Seabiscuit

This sports drama about the legendary racehorse, Seabiscuit, unlike it’s 1949’s fictionalized version with Shirley Temple, 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 and horse trainer Tom Smith. Together the three work to help the famed horse to several symbolic victories that helped to inspire a downtrodden 1930s America., The story of three men – a jockey, a trainer and a businessman – and the down-and-out racehorse that took them and the entire American nation on the ride of a lifetime., A triumphant Cinderella story about the crowd-pleasing Depression-era thoroughbred Seabiscuit. Together, Seabiscuit’s downtrodden jockey, wizened trainer and entrepreneurial owner lead the horse to several victories that helped to inspire a Americans during the downtrodden 1930s., Stirring real-life drama in which a jockey, a trainer and a grieving entrepreneur buy and train an undersized thoroughbred with the hope of it becoming a world-class racehorse. Set in 1930s America, the story of the small horse that ‘came from behind’ became a symbol of hope for a Depression-weary nation., Three outsiders – a jockey, a trainer and a grieving entrepreneur – turn an oddball of a racehorse into a flat track sensation., 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., The film is about a legendary racehorse named Seabiscuit, and the three men who see him to victory. The story is about how the three work to help the horse to victories, which in turn leads to optimism among a depressed 1930s America., (2003) Stirring real-life drama in which a jockey, a trainer and a grieving entrepreneur buy and train an undersized thoroughbred with the hope of it becoming a world-class racehorse. Set in 1930s America, the story of the small horse that ‘came from behind’ became a symbol of hope for a Depression-weary nation. Based on the book by Laura Hillebrand., Stirring real-life drama in which a jockey, a trainer and a grieving entrepreneur buy and train an undersized thoroughbred with the hope of it becoming a world-class racehorse. Set in 1930s America, the story of the small horse that ‘came from behind’ became a symbol of hope for a Depression-weary nation. Based on the book by Laura Hillebrand.