Racing Stripes (2005)

Director:

Frederik Du Chau

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

14 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

His stripes made him an outcast. His heart made him a hero.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Farm | Zebra | Racehorse | Kentucky

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Morne 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)

Also Known As:

Zig Zag, l'étalon zébré (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Deu Zebra! (Brazil) [pt]
Fartstriber (Denmark) [da]
Héroe a rayas (Spain) (dubbed version) [es]
Im Rennstall ist das Zebra los! (Germany) [de]
Salamaseepra (Finland) [fi]
Streep wil racen (Netherlands) (dubbed version) [nl]
Stripes, o protathlitis (Greece) [el]
Striscia, una zebra alla riscossa (Italy) [it]
Võidusõidusebra (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild crude humor and some language.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #41210) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:PG | Singapore:G | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:6 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | Sweden:Btl | Mexico:A

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

The Shetland pony, Tucker (Dustin Hofman), had to be painted brown during filming because his real coat turned gray. Everyone was so surprised, but the animal trainers did a little touch-up with brown dye.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: 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.

Quotes:

Goose: All right. Listen up, you glue factory rejects.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

Taking The Inside Rail

Excellent movie - if you remember it's fantasy

This is a movie that touches all the right spots. It has Stripes striving for an unattainable goal, Channing striving for her own life, the loyalty and help of friends and the tragedy of a love lost. Just remember this isn't trying to be real life "gritty" drama. It's entertainment and my wife and I were satisfyingly entertained. If I had any complaints it would be with the inclusion of Snoop Dogg's character. It was a waste of screen time and I wish I could have gotten a better feel for the hate of the stallion Trenton. It's a formulaic movie but it follows the formula well with a new twist, likable and hate able characters.