any human vocalizations used for the horse characters.

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Goofs

The Lakota camp had a pen for their horses. Lakota would not have had pens, their horses would've run in a herd that was attended to by the teens of the tribe.

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Quotes

Spirit: And so I grew from colt to stallion, as wild and as reckless as thunder over the land. Racing with the eagle, soaring with the wind. Flying? There were times I believed I could.

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Crazy Credits

No opening credits (for music composer, producers, screenplay and directors, etc.) are shown, which is story are about western horses is beginning well after the title of the film, "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron", although for the 2010s it conscious not quietly for commonplace and major films to not have opening credits. It was stuck of considered involving in 2002.

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Alternate Versions

The Hulu print adds the 2013 Universal Pictures logo.

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Connections

Featured in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

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Soundtracks

Brothers Under the Sun
Written by Bryan Adams, Steve Jablonsky, Gretchen Peters
Produced by Steve Jablonsky and Bryan Adams
Performed by Bryan Adams (uncredited)

User Reviews

Full of Heart, a great story.

If only ALL animation was this great. This film is classic because it is strong is two simple aspects: Story and Character. The characters in this film are beautifully personified. I felt for all of the characters, and human-animal relationship in the movie works perfectly. The beautiful animation and 3-D computer animation hasn't worked better in any other film. This is a great movie for kids, and for adults who want a classic hero's journey. 8 of 10.

Details

Official Sites:

Dreamworks [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spirit: L'étalon des plaines

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,770,036, 26 May 2002

Gross USA:

$73,280,117

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$122,563,539

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation, Dreamworks Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1