| | | His stripes made him an outcast. His heart made him a hero.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Additional Scenes, Featurettes, Audio Commentary, Comic Book, Documentary, Outtakes, Theatrical Trailer, French, Spanish Subtitled
A zebra raised on a farm in Kentucky dreams of becoming a racehorse in this heartwarming tale that combines live action and computer animation. Featuring the voices of Frankie Muniz, Mandy Moore, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Foxworthy, Joe Pantoliano, David Spade, Snoop Dogg, Dustin Hoffman and Whoopi Goldberg.
"Racing Stripes has heart." Dana Stevens, New York Times
"Good family fun." Jeffrey Lyons, NBC-TV
Editor's Note
A cute zebra foal gets separated from his circus and is adopted by a horse trainer (Bruce Greenwood) in this live action, talking animal tale. Stripes (voiced by Frankie Muniz) becomes adopted by the trainer's tomboy daughter (Hayden Panettiere)--an aspiring jockey--who subsequently wants to race him in the big leagues. Setbacks include her dad's over-protectiveness (he lost her mom in a horse-racing accident), and the fact that Stripes is a zebra and not a normal horse. Though all the other thoroughbreds turn their noses at this odd-looking interloper, a wizened old pony (Dustin Hoffman) steps in as trainer, and it's time to start prepping for the big race. Other animal characters include a mob "hit-pelican" (voice of Joe Pantoliano), a nurturing goat (voice of Whoopi Goldberg), a rooster (voice of Jeff Foxworthy), and a hound (Snoop Dogg). Mandy Moore does the voice of Stripes' comely mare love interest. Steve Harvey and David Spade are a pair of trash-talking horseflies. Adults will cherish some sly references to older movies, while the kids should get a lot out of the mix of real animals, nonstop gags, and an uplifting message about the importance of not judging a horse by its stripes. Though set in Kentucky, the film was actually lensed in South Africa, with real zebras. M. Emmet Walsh is a welcome addition as a loveable old codger and Wendie Malick is the evil race track owner.
| Features | Alternate Ending | | Animal Acting 101 Documentary | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Buzz & Scuzz's Flyin' Fiasco Interactive Comic Book | | Director Commentary | | Easter Eggs | | How to Make Animals Talk Documentary | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | The Music Of Racing Stripes | | The Music Of Racing Stripes With Sting And Bryan Adams | | Theatrical Trailers | | Widescreen Presentation | | Subtitles: Spanish, French | | Outtakes | | Audio: English, Spanish, French Dolby Digital 5.1 | | Animal Acting 101 Featurette | | The Music of Racing Stripes Featurette | | The Music of Racing Stripes with Sting and Bryan Adams Featurette | | Challenges: Buzz & Scuzz's Flyin' Fiasco Featurette | | How to Make Animals Talk Documentary | | Additional Scenes | | Alternate endings | | Audio Commentary with director |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 9/6/2005 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 33688 | | UPC: 00085393368821 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Broderick Johnson, et al. - Producer | | David Eggby - Cinematographer | | David Schmidt - Screenplay | | David Spade - Voice Of | | Dustin Hoffman - Voice Of | | Frankie Muniz - Voice Of | | Frederik Du Chau - Director | | Jeff Foxworthy - Voice Of | | Joe Pantoliano - Voice Of | | Mandy Moore - Voice Of | | Michael Clarke Duncan - Voice Of | | Snoop Dogg - Voice Of | | Tom Finan - Editor | | Whoopi Goldberg - Voice Of |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"The vocal talent is top-notch..." 01/14/2005 p.E13Los Angeles Times
"[T]he film is populated with endearing animals that are expertly anthropomorphized and that are voiced by, among others, a sprinkling of famous names..." 01/14/2005 p.E6 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 6 of 10
It would be wrong for me to argue that Racing Stripes is a bad movie, because it isn't. Nor i
Chicago Sun-Times 5 of 10
I will get the usual feedback from readers who took their children to see Racing Stripes and - Roger Ebert
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