Racing Stripes facts for kids
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| Directed by | Frederik Du Chau |
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| Written by | David Schmidt |
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| Starring | Bruce Greenwood Hayden Panettiere M. Emmet Walsh Wendie Malick Frankie Muniz Mandy Moore Michael Clarke Duncan Jeff Foxworthy Joshua Jackson Joe Pantoliano Michael Rosenbaum Steve Harvey David Spade Snoop Dogg Fred Dalton Thompson Patrick Stewart Dustin Hoffman Whoopi Goldberg |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | David Eggby |
| Editing by | Tom Finan |
| Studio | Alcon Entertainment |
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| Release date(s) | January 8, 2005 (Hollywood) January 14, 2005 (United States) February 4, 2005 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Money made | $90.8 million |
Racing Stripes is a fun adventure and comedy movie from 2005. It's about a zebra who dreams of becoming a racehorse! The film stars Frankie Muniz as the voice of Stripes and Hayden Panettiere as Channing. Frederik Du Chau was the director of this exciting movie.
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The Story of Stripes
This movie tells the story of a young zebra named Stripes. He is accidentally left behind by a traveling circus during a storm. A kind farmer, Nolan Walsh, finds him and takes him home.
Stripes grows up on the farm with other animals. He believes he is a horse, even though he has stripes! He dreams of racing in the famous Kentucky Derby. This is a big horse race that happens every year.
Stripes' Big Dream
Channing Walsh, the farmer's daughter, also loves horses. She shares Stripes' dream of racing. Together, they decide to train for the big race.
Many other animals on the farm help Stripes. These include a wise pony named Tucker and a friendly goat named Franny. But not everyone believes in Stripes. Some of the fancy racehorses make fun of him. They think a zebra can't race.
Stripes and Channing work hard to prove them wrong. They face many challenges on their journey. The movie shows that with courage and friendship, anything is possible.
Meet the Main Characters
The movie has many interesting characters, both human and animal!
Human Characters
- Hayden Panettiere plays Channing Walsh. She is the farmer's daughter who believes in Stripes.
- Bruce Greenwood plays Nolan Walsh. He is the kind farmer who adopts Stripes.
Animal Characters (Voices)
- Frankie Muniz is the voice of Stripes. He is the brave zebra who wants to race.
- Dustin Hoffman is the voice of Tucker. He is a wise old pony who helps Stripes.
- Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Franny. She is a caring goat and a friend to Stripes.
- Steve Harvey is the voice of Buzz. He is a funny fly.
- David Spade is the voice of Scuzz. He is Buzz's best friend, another fly.
- Jeff Foxworthy is the voice of Reggie. He is a rooster on the farm.
- Snoop Dogg is the voice of Lightning. He is a cool racehorse.
Images for kids
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Kirk DeMicco helped write the story for the film.
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