The narrator David McCullough is a historian, author and narrator who has won dozens of awards including a National Book Award, 2 Pulitzers and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His narration work includes many years on the PBS series American Experience, award winning stand-alone documentaries like Ken Burns' The Civil War.
Such a lovely warm voice that sounds the voice of experience. American Experience is such a wonderful series from PBS. So informative and well researched on all periods of American history and culture.
Seabiscuit was an American legend. He was so famous in his time that in 1938 he was the number one news story by lines of type in the newspapers than any other, more than President Roosevelt, Hitler or any other news story of that year. And FYI, George Woolf was played by jockey Gary Stevens who is a bit of a legend himself, and the guy that plays the part of Charlie Kurtsinger, who is War Admirals jockey is played by Chris McCarren, another Hall of Fame jockey and who designed all the racing scenes for the movie.
Thanks for another fun watch! I'm sure you know the true story of Secretariat, the greatest race horse in history. The movie of the same name is an incredible watch. It's also the beautiful story of a very special lady & woman and her love of & faith in her horse. I hope you can watch it here.
My grandfather was a small man could ride bareback. Was almost a jockey. He ended up being a telegrapher for newspapers . He traveled the country telegraphing horse race results. He was at the match race.
It's historian David McCullough. Author of two Pulitzer Prize biographies an many other books. He passed away in 2022. I have a brother who was good friend of Mr. McCullough.
@@tuguybear930 While the movie did alter the ending of the book, the music and the landscape of the movie and the psychology of the characters were on point to me. It was a beautiful movie.
@@dennisshaper4744 Agreed. He brings a solid performance every time, even in the over the top The Patriot (should be called The Avenger). But he should have won Best Supporting Actor for October Sky.
So extremely happy you reacted to this beautiful movie. my Dad passed a few years ago....but for 50 years of my life, my dad religiously watched the triple crown...and at times I didn't understand....I watch in his honor, miss him dearly. This movie, beautifully, shot ,written ,directed, acted...allows me to understand my dad a little bit more. ❤.Love Fridays with Madison.
Not based on a novel, but on the true story of Seabiscuit. Minor changes to conform to movie length, etc, but essentially true in all important characters and events.
I was going to say the same thing--I've read Laura Hillenbrand's book, and it's an amazing piece of narrative nonfiction. The film sticks pretty close to the basics, although it condenses a lot of things.
Interesting story about George Woolf the jockey that road Sea Biscuit when Red was hurt. Woolf suffered from diabetes and died after he fell off a horse during a race. He was taken to a hospital unconscious and died the next day. It was suspected his fall caused from the diabetes. Gary Stevens the Jockey who played Woolf was a Hall of Fame jockey , he won 9!Triple Crown races. Stevens had along career despite numerous injuries and “retirements”. Stevens was known as the Bionic Jockey for racing despite multiple joint replacements. I was watching the Arlington Million on TV ,Stevens was racing his horse fell and he was trampled by the field! Stevens was taken off by ambulance. My wife and I were horrified! We had both read the book knew how Woolf had died it was like Stevens had suffered the same fate. Thankfully Stevens survived and was racing again in 9 days
@@barryscott8041 sadly, some folks can't accept a great production of a great story if it doesn't check every box of the narrow brand of what qualifies to them as entertainment. Their loss.
Don't feel bad about crying. I saw this movie in the theater with a large group of friends, and every single one of us was in tears. This movie is so full of emotional moments as 4 broken souls find each other, rediscover hope and purpose, and learn to be a family unrelated by blood but sharing the same heart, the same dreams... Anyone who doesn't cry watching this has something seriously wrong with them. Please give your own little horse with a huge heart a kiss from me!!
I have seen more movies than I could ever remember over the decades, with lots of favorites in many genres. As I’ve grown older, my tastes in what I have considered my favorites have changed dramatically, as well as my priorities as to how I want to spend my time. So, I recently started a list of my favorite movies with great stories, characters, music, and uplifting themes, so when I want to watch something, I don’t have to rely on my cluttered memory. 😆 Just this morning, I added Seabiscuit to that list. I’ve seen it many times, and I love it. Looking forward to seeing your reaction.
It was the time of Depression and the radio in the USA and Seabiscuits races attracted millions and gave folks hope, the little guy beating all the odds....there is a little real life footage out there of his races and he was phenomenally fast, winning some races by huge distances....Gary Ross writer, director made a great film out of a great book...its good to bawl!
While in okc for the huge BBR competition last week, we saw so many adorable companion animals for the big time horses. Several shetlands, lost count of how many goats. Our fast girl hangs out with my Seattle Slew baby. He is her calming influence.
