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Year of U.S. Release: 2005
Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Bruce Greenwood, Wendie Malick, Frankie Muniz, Mandy Moore, David Spade, Dustin Hoffman, Joe Pantoliano, Joshua Jackson, Mandy Moore, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Rosenbaum, Snoop Dogg,
Patrick Stewart, Steve Harvey,
Whoopi Goldberg.
Director: Frederik Du Chau Screenwriter(s): David Schmidt Producer(s): Lloyd Phillips, Edward McDonnell, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Prod. Company: Alcon Entertainment
Genre(s): Animation, Kids, Family Runtime: 1 hr. 24 min. U.S. Release Date: January 14, 2005 (Wide)
U.S. DVD Release Date: May 10, 2005
U.S. Box Office Total:
Rated for mild crude humor and some language.
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Plot Summary: | | |
In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus
accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargo—a baby
zebra (voiced by Frankie Muniz). The gangly little foal is
rescued by horse farmer Nolan Walsh (Bruce Greenwood), who
takes him home to his young daughter Channing (Hayden Panettiere). Once a champion thoroughbred trainer, Walsh has
given up horse training for a quiet life with Channing on
their modest Kentucky farm.
The little zebra, or "Stripes," as Channing calls him, is soon
introduced to the farm's misfit troupe of barnyard residents,
led by a cranky Shetland Pony named Tucker (voiced by Dustin Hoffman) and Franny (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg), a wise old
goat who keeps the family in line. The group is joined by
Goose (voiced by Joe Pantoliano), a deranged big-city pelican
who's hiding out in the sticks until the heat dies down in
Jersey. The un-aptly named bloodhound Lightening (Snoop Dogg)
keeps a lazy eye on goings-on at the farm—in between naps.
The Walsh farm borders the Turfway Racetrack, where highly
skilled thoroughbreds compete for horse racing's top honor,
the ultra-prestigious Kentucky Crown. From the first moment
Stripes lays eyes on the track, he's hooked—he knows that
if he could just get the chance, he could leave all those
other horses in the dust. What he doesn't know is...he's not
exactly a horse. But with characteristic zeal, he devotes
himself to training for the big time, with a little help from
Tucker, who has coached a host of champion racehorses in the
past.
Stripes makes some friends down at the track as well, most
notably the manic horsefly duo Buzz (Steve Harvey) and Scuzz
(David Spade), whose love of song and dance is eclipsed only
by their love of hot dogs and horse poop.
As he thrusts himself into a world of elite athletes, intense
competition and enormous stakes, Stripes must prove he's fast
enough and tough enough to run with the big horses if he wants
to land in the winner's circle at the legendary Kentucky
Crown.
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