Racing Stripes (2005)

Directed by

Frederik Du Chau

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama

Country

South Africa, United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 669 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A zebra named Stripes is left behind by a circus and ends up on a Kentucky farm next to a racetrack. Convinced he is a racehorse, he pursues his dream of competing in a real horse race with the help of the farm animals and a young girl.

lightheartedwhimsicalupliftinggentlefamily-friendlyfeel-goodwarm

What happens

Racing Stripes is a 2005 American sports comedy family film directed by Frederik Du Chau. The film was produced by Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Lloyd Phillips and Edward L. McDonnell, and written by David Schmidt, from a story by Schmidt, Steven P. Wegner, Kirk DeMicco and Du Chau. The film tells the story of Stripes, a circus zebra who is accidentally abandoned in Kentucky and raised on a farm next to a racetrack. Believing he is a racehorse, Stripes dreams of training for and competing in a horse race. The film stars Hayden Panettiere, Bruce Greenwood, Wendie Malick and M. Emmet Walsh, with the voice talents of Frankie Muniz, Mandy Moore, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Foxworthy, Joshua Jackson, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Rosenbaum, Steve Harvey, David Spade, Snoop Dogg, Fred Dalton Thompson, Dustin Hoffman and Whoopi Goldberg. Racing Stripes was released theatrically on January 14, 2005, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $90 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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