Seabiscuit Movie Review 2003

Equine Cinderella story of the legendary Seabiscuit--a funny-looking, ill-tempered thoroughbred--and the men who shaped him into a racing legend: owner Charles Howard (Bridges); partially blind, over-sized, luck-challenged jockey Red Pollard (Maguire); and trainer "Silent" Tom Smith (Cooper) who believed in the underdog horse. The ragtag trio eventually wangles a race with the more-celebrated War Admiral, whose owner had previously refused to share a track with the far inferior Seabiscuit. Writer/director Ross delivers suitably rousing race scenes in this can't miss story of an unlikely champion who brought hope and inspiration to the Depression-era crowds and became a symbol of hope. All three leads are outstanding, as is Macy as an excitable radio announcer. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's best-seller "Seabiscuit: An American Legend."

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 140 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Great Depression, Jockeying for Position, Biopics: Sports

Screenplay

Gary Ross

Cast

Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy, Gary Stevens, Eddie Jones, Ed Lauter, Michael O'Neill, Royce D. Applegate, Annie Corley, Valerie Mahaffey

Cinematography

John Schwartzman

Director

Gary Ross

Music

Randy Newman

Other

David McCullough, Tod A. Maitland, William Goldenberg, Andrew Neskoromny, Judianna Makovsky, Jeannine Oppewall

Producer

Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Gary Ross, Jane Sindell, Universal Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Larger Than Life, Universal Pictures