Stripes is a zebra who is orphaned at the beginning of the film when a traveling circus accidentally leaves him behind during a storm. Movies like racing stripes if you like racing stripes you are looking for humorous, touching and feel good movies about with underdog, farm, zebra, adventure, friendship, ambition and contests and competitions themes of adventure, comedy and drama genre shot in usa. Now i know the thought of a zebra racing in an actual race is rediculous, but thats not my question. 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.
Featuring the voices of frankie muniz, mandy moore, michael clarke duncan, jeff foxworthy, joe pantoliano. With this vocal performance, he has tarnished the image of the mediummighty zebra and turned it into a whiny negative nancy. Racing stripes script transcript from the screenplay and. 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. Three years later, stripes is a cherished part of the farm family. She calls him stripes frankie muniz and keeps him as a pet. 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. For instance, the oncecocky zebra is humiliated when mr. Racing stripes 2005 video detective movie trailers.
Racing stripes by frederik du chau frederik du chau, hayden. I can be your hero baby zebra trkacica racing stripes. 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. 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. Profanity st, bitch, and ass is not quite said by characters in some scenes, but is strongly implied. Jan, 2005 racing stripes is a compromise between national velvet and babe, leading to the inescapable question. Believing he is a racehorse, stripes dreams of training for and competing in the races. Watch racing stripes online stream full movie directv.
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. T he delightful and humorous movie racing stripes isnt horsing around when it comes to including meaningful and pertinent themes in the midst of its comedy and playfulness. Frankie muniz, listed by cbs as one of hollywoods most bankable teens played the lead role as you guessed it stripes. The zebra stripes, has refused my proposal of marriage, on the grounds that i merely a human. Watch racing stripes trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. In racing stripes, panettiere plays channing, a teenager who loves animals, in particular horses. Racing stripes 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Horse trainer turned farmer nolan walsh bruce greenwood finds a baby zebra and brings him home. Racing stripes script transcript from the screenplay andor. The alcon logo stretches into a stripe which becomes stripes on a zebra which becomes branches of a tree in the first scene and the movie begins. Kosove, broderick johnson, lloyd phillips and edward l. Racing stripes 2005 this is a real film fantastic fools. The zebra stripes, has refused my proposal of marriage, on the grounds that i. I was specifically look for racing stripes its my sons favorite movie and our puppy ate the old dvd, so i didnt really care that it was a 2 movie disk. A baby zebra gets separated from a traveling circus in a small kentucky town. The farm is located near the racetrack and the zebra grows up believing that he is a racehorse. One part babe, one part national velvet, one part seabiscuit, and one part misfitunderdog sports movie. Thankfully i am still able to step into child mode if the need arises.
Though nolan has forbidden channing from racing ever since her mother was killed in an accident. An allstar cast provides the voices of the zebra and his barnyard palls, including frankie muniz tvs malcolm in the middle, oscar and golden globe winners dustin hoffman rain man, hook. Stripes, a zebra raised on a farm in kentucky, dreams of one day becoming a. 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. The zebra s name was stripes, and the movie was called racing stripes. I love racing stripes so much but i hate hayden panitiere in this movie.
He grows up believing that he is a racehorse, and eventuallyby the end of the movie races on the track against other horses. Hayden panettiere talks about her movie racing stripes, her love of animals, and. In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargoa baby zebra voiced by. Stripes believes all along he is a racehorse but during the movie a horse tells him he is nothing but a zebra. Watch racing stripes movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. For his daughter, channing hayden panittiere, its love at first sight. Stripes, the zebra character, wants to be a racehorse but stripess first race doesnt end exactly as. Racing stripes is a really cute animal themed movie starring the amazing hayden panettiere. Kindhearted stripes has spent his whole life thinking hes a thoroughbred horse. When her father greenwood brings home an orphaned zebra. With all the help from his barnyard friends, and the girl believing in him he turns out to be a perfect racehorse. 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. 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.
Racing stripes dvd ws on a small farm in kentucky, a baby zebra, abandoned as a newborn by a traveling circus, grows up believing hes really a racehorse like the thoroughbreds on the farm next door. In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargoa baby zebra. The positive messages include following your dreams no matter what and learning to be yourself despite what others may think about you. Please read this video shows the belief that a zebra has to show the racing world that he is as good as they are. A zebra raised on a farm in kentucky dreams of becoming a racehorse in this heartwarming tale that combines live action. Is stripes from the movie racing stripes a zebra or a painted horse. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. 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.