*Madison, I hope you find this because the old saying holds very true is this instance: "The book is better."* *I highly recommend the book **_Seabiscuit: An American Legend_** by Laura Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand includes revealing and intriguing details which amplify the exploits of Seabiscuit to a non-horse racing person. The movie simply recounts Seabiscuit's wins, but Hillenbrand gives details of what Seabiscuit had to overcome, based on racing handicaps, which make his accomplishments more astounding.* *(P.S. Hillenbrand also wrote, **_Unbroken_** about WWII hero Louie Zamperini, another amazing book)*
I must also highly recommend the book. The amount of work doing research Laura Hillenbrand did for it is staggering. Her description of what it felt like to be on the back of a racehorse at top speed, of nearly every length of a race, I have never had an author pull me any deeper into their story than Laura Hillenbrand with Seabiscuit.
@@greenfalcon11 You took the words right out of my mouth. After completing the book, I felt a bit sad, like I was missing Seabiscuit. I spent hours on the internet looking for pictures and info on Seabiscuit. I always say, "My favorite athlete is Seabiscuit."
Did you recognize jockey great Gary Stevens playing legendary jockey George "Iceman" Wolfe? Gary was really riding in all those closeups, no mechanical horse like Toby was on for the closeups. Gary tells the story in an interview of how he idolized George Wolfe as a young jockey, never dreaming he'd play his idol in a movie one day! I always cry in horse movies too - I'm a slobbery teary mess every time I watch Seabiscuit (and Secretariat, too - a must see for any horse lover). You nailed it, it's the human-horse special bond, and the heart of champions - they love what they do, and they love a little competition. Great review, thanks!
This was a great book, very well written by the jockey’s daughter. Her description of her father, Seabiscuit, & the action while in the midst riding a race in particular is captivating 👌
Horses are our world. My Grandaughter just earned a much coveted rodeo Scholarship in Oklahoma. Pumps me Up!!!! But Secretariat was the ELVIS OF HORSES!
Funny how I cried more from watching your reaction than when I first watched Seabiscuit in the theaters. I empathized with you emotion and empathy. Also helps having sisters who had horses.
Nice hat! The movie was based on a non-fiction book of the same name by Laura Hillenbrand. I enjoyed it when I read it years ago. She also wrote Unbroken, which Angelina Jolie made a not-very-good movie from. Gary Ross directed Seabiscuit. He also directed Pleasantville (1998), which had Tobey Maguire and William H. Macy (Tick Tock McGlaughlin) as well. It's a fine movie with a very different feel from this one. William H. Macy's best-known role is probably Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo (1996). You owe it to yourself to watch it if you haven't already. It's a great movie. The narrator was David McCullough. It was brilliant bit of casting. He did the narration for several of Ken Burns' historical documentaries. His voice adds verisimilitude to the movie.
Hiya. A few more bawl-your-eyes-out films concerning great horses/jockeys, at least one of which you'll know - 'Phar Lap' (1983) ; 'Champions' (1984) ; 'Secretariat' (2010) ; 'Ride Like A Girl' (2019). Stay safe. All the best to you.
Madison, that final race in the movie was seabiscuits 89th start ( yes 89!) and he was a seven yr old ( human equivalent of late thirties /early forties and the other horses in the race the oldest was five, (Heelfly )the horse George was riding who helped him in this race by slowing him down ) After seabiscuit had recovered from a torn suspensory ligament in one of his forelegs (which in most cases is a career ender for a racehorse), in that final race he ran the 2nd fastest mile and a quarter in American racing history (at the time)and set a new track record that lasted ten years, all as the oldest horse in the race after coming back from a serious leg injury, truly legendary. And it’s worth noting, most great racehorses DO NOT race more than ten or fifteen times in thier whole career today, some even less, even secretariat only raced 21 times, seabiscuit endured four times as many races, returned after serious injury and still ended his career on a high note, Years later seabiscuits owner Charles Howard owned another great English bred racehorse named Noor, who actually beat the great triple crown legend Citation more than once and someone came up to Howard one day after one of noors big wins and said to him “ looks like u have another seabiscuit on your hands” Charles Howard stood up straightened his tie, looked the guy right in the eye and responded, “ my friend, there will NEVER be another Seabiscuit”.
Actually, he didn't grow up poor - his family was affluent (they hint that pretty strongly by the scene in the dining room and then, when they buy him a horse - not something poor people could afford to do) until the crash, when they lost everything, including their home and pretty much all their possessions. From that point, he basically kept himself alive by doing what you see here
I live just 11 miles from Santa Anita, I remember when they were filming this. When you go to the track it's like stepping back in time, the only thing that has changed is the clothes people are wearing and the cars in the parking lot. Horse breeding is a funny thing, the stud fee for the horse that sired the winner of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday was only $10,000. while the father of the horse that finished a close 2nd has a stud fee of $250,000. The story of the victorious underdog is still happening. 😉
Another Breyer collector here! Been collecting Breyer’s since 1972 & have over 800 in my “herd” including the ones you mentioned since my family & friends have been involved in breeding & racing Thoroughbreds. So excited to see your reaction to this wonderful movie.
