Racing Stripes (2005)

An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds.

Director:

Frederik Du Chau

Writers:

David Schmidt (story), Steven P. Wegner (story)

Stars:

Frankie Muniz, David Spade, Snoop Dogg

3 nominations.

Cast

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

Storyline

A young zebra is accidentally abandoned by the circus, but is found by a man and his daughter. On their farm, they are joined by an eclectic group of animals who eventually conspire to help the zebra cheat in order to win the Kentucky Open horse race.

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Plot Keywords:

horse movie | bullying | following a dream | slimehouse | horse | 

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Taglines:

He's the wrong sort of horse with the right sort of friends.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild crude humor and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Reggie (Jeff Foxworthy) states "If you build it, they will come" while standing in the corn field. This alludes to Field of Dreams (1989), in which the main character chases a dream that no one believes in, same as Stripes is chasing his dream to race. The actual quote from Field of Dreams (1989) is, "If you build it, he will come."

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Goofs

After Channing got out of the car after arguing with her dad, she clicks to Stripes who makes a cantering hoofbeat sound, but when viewed, Stripes is still trotting, then canters.

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Quotes

Reggie: I see buckets of dead relatives! Extra crispy! Extra crispy!

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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.

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Connections

References Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

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Soundtracks

Ebony and Ivory
Written by Paul McCartney
Performed by Steve Harvey and David Spade

User Reviews

Outstanding Movie, not another Knock-off

Not sure what those others are seeing or looking for in a movie... This is one of the best movies i have taken my two 12 year old's to in a long time. This movie was hilarious, it had jokes for all ages. At times you would hear the kids start laughing through the theater, but there were several time when the adults would start out the laughing. I laughed through the entire movie. My daughters have seen all of the other movies that this one is supposed to be copying, but (according to them) this is by far the best. This one will definitely be added to our DVD collection as soon as it become available!! Highly recommend this one for the whole family!!!

Details

Official Sites:

Central Partnership [Russia] Official site [UK]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Racing Stripes

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,920,052, 16 January 2005

Gross USA:

$49,772,522

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$90,754,475

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1