Please note, racing stripes is a work of fiction and the. It is a story geared for kids and revolves around a racing as its main event. 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. Racing stripes is a 2005 american sports comedy family film directed by frederik du chau. A zebra and his new kentucky home the new york times. The cast list for racing stripes reads as a perfect storm of mid2000s stardom. The movie has a sweet storyline about a zebra who dreams of being a racehorse, and teaches children that if they put the effort in they can be whatever they want to be.
Watch racing stripes prime video skip to main content. When a zebra yearns to run against racehorses, his friends and a teenage girl help him reach for his dream. The gangly little foal is rescued by horse farmer nolan walsh, who takes him home to his young daughter channing. In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargo a baby zebra voiced by frankie muniz. Aug 12, 2018 the cast list for racing stripes reads as a perfect storm of mid2000s stardom. All the farm animals help stripes and channing achieve their racing dream. Stripes, the zebra character, wants to be a racehorse but stripess first race doesnt end exactly as planned. Theres quite a bit of humor involving defecation, urination, and flatulence. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winners circle. Doing her own stunts and learning to work with zebras. Frankie muniz did the voice of the zebra in the movie racing stripes. When he learns hes actually a zebra, he decides hell race anyway. The song is it aint over by bryan adams please comment and rate i do not own any. 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.
Its a predictable cross between babe and seabiscuit, and anyone over the age of six must suspend disbelief as soon as the movie starts. An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help. Although this film about a zebra who aspires to win horse races has a marvelous. When you start watching racing stripes, you may not be prepared for how unbelievably cute a young zebra is. A sneak peak at racing stripes and the zebra who thinks he is a race horse. How one brave rider and her zebra earned their stripes. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of racing stripes. 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. Racing stripes movie music video by alexandra murray. Emmett walsh actually appear in the film and worked with. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides hell race anyway. Is stripes from the movie racing stripes a zebra or a painted. 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.
Featuring the voices of frankie muniz, mandy moore, michael clarke duncan, jeff foxworthy, joe pantoliano, david spade, snoop dogg, dustin hoffman and whoopi goldberg. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. Racing stripes stripes, a zebra raised on a farm in kentucky, dreams of one day becoming a championship racehorse in this heartwarming and hysterical. How one brave rider and her zebra earned their stripes movies, reel pets by wendy diamond the new warner brothers release, racing stripes, is a tale of triumph in the face of adversity. Feb 20, 2017 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. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Racing stripes gets rolling when horse trainer turned farmer nolan walsh bruce greenwood finds a baby zebra and brings him home. Now, with the help of his barnyard friends and a girl who dreams of being a jockey, a young zebra will show the world his racing stripes. Stripes, a zebra raised on a farm in kentucky, dreams of one day becoming a championship racehorse in this heartwarming and hysterical.
Racing stripes 2005 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Watch the full length movie of racing stripes online or on the fios mobile app. A travelling circus accidently abandons an adorably helpless zebra in the middle of kentucky on a stormy night. A zebra raised on a farm in kentucky dreams of becoming a racehorse in this heartwarming tale that combines live action and computer animation.
A pelican named goose voice by joe pantoliano, and a zebra named stripes voice by frankie muniz who wants to be a racehorse, in racing. This is a cute movie made in the same framework as the movie babe, where all the animals speak to each other. Why should an test charge be of negligibly smaller magnitude. Nolan walsh bruce greenwood finds him and brings him back to his kentucky farm actually south africa doubling as kentucky. I can be your hero baby zebra trkacica racing stripes by lu ka. Hayden panettiere discusses racing stripes liveabout. Or maybe i dont like that the makers of the zebra racing movie racing stripes hired frankie muniz, that little twerp from tvs malcolm in the middle, to do the voice. A zebra who thinks he is a racehorse takes on the thoroughbreds in the best live action talkinganimal movie since the beloved babe. 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 combines live action and computer. Its eventually discovered by horse trainer nolan walsh bruce greenwood and his daughter, channing hayden panettiere, who falls in love with the animal. Walsh turns him into a plow horse, refusing to cooperate until the farm animals point out hell benefit from the strength training. Mcdonnell, based on a script written by david schmidt, steven p.
The zebras name was stripes, and the movie was called racing stripes. 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 combines live action and computer animation. Racing stripes when you start watching racing stripes, you may not be prepared for how unbelievably cute a young zebra is. 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. The new warner brothers release, racing stripes, is a tale of triumph in the face of adversity. Racing stripes 2005 frederik du chau in racing stripes 2005 bruce. The film stars hayden panettiere, bruce greenwood, wendie malick and m.
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