Great reaction. When my son was younger, he decided he wanted to go to the drive in for his birthday because he wanted to see the main feature. The was the second movie and not being "horse people" we didn't know anything about Seabiscuit other than a vague recollection of the name. To this day, it's one of my favorite movies and like you, I can't make it through without some waterworks.
Toby McGuire was in the movie Pleasantville [1998]...look it up...The story centers on two siblings who wind up trapped in a 1950s TV show, set in a small Midwest town, where residents are seemingly perfect.
The last Santa Anita race milked the drama by doing the come from behind thing, but in reality Seabiscuit was up in front with the leaders the entire race. He was also a six year-old in a race full of three year olds. He also carried a 124 pound impost, which was a withering amount of weight. He was just a badass warrior of a horse.
I've seen a number of the great horse and horse racing pictures. I like this one a lot. The original National Velvet from 1944 is the one I re-watch the most.
Perhaps the perfect match of film and reactor. The astonishing thing is that it's true -- all the major beats of the story actually happened. A great underdog story at a time when the country really needed it. It pairs well with The Cinderella Man, another amazing underdog story from the Great Depression, and which I have always thought of as the human version of Seabiscuit. The nonfiction book about Seabiscuit is well worth reading. People are going to say you should watch Secretariat and The Black Stallion. They're right! Thank you for such a wonderful and moving reaction.
"The Reivers" is another horse go fast movie, about a boy and his grandfather's plantation employees, who steal his grandfather's new, yellow roadster for the weekend the parents and grandparents were out of town, and take it to Memphis, where they visit "Boone's" girlfriend, who works in a bordello.There is a really interesting thing at the end about responsibility and shame, facing it like a gentlemen for what it is (although I prefer the approach of Manuel in _Captains Courageous,_ that we need to do something we're ashamed of (as kids), so we won't do things anymore that we need to be ashamed of! Much more mercy and grace. The grandfather in _The Reivers_ doesnt acknowledge that he ever did anything to be ashamed of, or barely does, as if a gentleman wouldn't do anything wring, and I'm pretty sure the author knew better than that). The story was written by William Faulkner, and I'm pretty sure the horseback ride he was remembering, himself flying like a bird, was his early success with _The Sound and the Fury,_ both the writing of it and the worldly glory. But it also begins with the black cars versus the rare, colorful ones, like the yellow roadster. And employees borrowing the car for the weekend, and a kid driving, although mostly going along with the employees borrowing it, and jockeying a horse). The race, and the part with his grandfather: YT video "The Reivers 1969 Part*7"
Oh my!!! I am just finding this post for the first time. You are a horse obsessed person and are just seeing this movie for the first time?? I love horses but have never owned one but appreciate them. I implore you to read the book Seabiscuit, it will give you so much more about the horse and the humans. Laura Hilldebrand really did great research about this book. About the times, the horse and the humans involved. I read the book three times! Also, read The Horse Whisperer and then watch the movie, one of the most beautiful movies I have seen. Please, please watch Secretariat too. That being said; watch Secretariat with empathy for Sham who the movie made out to be the villain. Sham had the same dam of Secretariat and his heart was just a little bit smaller than Secretariat's. Secretariat was an amazing and great horse but had he and Sham not have competed in the same year, Sham may have been the triple crown winner in 1973. Secretariat was sadly Sham's downfall. In the Secretariat movie when you hear Sham's owner say that we will force Secretariat to run full on was the downfall of Sham. Sham sadly suffered under his owner who because of his own need to win broke his own horse. The movie Secretariat is one of my favorite movies but now learning about Sham's fate it really makes me sad.
I absolutely love this movie and I absolutely loved your reaction. There are two movies I call my "Feel Good" movies. Almost Famous 2000 and National Velvet 1944. National Velvet is a horse movie that will truly warm your heart. If you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend it. From what I have seen of your reactions, this is right up your alley.
National Velvet is filmed in Technicolor, and is extremely beautiful movie filmed on the Monterey Peninsula. Trivia: the horse in the movie is called The Pie and the horse rode in all his post WWII westerns was called Pie.
