Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 07/25/2003(USA)
Release Date: 12/16/2003
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 141 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
For his sophomore effort, director
Gary Ross re-teams with
Tobey Maguire and
William H. Macy, stars of his directorial debut
Pleasantville, for this depression-era
sports drama about the legendary racehorse,
Seabiscuit. Unlike 1949's fictionalized
The Story of Seabiscuit starring
Shirley Temple, this version attempts to present a factual account of the story, which centers around the three men who saw the famed horse to victory.
Jeff Bridges stars as
Charles Howard, an entrepreneur who owns the unlikely racehorse.
Howard teams with partially blind boxer-turned-jockey
Red Pollard (
Maguire in his first performance since annihilating the 2002 box-office in
Spider-Man) and horse trainer
Tom Smith (
Chris Cooper fresh off his best-supporting actor Oscar for
Adaptation). Together, the three work to help the famed horse to several symbolic victories that helped to inspire a downtrodden 1930s America. The supporting cast, headed by
Macy, includes
Elizabeth Banks (
Spider-Man) and real-life jockeys
Gary Stevens and
Chris McCarron.
~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
