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

3 wins & 6 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 Thompson	...	Bull Hancock (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
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:

horse | horseback riding | horse training | horse movie | human animal relationship | 

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Taglines:

The Impossible True Story

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Family | History | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film inspired a running gag on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005). Whenever the name Secretariat was mentioned, a doorbell would ring, followed immediately by two men in a crude horse costume trotting around the stage while Ferguson danced in the background. On Ferguson's last episode, he revealed that Bob Newhart played the horse.

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Goofs

During the Kentucky Derby race, stable-hand Eddie Sweat is first seen in a crowded area, apparently under cover. When the horses reach the front stretch, he's seen on the rail in the sun. Then after the finish, he's back under cover in the crowd again.

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Quotes

Chris Chenery: It's not whether they think we won. It's whether we think we won.

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Crazy Credits

Zappa Studios talent for extra work.

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Connections

Referenced in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.3 (2011)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Wonderful movie

Secretariat is not only the first film in many years where both old and young can share the same theater; it contains the elements that make you both laugh and cry as most good movies should. From peaceful mornings at sunrise we experience exhilarating horse racing that brings pensive waiting for results of a race already in the history books.

I agree with the Movieguide comments: "SECRETARIAT is a very uplifting, inspiring, exciting movie about a true story, the story of a determined woman who raises one of the most successful, dynamic racehorses of all time. SECRETARIAT is stirring and joyful, with many references to God, Jesus Christ and the Bible and a pro-capitalist message celebrating American values…" Now, what's wrong with this picture? It is refreshingly entertaining.

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Secretariat

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,694,770, 10 October 2010

Gross USA:

$59,713,955

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$60,321,861

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