![]() Only a couple of computer-generated horseflies, gratingly vocalised by comedians Steve Harvey and David Spade, let the side down with their lame pop-culture in-jokes and tediously flatulent antics. Dustin Hoffman is surprisingly effective as a kind-hearted Shetland pony, while Joe Pantoliano prattles on amusingly as a wiseguy pelican on the run from the mob. ![]() Not only is Nolan reluctant to let teenage daughter Channing (Hayden Panettiere) become a jockey, but Stripes must also cope with the thoroughbreds next door, who aren't about to let a puny zebra show them up on the final stretch.Ĭoming across like a live-action Charlotte's Web, Racing Stripes artfully balances its two-legged and four-legged narratives with the help of expert animal husbandry and a better-than-average voice cast. Now 'Stripes' may not look like the other horses galloping across the fields. He is found by former champion horse trainer, Nolan Walsh and 'Stripes' is quickly adopted as a favourite pet by his daughter, Channing. But there are a few obstacles for our striped hero. Stripes, a zebra raised on a farm in Kentucky, dreams of one day becoming a championship racehorse in this heartwarming and hysterical tale that seamlessly. Zebras are social African equids best known for their unmistakable black-and-white stripes. During a fierce thunderstorm in rural Kentucky, a young zebra is accidentally left behind by a travelling circus. ![]() Stripes finally gets his chance to shine when a canny bookie (M Emmet Walsh) persuades his owner (Bruce Greenwood) to train the beast for the big time. But while the rest of the barnyard indulge his fantasies, the nags from the adjoining stud farm - led by stuck-up steed Trenton's Pride (Joshua Jackson) - poo-poo his ambitions. Deftly combining his human actors with a rogue's gallery of trotting, flapping and braying critters, director Frederik Du Chau (The Magic Sword: Quest For Camelot) assembles a breezy caper that will entertain children without testing their parents' patience.Īfter being dumped on a roadside by a travelling circus, Stripes (voiced by Frankie Muniz) grows up on a farm convinced he's a horse. Believing he is a racehorse, Stripes dreams of training for and competing in the races. ![]() The film tells the story of Stripes, a circus plains zebra who is accidentally abandoned in Kentucky and raised on a farm next to a racing track. Move over Seabiscuit, there's a new champion in town in Racing Stripes, a kid-friendly comedy in the Babe mould about a zebra who dreams of winning the Kentucky Derby. It was released theatrically on January 14, 2005, by Warner Bros. ![]()
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