When i was hurting really really bad this movie helped pick me up. One of, if not the most inspirational stories I've ever seen. The acting is top notch as well. Thank you Sea Biscuit!!💔❤🩹❤💖
Excellent reaction Madison, enjoyed hearing your commentary especially from your perspective. I love films that cover true stories/history…much more so than fiction. You must add “Secretariat” & “Hidalgo”, both fantastic horse stories.
One of my all time favorite movies. For me....I watch this , or at least put it on, every Thanksgiving. Not sure why, it just feels like a Thanksgiving movie.
Here’s a western I bet you haven’t seen Madison…”Old Henry” from 2021! It’s one of the best ‘newer’ westerns that I’ve seen by far! A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.
I read the book and it says his father found him after the boss left red at a fair by himself and then red became a jockey, reds father was furious with the man but whatever red made from races he gave to support his family
I feel you about bond between horse and man. I stopped riding (jumping) after 21 years because my U2 broke a leg when she was in the paddock. And there was nothing to do. Without her, there was no mor fun in horse riding and I quit.
It took all 4 and maybe you could say 5 ! The owner, trainer, jockey, and of course Seabiscuit. And of course the 5th would be his wife. Without the owner believing in the horse, Jockey and trainer, there would have never been a Seabiscuit. Without the trainer, nobody would have gave Seabiscuit a chance! Without the jockey, being able to befriend Seabiscuit again there would be no Seabiscuit. And of course Seabiscuit not being what he was, none of them would have found each other! Like you said at the end it was The perfect Storm, that would not have been possible without one of them! Oh and course his wife, talking her husband into letting Red ride again!
The narrator David McCullough is a historian, author and narrator who has won dozens of awards including a National Book Award, 2 Pulitzers and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His narration work includes many years on the PBS series American Experience, award winning stand-alone documentaries like Ken Burns' The Civil War.
Such a lovely warm voice that sounds the voice of experience. American Experience is such a wonderful series from PBS. So informative and well researched on all periods of American history and culture.
Seabiscuit was an American legend. He was so famous in his time that in 1938 he was the number one news story by lines of type in the newspapers than any other, more than President Roosevelt, Hitler or any other news story of that year.
And FYI, George Woolf was played by jockey Gary Stevens who is a bit of a legend himself, and the guy that plays the part of Charlie Kurtsinger, who is War Admirals jockey is played by Chris McCarren, another Hall of Fame jockey and who designed all the racing scenes for the movie.
the last scene just gets me every time...absolute brilliance
Thanks for another fun watch! I'm sure you know the true story of Secretariat, the greatest race horse in history. The movie of the same name is an incredible watch. It's also the beautiful story of a very special lady & woman and her love of & faith in her horse. I hope you can watch it here.
My grandfather was a small man could ride bareback. Was almost a jockey. He ended up being a telegrapher for newspapers . He traveled the country telegraphing horse race results. He was at the match race.
The narrator, narrated many Ken Burns series. "Civil War" "Baseball"....his voice to me is as distinct as Morgan Freeman.❤
It's historian David McCullough. Author of two Pulitzer Prize biographies an many other books. He passed away in 2022. I have a brother who was good friend of Mr. McCullough.
He didn't work on Baseball, but he hosted PBS American Experience for 12 yrs.
@@BDUBZ49 pretty sure his voice narrated Baseball....great voice none the less.
@@johnathanstruble1064 John Chancellor did Baseball.
@@BDUBZ49 ok...next to Morgan Freeman, the above mentioned are best narrators ever! ✌️ Have a good weekend.
Robert Redford made a couple of 'horse movies' - 'The Electric Horseman' and his masterpiece 'The Horse Whisperer'.
I thought the Horse Whisperer movie was total bollocks.
@@tuguybear930 Nothing like a thorough and well thought out critique - well done sir.
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While the movie did alter the ending of the book, the music and the landscape of the movie and the psychology of the characters were on point to me. It was a beautiful movie.
Chris Cooper ( the trainer) is at his best in October Sky, a 1950s period piece in West Virginia.
such a great underrated movie
Yea, he was good in that, but his performance here was top notch too.
@@dennisshaper4744 Agreed. He brings a solid performance every time, even in the over the top The Patriot (should be called The Avenger). But he should have won Best Supporting Actor for October Sky.
Now you need to watch “Secretariat.” Based on the true story of arguably the greatest horse ever.
Next to the mighty Kiwi bred and Ozzie trained horse, the one and only, the great Phar Lap.
I used to go to Santa Anita. It’s still a gorgeous place. They have a statue of George and seabiscuit.
So extremely happy you reacted to this beautiful movie. my Dad passed a few years ago....but for 50 years of my life, my dad religiously watched the triple crown...and at times I didn't understand....I watch in his honor, miss him dearly. This movie, beautifully, shot ,written ,directed, acted...allows me to understand my dad a little bit more. ❤.Love Fridays with Madison.
