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Secretariat

  • 20102010
  • PGPG
  • 2h 3m
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Diane Lane, James Cromwell, John Malkovich, and Scott Glenn in Secretariat (2010)
The life story of Penny Chenery, owner of the racehorse Secretariat, who won the Triple Crown in 1973.
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Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.
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    • Randall Wallace
    • Mike Rich
    • William Nack(book "Secretariat: The Making of a Champion")
  • Stars
    • Diane Lane
    • John Malkovich
    • Margo Martindale
    • Randall Wallace
    • Mike Rich
    • William Nack(book "Secretariat: The Making of a Champion")
  • Stars
    • Diane Lane
    • John Malkovich
    • Margo Martindale
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    • 161Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Secretariat (2010)
    Diane Lane and AJ Michalka in Secretariat (2010)
    Diane Lane and John Malkovich in Secretariat (2010)
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    Diane Lane in Secretariat (2010)
    Diane Lane in Secretariat (2010)
    AJ Michalka and Carissa Fowler in Secretariat (2010)
    Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Nelsan Ellis, and Jacob Rhodes in Secretariat (2010)
    Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Baker, Margo Martindale, Nelsan Ellis, and Otto Thorwarth in Secretariat (2010)
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    Kevin Connolly, Nestor Serrano, and Eric Lange in Secretariat (2010)

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    Diane Lane
    Diane Lane
    • Penny Chenery
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Lucien Laurin
    Margo Martindale
    Margo Martindale
    • Miss Ham
    Nelsan Ellis
    Nelsan Ellis
    • Eddie Sweat
    Dylan Walsh
    Dylan Walsh
    • Jack Tweedy
    Otto Thorwarth
    Otto Thorwarth
    • Ronnie Turcotte
    Fred Thompson
    Fred Thompson
    • Bull Hancock
    • (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    • Ogden Phipps
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Chris Chenery
    Michael Harding
    Michael Harding
    • E.V. Benjamin
    • (as Mike Harding)
    Richard Fullerton
    Richard Fullerton
    • Robert Kleburg
    Tim Ware
    Tim Ware
    • John Galbreath
    Nestor Serrano
    Nestor Serrano
    • Pancho Martin
    Keith Austin
    • Laffit Pincay
    Kevin Connolly
    Kevin Connolly
    • Bill Nack
    Eric Lange
    Eric Lange
    • Andy Beyer
    Drew Roy
    Drew Roy
    • Seth Hancock
    Carissa Fowler
    Carissa Fowler
    • Sarah Tweedy
    • (as Carissa Capobianco)
      • Randall Wallace
      • Mike Rich
      • William Nack(book "Secretariat: The Making of a Champion") (suggestion)
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    • Trivia
      In the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat's winning margin (31 lengths) and winning time (2:24) still stand after 37 years.
    • Goofs
      In the film the announcer for the Belmont Stakes mentions the margin of victory being 31 lengths which was true, but in real life announcer Chic Anderson announced it as 25 lengths because he was unable to correctly estimate the distance between the horses due to the incredible lead Secretariat had.
    • Quotes

      Penny Chenery: More than three thousand years ago a man named Job complained to God about all his troubles and the Bible tells us that God answered. Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane? Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting? He paused fiercely, rejoicing in his strength and charges into the fray. He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing, He does not shy away from the sword. The quiver rattles against his side, along with the flashing spear and lance. In frenzied excitement he eats up the ground. He cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits past the title.
    • Connections
      Featured in Richard Roeper & the Movies: Fall Preview 2010 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Silent Night
      Written by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr

      Performed by AJ Michalka

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    6/10
    Secretariat, U.S. Triple Crown Champion 1973. Penny Chenery, Owner, Housewives Champion.
    Secretariat is directed by Randall Wallace and written by Mike Rich and Sheldon Turner. It stars Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Margo Martindale, Amanda Michalka, Dylan Walsh, Scott Glenn, Kevin Connolly, Dylan Baker, James Cromwell and Drew Roy. Music is by Nick Glennie-Smith and cinematography by Dean Semler.

    With the success and quality of production that came with 2003's Seabiscuit, it was perhaps inevitable that someone would turn their hand to making a film about a horse that many agree is the greatest American horse of all time. With Disney funding the cash flow and an "A" list cast assembled, Secretariat the movie is every inch the professional production you would expect. However, thematically it's surprising that the horse is very much secondary to the story of his owner, Penny Chenery (Lane).

    Chenery's story as written on the film version page, is a worthy one to tell, for sure. After suffering family bereavements, she stood firm after winning the horse on a coin toss to guide the horse to the greatest of American horse racing triumphs. This in a male dominated sport dominated by chauvinists. Further more, Chenery had to hold her own family together whilst running the Chenery ranch. Inspirational woman for sure, and Lane is naturally steely in the role, but there just isn't great human interest drama crafted by director Wallace to warrant the film being primarily about the good lady.

    Naturally, when the horse racing takes centre stage it's gripping and exciting, the race segments very well filmed, but we already knew that Secretariat was an awesome horse, how he got to be that way isn't known to us. Malkovich plays trainer Lucien Laurin with moody flamboyance, but we see next to nothing of his training of the horse! It's one of the many oversights that stop the film competing with Seabiscuit. It may seem unfair to compare the two, but the makers of Seabiscuit got the blend right whilst cleaving close to the facts to tell their story.

    There's also the controversy factor, the fudging of the facts to suit the makers ends, where some characterisations have been pointedly argued to be incorrect and a deviation from truths to the point we don't have the real story of what made Secretariat so great. Whilst it spins a rags to riches story when in reality it wasn't, Riva Ridge anyone? Where's the Preakness clocking controversy? These facts would have boosted the film no end, but I guess this is the price we pay for having Disney funding the film supposedly about the magnificent beast in the title.

    Come the home straight the music does swirl and the cheers go loud, and undeniably the uplift factor takes a hand, but there's too much wrong all told to make this a great picture. I have to say it, go watch Seabiscuit instead. 6.5/10
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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2010 (United States)
      • United States
      • Disney (United States)
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      • English
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      • Opelousas, Louisiana, USA
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      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Fast Track Productions
      • Mayhem Pictures
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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
      • Color
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