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Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes poster.JPG
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Frederik Du Chau
Produced by
Written by David Schmidt
Story by
  • David Schmidt
  • Steven Wegner
  • Kirk DeMicco
  • Frederik Du Chau
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
Dustin Hoffman
Whoopi Goldberg
Music by Mark Isham
Cinematography David Eggby
Edited by Tom Finan
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
  • January 8, 2005 (2005-01-08) (Hollywood)
  • January 14, 2005 (2005-01-14) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $30 million
Box office $90.8 million

Racing Stripes is a 2005 American sports comedy-drama family film directed by Frederik Du Chau. The film was produced by Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Lloyd Phillips and Edward L. McDonnell, based on a script written by David Schmidt, Steven P. Wegner and Kirk DeMicco. It was released theatrically on January 14, 2005 by Summit Entertainment and Warner Bros..

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. Believing he is a racehorse, Stripes dreams of training for and competing in the races. Racing Stripes stars Hayden Panettiere, Bruce Greenwood, Wendie Malick and M. Emmet Walsh, with the vocal talents of Frankie Muniz, Mandy Moore, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Foxworthy, Joshua Jackson, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Rosenbaum, Steve Harvey, David Spade, Snoop Dogg, Fred Dalton Thompson, Dustin Hoffman and Whoopi Goldberg

It was filmed in Pietermaritzburg and Nottingham Road, South Africa. The film received mixed reviews from critics and it earned $90 million. Racing Stripes was released on DVD and VHS on May 10, 2005 by Roadshow Entertainment and Warner Home Video.


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