So did my mother. She had horses as a girl, then got back into it with my sister when my mother was 49.
Not based on a novel, but on the true story of Seabiscuit. Minor changes to conform to movie length, etc, but essentially true in all important characters and events.
I was going to say the same thing--I've read Laura Hillenbrand's book, and it's an amazing piece of narrative nonfiction. The film sticks pretty close to the basics, although it condenses a lot of things.
Interesting story about George Woolf the jockey that road Sea Biscuit when Red was hurt. Woolf suffered from diabetes and died after he fell off a horse during a race. He was taken to a hospital unconscious and died the next day. It was suspected his fall caused from the diabetes.
Gary Stevens the Jockey who played Woolf was a Hall of Fame jockey , he won 9!Triple Crown races. Stevens had along career despite numerous injuries and “retirements”. Stevens was known as the Bionic Jockey for racing despite multiple joint replacements.
I was watching the Arlington Million on TV ,Stevens was racing his horse fell and he was trampled by the field!
Stevens was taken off by ambulance. My wife and I were horrified! We had both read the book knew how Woolf had died it was like Stevens had suffered the same fate. Thankfully Stevens survived and was racing again in 9 days
Excuse me 19 days
Secretariat should be on your list of horse movies.......
The perfect reactor for a great horse story.
The Black Stallion has to rise on your radar soon!
Yes! This movie must be reacted to . It’s a classic
Yes the black stallion is lost in time
I recommended that here too, and got shot down by-----somebody?
@@barryscott8041 sadly, some folks can't accept a great production of a great story if it doesn't check every box of the narrow brand of what qualifies to them as entertainment. Their loss.
@@barryscott8041 always figured one of the best horse and person relationship stories
Don't feel bad about crying. I saw this movie in the theater with a large group of friends, and every single one of us was in tears. This movie is so full of emotional moments as 4 broken souls find each other, rediscover hope and purpose, and learn to be a family unrelated by blood but sharing the same heart, the same dreams... Anyone who doesn't cry watching this has something seriously wrong with them. Please give your own little horse with a huge heart a kiss from me!!
Have you seen and reacted to the movie Secretariat? Another excellent horse movie
I have seen more movies than I could ever remember over the decades, with lots of favorites in many genres. As I’ve grown older, my tastes in what I have considered my favorites have changed dramatically, as well as my priorities as to how I want to spend my time. So, I recently started a list of my favorite movies with great stories, characters, music, and uplifting themes, so when I want to watch something, I don’t have to rely on my cluttered memory. 😆 Just this morning, I added Seabiscuit to that list. I’ve seen it many times, and I love it. Looking forward to seeing your reaction.
It was the time of Depression and the radio in the USA and Seabiscuits races attracted millions and gave folks hope, the little guy beating all the odds....there is a little real life footage out there of his races and he was phenomenally fast, winning some races by huge distances....Gary Ross writer, director made a great film out of a great book...its good to bawl!
In the same era there was an Aussie horse sensation "Phar Lap" (which is also a film)
Thanks for reacting to this! One of my favorite parts is the late David McCullogh's narration. I could listen to him read the phone book.
While in okc for the huge BBR competition last week, we saw so many adorable companion animals for the big time horses. Several shetlands, lost count of how many goats. Our fast girl hangs out with my Seattle Slew baby. He is her calming influence.
Love this movie, such a heartwarming story and great acting.
A River Runs Through It - 1992 is another good one
Secretariat on the day before the Belmont Stakes in June would be very appropriate.
A novel is a book that tells a fictional story. "Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand is not a novel - it is a nonfiction story, a true story, well told.
And if possible , the book is even better.........
It’s brilliant. Hillenbrand brings them all back to life. Her description of the races is amazing!!
*Madison, I hope you find this because the old saying holds very true is this instance: "The book is better."*
*I highly recommend the book **_Seabiscuit: An American Legend_** by Laura Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand includes revealing and intriguing details which amplify the exploits of Seabiscuit to a non-horse racing person. The movie simply recounts Seabiscuit's wins, but Hillenbrand gives details of what Seabiscuit had to overcome, based on racing handicaps, which make his accomplishments more astounding.*
*(P.S. Hillenbrand also wrote, **_Unbroken_** about WWII hero Louie Zamperini, another amazing book)*
I must also highly recommend the book. The amount of work doing research Laura Hillenbrand did for it is staggering. Her description of what it felt like to be on the back of a racehorse at top speed, of nearly every length of a race, I have never had an author pull me any deeper into their story than Laura Hillenbrand with Seabiscuit.
