Racing stripes gets rolling when horse trainer turned farmer nolan walsh bruce greenwood finds a baby zebra and brings him home. As in babe the obvious inspiration for the script by david schmidt, steven p. The characters use a swear word or two that was never use in a pg film. Read the journey of training gilbert the zebra to be able to live in a human world. Racing stripes, also called le mans stripes and rally stripes, were applied to racecars to help identify them in the field during races. Racing stripes 2005 this is a real film fantastic fools. But stripes stubbornly insists that his destiny lies at the racetrack. Panettiere completed six weeks of training plus additional practice before her racing scenes in the film, which were shot on location near derban. The film tells the story of stripes, a circus zebra who is accidentally abandoned in kentucky and raised on a farm next to a racing track. Mar 18, 2017 racing stripes is the touching story of a baby zebra who was accidentally left behind when the circus left town. It tells the story of the young girl who has faith in a disregarded animal and rides it to victory in a derby, and it has the barnyard full of cute talking animals. Setbacks include her dads overprotectiveness he lost her mom in a horse racing accident, and the fact that stripes is a zebra and not a normal horse. Racing stripes 2004 original version cjaymarch wiki fandom. The hyena were fully aware of the damage a zebra can inflict with his teeth and hooves so retreated, looking over their shoulders.
The great news for moviegoers who enjoy racing stripes is that composer mark isham didnt seem to care about any of the cliches or yawninducing dialogue inherent in the project. An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds. The animals in this particular film are indeed real, and hollywood took yet another opportunity to confuse adults who see the cgi lips of the animals flail around without the corresponding facial expressions that youve come to expect from looking at talking humans. Finally, the racing stripes script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the zebra movie. The film tells the story of stripes, a circus zebra who is. Horses are faster and have greater endurance than zebras, thus a zebra would be at. Hayden panettiere talks about her movie racing stripes, her love of animals, and her. Racing stripes 2005 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Walsh actually appear in the film and worked with the real live menagerie.
The 1995 family film babe was nothing short of an instant classic. With the zebra meaning, if they didnt have stripes, then its not called a zebra anymore and it would be a horse. In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargoa baby zebra voiced by. Distracted while racing a mail truck, stripes slams facefirst into a tree played as slapstick. The saddest disney movie is racing stripes or bambi, yeah sad, sad sad, but thats just my own opinion. With frankie muniz, david spade, snoop dogg, bruce greenwood. Racing stripes script transcript from the screenplay and. Sir trenton is the father of trentons pride, a racehorse who was a threetime winner of the kentucky open and one of the main antagonists of racing stripes. Against all odds, stripes learns the ropes of professional racing, and endeavors to compete with real racehorses who loathe him for being a zebra.
Doing her own stunts and learning to work with zebras. Growing up next to a racecourse, stripes believes that hes actually a racehorse, and dreams of competing against. Racing stripes is a compromise between national velvet and babe, leading to the inescapable question. Aug 21, 2019 hayden panettiere worked with some big name stars in her 2005 film racing stripes, though not many of them ever made it to the set in south africa. For instance, the oncecocky zebra is humiliated when mr. Jan, 2005 racing stripes is a compromise between national velvet and babe, leading to the inescapable question. Is stripes from the movie racing stripes a zebra or a. Racing stripes might be good for a few laps with younger viewers, but its too blandly predictable to truly recommend for an allages audience. The zebra stallion was alerted firstly by the cries of the other monkeys then when the hyenas became visible, stood his ground between the hyenas and his herd, at one stage charging at them when they came too close. Racing stripes by frederik du chau frederik du chau. Parents need to know that racing stripes is a 2005 comedy in which a zebra raised on a farm in kentucky wants to be the fastest on the racetrack against snobby thoroughbreds. The assignment marked a triumphant return to the genre of child helps animal that remains the subject of ishams most famous and long commercially unreleased score. Unlike most animal movie heroes, stripes demonstrates a real me mentality that results in our caring very little about him by the time the show is over.
