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Release Date:
14 January 2005 (USA)
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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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1 nomination
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(16 articles)
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Predictable but enjoyable
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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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Rated PG for mild crude humor and some language.
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102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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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.
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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.
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Referenced in "The Mint: (#1.152)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
It Ain't Over Yet
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Yes, it's stereotypical, and no, it doesn't reach or even approach the experience of Babe, but it is a fun flick, and one I feel is worth a matinée ticket if you're at all intrigued. I have to give kudos to the filmmakers for using real zebra sounds and vocalizations for Stripes; little details like that can make or break a talking animal film for the viewers who actually know a bit about the animals featured in a film...and hey, is it really too much to ask for a zebra to make zebra noises? There is some amount of potty humor, especially concerning the flies and the Jersey gangster pelican Goose, but it wasn't as much as I had assumed from earlier reviews.
There certainly are better movies out there, but the kids will enjoy this one, and the kid in me did. It was predictable, but comfortingly so, and sometimes it's nice to just sit back, suspend disbelief, and have a non-taxing movie experience where talking, wisecracking animals deliver lessons in life, like how being different isn't a bad thing, real winners are those with the heart to try, and success is often due to the support of those around you. And I do have to admit that one scene near the end brought tears to my eyes, much to my own surprise.