@@greenfalcon11 You took the words right out of my mouth. After completing the book, I felt a bit sad, like I was missing Seabiscuit. I spent hours on the internet looking for pictures and info on Seabiscuit.
I always say, "My favorite athlete is Seabiscuit."
One of my favorite movies of all time. The message is so moving and it never gets old. Great reaction!!!
Did you recognize jockey great Gary Stevens playing legendary jockey George "Iceman" Wolfe? Gary was really riding in all those closeups, no mechanical horse like Toby was on for the closeups. Gary tells the story in an interview of how he idolized George Wolfe as a young jockey, never dreaming he'd play his idol in a movie one day! I always cry in horse movies too - I'm a slobbery teary mess every time I watch Seabiscuit (and Secretariat, too - a must see for any horse lover). You nailed it, it's the human-horse special bond, and the heart of champions - they love what they do, and they love a little competition. Great review, thanks!
Great story, great film. And David McCullough to narrate. Chefs kiss...
This was a great book, very well written by the jockey’s daughter. Her description of her father, Seabiscuit, & the action while in the midst riding a race in particular is captivating 👌
Loved your reaction and comments. It is a movie that spawns emotion. Keep it coming 🙂
You will absolutely fall in love with Secretariat no better horse ever sired. (except for maybe Red Rum.)
How about “Secretariat”? Also a great film!
Horses are our world. My Grandaughter just earned a much coveted rodeo
Scholarship in Oklahoma.
Pumps me
Up!!!! But Secretariat was the ELVIS OF HORSES!
Funny how I cried more from watching your reaction than when I first watched Seabiscuit in the theaters. I empathized with you emotion and empathy. Also helps having sisters who had horses.
Nice hat!
The movie was based on a non-fiction book of the same name by Laura Hillenbrand. I enjoyed it when I read it years ago. She also wrote Unbroken, which Angelina Jolie made a not-very-good movie from.
Gary Ross directed Seabiscuit. He also directed Pleasantville (1998), which had Tobey Maguire and William H. Macy (Tick Tock McGlaughlin) as well. It's a fine movie with a very different feel from this one.
William H. Macy's best-known role is probably Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo (1996). You owe it to yourself to watch it if you haven't already. It's a great movie.
The narrator was David McCullough. It was brilliant bit of casting. He did the narration for several of Ken Burns' historical documentaries. His voice adds verisimilitude to the movie.
Jolie changed the story to suit her opinion of religion... She ignored it, but it was instrumental in the real story.
Hiya. A few more bawl-your-eyes-out films concerning great horses/jockeys, at least one of which you'll know - 'Phar Lap' (1983) ; 'Champions' (1984) ; 'Secretariat' (2010) ; 'Ride Like A Girl' (2019). Stay safe. All the best to you.
You are becoming one of my favorite reactionists. Well done. I've seen this movie a dozen times and here I am crying my stupid eyes out.
Madison, that final race in the movie was seabiscuits 89th start ( yes 89!) and he was a seven yr old ( human equivalent of late thirties /early forties and the other horses in the race the oldest was five, (Heelfly )the horse George was riding who helped him in this race by slowing him down )
After seabiscuit had recovered from a torn suspensory ligament in one of his forelegs (which in most cases is a career ender for a racehorse), in that final race he ran the 2nd fastest mile and a quarter in American racing history (at the time)and set a new track record that lasted ten years, all as the oldest horse in the race after coming back from a serious leg injury, truly legendary. And it’s worth noting, most great racehorses DO NOT race more than ten or fifteen times in thier whole career today, some even less, even secretariat only raced 21 times, seabiscuit endured four times as many races, returned after serious injury and still ended his career on a high note, Years later seabiscuits owner Charles Howard owned another great English bred racehorse named Noor, who actually beat the great triple crown legend Citation more than once and someone came up to Howard one day after one of noors big wins and said to him “ looks like u have another seabiscuit on your hands” Charles Howard stood up straightened his tie, looked the guy right in the eye and responded, “ my friend, there will NEVER be another Seabiscuit”.
The music in this movie is just stellar
Madison, I recommend that you react to another great horse racing movie - "Hildago" starring Viggo Mortensen and Omar Sharif.
She's seen it.
My friends and I saw this in theatres and we all cried. It is such a great movie.
I love how you love horses and animals. It tells me what a good person you are. I loved your reaction
Great movie and great reaction, as always. If you haven't seen Secretariat, I highly recommend that movie
Toby Maguire is great in "Ride with the Devil". It's a western, Civil War and southern movie all in one.
This was based on a book with the same name. It was a page turner. A woman who was homebound wrote it. I highly recommend it.
