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Racing Stripes (2005) -- 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.
Racing Stripes (2005) -- 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.

Overview

User Rating:
5.3/10   4,500 votes
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Director:
Frederik Du Chau
Writers (WGA):
David Schmidt (story) &
Steven P. Wegner (story) ...
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Release Date:
14 January 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
His stripes made him an outcast. His heart made him a hero. more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
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Watch Stripes run... more

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
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)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for mild crude humor and some language.
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

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. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Every so often through out the movie, Stripe's head is very hairy and you can see the black dye or paint on his face. It isn't as dark as his normal color. The next clip, his hair is very short and dark black, with his normal wide stripes again. more
Quotes:
Goose: Just when I thought I was out. They pull me back in! more
Movie Connections:
References Chicken Run (2000) more
Soundtrack:
The National Anthem USA more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Watch Stripes run..., 7 June 2005
10/10
Author: Thanigai Vaasan from Chennai, India

Though I have been a dedicated visitor to IMDb since I have heard about it first in 2000, this... is my first user comment for a movie. And I am very proud to give it for Racing Stripes.

What shall I say about this movie? Talking animals, American humour, words, phrases and scenes which need to be in a racing movie. Is that all? No.

This is the story of a zebra who with the help of his animal friends and love of the daughter of his master, achieves the unthinkable - a race against the horses.

With a single zebra, these people have woven and created a celluloid which comes with ounces and ounces of passion, all for free. Right from the first scene when Stripes is introduced until the last flash of the race, passion is one word with which we are gripped. Stripes, the hero of the movie, steals our hearts with its innocent expressions, cute barking and an iron-fisted ambition.

A humble movie with a great animal team, good actors, visual effects, applaudable cinematography and editing,... wait. There is something which I am missing. Yes. Those unmistakable moments when the sounds and visuals speak to us. Flashes, slow motions, brilliant ups and downs of music and much much more which made all those animals' expressions visible and audible even when they don't speak. The shot by shot translation of the moods and motivation for the racing zebra build the whole movie.

Leave all to your imagination. Watch Stripes begin that run. Those minutes, I couldn't close my eyelids even for a routine blink.

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