Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling nonfiction novel comes to life with this spectacular big-screen adaptation. Set in the 1930s, SEABISCUIT weaves its story around three men who turned a seemingly untamable horse into a bona fide champion. Jeff Bridges is Charles Howard, a thriving entrepreneur who gives horse racing a shot when .. Read more
| Starring | Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, William H. Macy |
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| Director | Gary Ross |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
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Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling nonfiction novel comes to life with this spectacular big-screen adaptation. Set in the 1930s, SEABISCUIT weaves its story around three men who turned a seemingly untamable horse into a bona fide champion. Jeff Bridges is Charles Howard, a thriving entrepreneur who gives horse racing a shot when his wife leaves him after the death of their son. Chris Cooper is Tom Smith, a mumbling, sensitive horse trainer who sees the untapped potential of Seabiscuit hiding under his flawed outer shell. Tobey Maguire is Red Pollard, a stubborn, oversized jockey who is determined to prove to the world that he has what it takes to be a champion. Together, these men use their individual gifts to mold Seabiscuit into a national icon, culminating in a showdown with Triple Crown winner War Admiral. But when Red breaks his leg riding another horse, Howard must call in George Woolf (played by real life jockey Gary Stevens) to keep the dream alive.
In adapting Hillenbrand's celebrated novel, writer-director Gary Ross condensed many of the book's characters and events yet his film retains the inspirational spirit of the source material, resulting in a crowd-pleasing, feel-good drama that will have audiences cheering all the while.
| Starring | Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, William H. Macy, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens |
|---|---|
| Director | Gary Ross |
| Studio | TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 15 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: 20 Feb 2004 |
The incredible but (mostly) true story of a racehorse that won against all the odds is told in this overly sentimental yet thoroughly absorbing, nostalgia-friendly drama. Three broken men came together to own (Jeff Bridges), train (Chris Cooper) and jockey (Tobey Maguire) a no-hoper racehorse named Seabiscuit, turning him into an inspirational winner that lifted the spirits of Depression-era America. Gary Ross (Pleasantville) may be unsubtle in his direction at times — the obvious parallels between injured Maguire and the lame Seabiscuit are overplayed — but the emotional core of this heart-warming story nonetheless remains true and the actual races are grippingly executed. The three leads give superb performances, as does William H Macy, who, as the track announcer, provides some much-needed comic relief along the predictable path to glory.
21 out of 28 people found this review helpful
A Definite Winner
What a tearjerker! Unless you knew that this was a true story, you would have thought that this was just Hollywood throwing in all the cliches. An old timer, ... read more »
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Slow starter
Could not get interested a very slow starter without any significant action aside from race scene's turn's into a tearjerker toward the end but i was ... read more »
Red Rum & British Leyland
A touching true story about the lives of several extraordinary, if not damaged, individuals (including a horse) that overcome adversity amidst Americas worst ... read more »
Seabiscuit
Enjoyed the film although not many surprises. Seemed like a Hollywood formula but expect history had more to do with that
Forrest Gump star Gary Sinise has funded a reprint of beloved horse racing book Seabiscuit in Arabic, so Iraqi schoolchildren can read it. The actor teamed up with the book's author, Laura Hillenbrand, after learning that kids in Baghdad had become big fans of her tale of a heroic racehorse - after a U.S. colonel had attempted to translate segments for them. Sinise tells WENN, "Laura wanted to get it translated to Arabic because one of the colonels was reading the book and the Iraqi kids... Read more
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