Actually, he didn't grow up poor - his family was affluent (they hint that pretty strongly by the scene in the dining room and then, when they buy him a horse - not something poor people could afford to do) until the crash, when they lost everything, including their home and pretty much all their possessions. From that point, he basically kept himself alive by doing what you see here
Listen to the song Wildfire if you wanna cry.
THE best equine movie I’ve ever seen.
Great cast.
2 points, Pollard not Pollack. And George was played by by Gary Stevens, winner of 9 triple crown races as a jockey.
I live just 11 miles from Santa Anita, I remember when they were filming this. When you go to the track it's like stepping back in time, the only thing that has changed is the clothes people are wearing and the cars in the parking lot. Horse breeding is a funny thing, the stud fee for the horse that sired the winner of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday was only $10,000. while the father of the horse that finished a close 2nd has a stud fee of $250,000. The story of the victorious underdog is still happening. 😉
caseys shadow is an underated horse movie ...hidden gem..."hidalgo" was my moms favorite horse film and ofc "secretariat"
Watch Secretariat!! Wonderful movie of the greatest racehorse of all!!!
Another Breyer collector here! Been collecting Breyer’s since 1972 & have over 800 in my “herd” including the ones you mentioned since my
family & friends have been involved in breeding & racing Thoroughbreds. So excited to see your reaction to this wonderful movie.
William H. Macy played the radio guy, Tic Tock McGlaughlin. He was also in Pleasantville with Toby Maguire, which is a pretty good film.
Great movie, one of my favorites. I recommend this movie to all reactors, not many have seen it….their loss. I’m glad it won the poll!
So glad you watched this, I've always loved this movie. Saw it in theaters when I was 13.
Great reaction.
When my son was younger, he decided he wanted to go to the drive in for his birthday because he wanted to see the main feature. The was the second movie and not being "horse people" we didn't know anything about Seabiscuit other than a vague recollection of the name. To this day, it's one of my favorite movies and like you, I can't make it through without some waterworks.
Toby McGuire was in the movie Pleasantville [1998]...look it up...The story centers on two siblings who wind up trapped in a 1950s TV show, set in a small Midwest town, where residents are seemingly perfect.
I love that film.
The last Santa Anita race milked the drama by doing the come from behind thing, but in reality Seabiscuit was up in front with the leaders the entire race. He was also a six year-old in a race full of three year olds. He also carried a 124 pound impost, which was a withering amount of weight. He was just a badass warrior of a horse.
I've seen a number of the great horse and horse racing pictures. I like this one a lot. The original National Velvet from 1944 is the one I re-watch the most.
Every horse movie ever made....
People don't think this horse go fast, but it do, it go real fast.
You need to see Toby McGuire with Michael Cain in 'Cider House Rules' .P.S. You look Beautiful in that Hat. ...
Perhaps the perfect match of film and reactor. The astonishing thing is that it's true -- all the major beats of the story actually happened. A great underdog story at a time when the country really needed it. It pairs well with The Cinderella Man, another amazing underdog story from the Great Depression, and which I have always thought of as the human version of Seabiscuit. The nonfiction book about Seabiscuit is well worth reading.
People are going to say you should watch Secretariat and The Black Stallion. They're right! Thank you for such a wonderful and moving reaction.
The book is non-fiction, and it is one of my favourite books. Well worth a read.
❤❤❤❤❤Madison have been watching your reaction almost since you started and this was one of the best ...... 😊
"The Reivers" is another horse go fast movie, about a boy and his grandfather's plantation employees, who steal his grandfather's new, yellow roadster for the weekend the parents and grandparents were out of town, and take it to Memphis, where they visit "Boone's" girlfriend, who works in a bordello.There is a really interesting thing at the end about responsibility and shame, facing it like a gentlemen for what it is (although I prefer the approach of Manuel in _Captains Courageous,_ that we need to do something we're ashamed of (as kids), so we won't do things anymore that we need to be ashamed of! Much more mercy and grace. The grandfather in _The Reivers_ doesnt acknowledge that he ever did anything to be ashamed of, or barely does, as if a gentleman wouldn't do anything wring, and I'm pretty sure the author knew better than that). The story was written by William Faulkner, and I'm pretty sure the horseback ride he was remembering, himself flying like a bird, was his early success with _The Sound and the Fury,_ both the writing of it and the worldly glory. But it also begins with the black cars versus the rare, colorful ones, like the yellow roadster. And employees borrowing the car for the weekend, and a kid driving, although mostly going along with the employees borrowing it, and jockeying a horse).
The race, and the part with his grandfather: YT video "The Reivers 1969 Part*7"
McQueen is very good in 'The Reivers'.
Thanks for mentioning this little-known, great film with McQueen!
