- Seabiscuit (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Seabiscuit
imdb_id = 0329575
producer = Kathleen Kennedy
Frank MarshallJane Sindell Gary Ross
director =Gary Ross
writer =Laura Hillenbrand ()Gary Ross (screenplay)
starring =Tobey Maguire Jeff Bridges
Chris CooperRoyce D. Applegate William H. Macy
andDavid McCullough
music =Randy Newman
cinematography =John Schwartzman
editing =William Goldenberg
distributor = - USA/Canada -Universal Pictures
- Germany/Japan
Switzerland/Spain -DreamWorks
- All other areas -Buena Vista International
released =July 25 ,2003
runtime = 141 min.
language = English
budget = $87 million"Seabiscuit " is a 2003 American
drama film based on the best-selling book "" byLaura Hillenbrand . The story recounts the life and racing career ofSeabiscuit , an undersized and overlookedthoroughbred race horse whose unexpected successes made him a hugely popular sensation in theUnited States near the end of theGreat Depression .The film follows the book fairly closely, albeit taking the usual "Hollywood biography" liberties with times and places here and there in order to compress the presentation. David McCullough's narration gives the film somewhat of a "documentary" feel and adds to the drama of the story. There are also many horseracing scenes in which the camera is placed among the jockeys, giving the audience a realistic sense of "riding along" with the horses.
Cast
*
Tobey Maguire isRed Pollard
*Jeff Bridges asCharles S. Howard
* Chris Cooper as Tom Smith
*William H. Macy as Tick Tock McGlaughlin
*Elizabeth Banks as Marcela Howard
* Gary Stevens asGeorge Woolf
* Eddie Jones asSamuel D. Riddle
*Carl M. Craig (as Kingston DuCoeur) as SamProduction Notes
The movie was filmed at the Santa Anita Park Racetrack in Arcadia, California.
Awards
Academy Awards Seabiscuit was nominated for seven Oscars, but won none:
* Best Picture:
Kathleen Kennedy ,Frank Marshall , andGary Ross
* Best Adapted Screenplay:Gary Ross based on the novel byLaura Hillenbrand
* Best Art Direction:Jeannine Claudia Oppewall andLeslie A. Pope
* Best Cinematography:John Schwartzman
* Best Costume Design:Judianna Makovsky
* Best Film Editing:William Goldenberg
* Best Sound Mixing:Anna Behlmer ,Tod A. Maitland , andAndy Nelson Golden Globes * Best Motion Picture Drama:
Kathleen Kennedy ,Frank Marshall , andGary Ross
* Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:William H. Macy Screen Actors Guild Awards * Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper
* Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureExternal links
* [http://www.seabiscuitonline.com/ "Seabiscuit" the Book Official Website]
* [http://www.seabiscuitmovie.com/ "Seabiscuit" the Movie Official Website]
* [http://www.secondrunning.com/ Photos and facts about Seabiscuit's great races and Red Pollard]
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*rotten-tomatoes|id=seabiscuit|title=Seabiscuit
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