We were treated to a real predator scene where two hyenas who had caught a monkey raced out of the bush near the zebras, one. There are kids who will like it, but then there are kids who are so happy to be at the. He just assumes hes a normal horse who loves to run. Dustin hoffman, jeff foxworthy, whoopi goldberg, and snoop dogg lent their voices to an eclectic group of farm animals in the feelgood family comedy while panettiere, bruce greenwood, and m. In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargoa baby zebra. Virtual comic book the racing stripes prequel the music of racing stripes with sting and bryan adams. Three years later, stripes is a cherished part of the farm family. Yet the film s pg rating comes from a very dark sequence, literally and figuratively, where the race horses gang up on stripes. Walsh turns him into a plow horse, refusing to cooperate until the farm animals point out hell benefit from the strength training. It is both a touching and yet very funny tale of a zebra who wants to be a race horse. The common or plains zebra has 26 stripes per side, the mountain zebra has 43 stripes per side, and the grevys zebra has 80 stripes per side. A baby zebra gets separated from a traveling circus in a small kentucky town. Horse farmer nolan walsh, who takes him home to his young daughter. There are kids who will like it, but then there are kids who are so happy to.
A baby zebra called stripes is abandoned one stormy night by a travelling circus, and when a local farmer finds him he is taken back to meet all. He was voiced by the late fred thompson, who also played big d in the pixar short maters tall tales mater private eye. It was released theatrically on january 14, 2005 by warner bros. Frankie muniz, dustin hoffman, whoopi goldberg, david spade, mandy moore, jeff foxworthy, snoop. Several actors including john larroquette, john diehl, conrad dunn, and judge reinhold were featured in their first significant film roles. With frankie muniz malcolm in the middle as the voice of stripes and an all star cast backing him this film cannot fail to please. Racing stripes script transcript from the screenplay andor. The other farmyard animals try to educate him about life on the farm, but he is convinced that he is destined for the nearby racetrack, even though he isnt a real racehorse. Though all the other thoroughbreds turn their noses at this oddlooking interloper, a wizened old pony dustin hoffman steps in as trainer, and its time to start prepping for the big race.
Moreover, the only zebra species that even approaches the size of a pony never mind a quarter horse is the grevys, which is highly endangered. Although racing stripes garnered a mixed reception upon release, the 2005 family film has a lot of heart and is particularly entertaining for children. Mcdonnell, based on a script written by david schmidt, steven p. If any of you havent seen the kids movie, racing stripes, its about an accidently abandoned zebra that is found and brought up on a farm overlooking a racetrack. The new warner brothers release, racing stripes, is a tale of triumph in the face of adversity. One part babe, one part national velvet, one part seabiscuit, and one part misfitunderdog sports movie. Nolan takes the zebra home to his farm, and leaves it in the care of his daughter channing, who names him stripes.
Stripes is upset and feels sorry for himself when he learns that hes a zebra and not a horse. This is wonderful family viewing for both young and old and even those inbetween. The cast list for racing stripes reads as a perfect storm of mid2000s stardom. Rescued and raised by nolan walsh bruce greenwood and his daughter, channing hayden panettiere, stripes doesnt know hes different. Fran from dodgeball is actually a total bombshell in real life. Frankie muniz, dustin hoffman, whoopi goldberg, david spade, mandy moore, jeff foxworthy, snoop dogg, etc. Use of a real zebra zebras plural in fact in the filming plus animatronics makes this a. Keeping one as a pet would be legally dubious, and putting it in physical danger by riding or racing it would definitely be a crime artistic license biology. Unfollow racing stripes to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Racing stripes is a lighthearted tale of the trials and tribulations of an orphaned zebra who aspires to be a racezebra. Profanity st, bitch, and ass is not quite said by characters in some scenes, but is. On todays instalment of this is a real film, we thought it was high time someone brought this up.