Oh my!!! I am just finding this post for the first time. You are a horse obsessed person and are just seeing this movie for the first time?? I love horses but have never owned one but appreciate them. I implore you to read the book Seabiscuit, it will give you so much more about the horse and the humans. Laura Hilldebrand really did great research about this book. About the times, the horse and the humans involved. I read the book three times! Also, read The Horse Whisperer and then watch the movie, one of the most beautiful movies I have seen. Please, please watch Secretariat too. That being said; watch Secretariat with empathy for Sham who the movie made out to be the villain. Sham had the same dam of Secretariat and his heart was just a little bit smaller than Secretariat's. Secretariat was an amazing and great horse but had he and Sham not have competed in the same year, Sham may have been the triple crown winner in 1973. Secretariat was sadly Sham's downfall. In the Secretariat movie when you hear Sham's owner say that we will force Secretariat to run full on was the downfall of Sham. Sham sadly suffered under his owner who because of his own need to win broke his own horse. The movie Secretariat is one of my favorite movies but now learning about Sham's fate it really makes me sad.
The Horse Whisperer
- loved this reaction!!! What a great rewatch through your eyes … love the hat with your hair!
I absolutely love this movie and I absolutely loved your reaction. There are two movies I call my "Feel Good" movies. Almost Famous 2000 and National Velvet 1944. National Velvet is a horse movie that will truly warm your heart. If you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend it. From what I have seen of your reactions, this is right up your alley.
National Velvet is filmed in Technicolor, and is extremely beautiful movie filmed on the Monterey Peninsula. Trivia: the horse in the movie is called The Pie and the horse rode in all his post WWII westerns was called Pie.
I’m an idiot, I forgot to type James Stewart’s nsme
You have to watch Secretariat.
Have you reviewed The Horse Whisperer? Stars Robert Redford.
Such an amazing movie and such an amazing reaction!
Good one, Madison! What a great story, right? This is a special one. Brick by brick, my citizens. 😊 Thanks for sharing this with us.
When i was hurting really really bad this movie helped pick me up. One of, if not the most inspirational stories I've ever seen. The acting is top notch as well. Thank you Sea Biscuit!!💔❤🩹❤💖
You need to watch Secretariat
Excellent reaction Madison, enjoyed hearing your commentary especially from your perspective. I love films that cover true stories/history…much more so than fiction. You must add “Secretariat” & “Hidalgo”, both fantastic horse stories.
My heart is already warming.
need to watch Secretariat - the greatest horse ever. His winning times have not been matched.
National Velvet(1944) in Technicolor girl and a horse movie. Make a great companion film to The Black Stallion.
One of my all time favorite movies.
For me....I watch this , or at least put it on, every Thanksgiving.
Not sure why, it just feels like a Thanksgiving movie.
Wonderful reaction to a beautiful movie.
“You don’t throw a whole life away, just because he’s banged up a little.”
Love this review/reaction and I too cried several times.. Thank you Maddy!
Jeez Madison you have us all crying
I can't recommend the book enough. It is absolutely fantastic.
The radio guy is William H. Macy and you saw him in Fargo.
Here’s a western I bet you haven’t seen Madison…”Old Henry” from 2021! It’s one of the best ‘newer’ westerns that I’ve seen by far!
A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.
Madison, Another good horse movie based on a recent true story is "50 to 1". The true story of the horse Mine that Bird.
Such a great reaction !
I read the book and it says his father found him after the boss left red at a fair by himself and then red became a jockey, reds father was furious with the man but whatever red made from races he gave to support his family
another great horse race movie - long distance kind plus kind of a western, too - is Bite the Bullet.
I feel you about bond between horse and man. I stopped riding (jumping) after 21 years because my U2 broke a leg when she was in the paddock. And there was nothing to do. Without her, there was no mor fun in horse riding and I quit.
It took all 4 and maybe you could say 5 ! The owner, trainer, jockey, and of course Seabiscuit. And of course the 5th would be his wife. Without the owner believing in the horse, Jockey and trainer, there would have never been a Seabiscuit. Without the trainer, nobody would have gave Seabiscuit a chance! Without the jockey, being able to befriend Seabiscuit again there would be no Seabiscuit. And of course Seabiscuit not being what he was, none of them would have found each other! Like you said at the end it was The perfect Storm, that would not have been possible without one of them! Oh and course his wife, talking her husband into letting Red ride again!
Thank you so much Madison.❤
If you get a chance, please read the book. It’s excellent and gets into more of the characters
Warhorse... ironically he also did the movie, Tucker, about a car maker, True story. But I think his best movie still is, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot!
Yes now you need to watch secretariat about the greatest horse that ever lived
Hollywood made a picture about Seabiscuit in the late forties starring Shirley Temple as a young adult.