He grows up believing that he is a racehorse, and eventuallyby the end of the movie races on the track against other horses. While racing trentons pride, stripes wipes out in a turn and tumbles a few times but is otherwise okay. Racing stripes 2004 original version cjaymarch wiki. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of racing stripes. Now i know the thought of a zebra racing in an actual race is rediculous, but thats not my question. Rent racing stripes 2005 film for free as part of our trial offer. Production information just as in the film, from the very beginning conventional wisdom held that it was simply impossible for a zebra to take on such an enormous challenge in this case, starring in a major motion picture. Emmett walsh actually appear in the film and worked with. An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his. For his daughter, channing hayden panittiere, its love at first sight. Running audio commentary by director frederik du chau. Setbacks include her dads overprotectiveness he lost her mom in a horseracing accident, and the fact that stripes is a zebra and not a normal horse.
The gangly little foal is rescued by horse farmer nolan walsh, who takes him home to his young daughter channing. Racing stripes is the touching story of a baby zebra who was accidentally left behind when the circus left town. Hayden panettiere worked with some big name stars in her 2005 film racing stripes, though not many of them ever made it to the set in south africa. Stripes is a 1981 american buddy military comedy film directed by ivan reitman and starring bill murray, harold ramis, warren oates, p. It does not try to be much more than light family fare, and it succeeds. Stripes voiced by frankie muniz becomes adopted by the trainers tomboy daughter hayden panettierean aspiring jockeywho subsequently wants to race him in the big leagues. At least director frederick du chau comes into his own with the final, climactic race, generating some real tension as horse meets zebra at the kentucky open.
Zig zag, letalon zebre, corrida, portugal corrida arriscada. Now i know the thought of a zebra racing in an actual race is rediculous, but thats. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different. In this energetic comedy adventure which follows in the footsteps or should that be hoofsteps.
Racing stripes is a 2005 american sports comedy family film directed by frederik du chau. Hayden panettiere in racing stripes 2005 bruce greenwood and hayden. Stripes voiced by frankie muniz is an accidentally abandoned circus zebra adopted by nolan walsh a nicely understated bruce greenwood, who quit training horses in the wake of the tragic riding accident. Its a 2005 feature film about a circus zebra that is trained as a racehorse. Kosove, broderick johnson, lloyd phillips and edward l. Joe flaherty, dave thomas, timothy busfield, and bill paxton also. Mar 10, 2008 if any of you havent seen the kids movie, racing stripes, its about an accidently abandoned zebra that is found and brought up on a farm overlooking a racetrack. Salamaseepra racing stripes on elokuva, joka sai ensiiltansa 10. Film fixation talking animals racing stripes moviefone. Cheer til youre horse shattered illusions are hard to repair especially for a goodhearted zebra named stripes whos spent his life on a kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that hes a debonair thoroughbred. Anyone who has ever felt different can relate to the obstacles that stand in the way of this baby zebra, appropriately named stripes, who wants nothing more than to. Anyone who has ever felt different can relate to the obstacles that stand in the way of this baby zebra, appropriately named stripes, who wants nothing more than to become a kentucky derby champion. Is stripes from the movie racing stripes a zebra or a painted. Racing stripes dvd, 2005, full frame for sale online ebay.
Hayden panettiere discusses racing stripes liveabout. A circus truck loses a baby zebra near the farm of a widowed former trainer bruce greenwood and his teenage daughter channing hayden panettiere, in one of her several sportsrelated roles. Aug 06, 2008 racing stripes with the black stalliontheme. The little zebra, or stripes, as channing calls him, is soon introduced to the farms misfit troupe of barnyard residents, led by a cranky shetland pony named tucker and franny, a wise old goat. Theres quite a bit of humor involving defecation, urination, and flatulence. Since such an animal is a conspicuous minority among racehorses, the story. Stripes, the zebra character, wants to be a racehorse but stripess first race doesnt end exactly as. What if the characters are more dramatic and argue frequently a lot. The other farmyard animals try to educate him about life on the farm, but he is convinced that he is destined for the nearby racetrack, even though he isnt a.
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