Seabiscuit Interviews - from the horse's mouth

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Seabiscuit Interviews, from the Horse's Mouth

Seabiscuit movie poster courtesy of Universal

Dateline: 07/15/2003
by Staci Layne Wilson
www.staciwilson.com

It's Ken Burns meets Frank Capra in the inspirational true story of Seabiscuit, the little horse who could.

The movie, based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestseller, follows a half-blind ex-boxer (Tobey Maguire), a mustang breaker (Chris Cooper) and a millionaire (Jeff Bridges) as they bring their knobby-kneed, undersized racehorse, Seabiscuit, to win Horse of the Year honors in 1938.

The movie is not coming out until July 25, but I was lucky enough to attend an advance screening and interview some of the actors at the Santa Anita Racetrack. Tobey Maguire was busy shooting the sequel to Spider-Man, but Gary Stevens (real life jockey turned actor), Chris Cooper, and Jeff Bridges were on hand to tell me all I ever wanted to know about Seabiscuit, and then some!

Gary Stevens Interview (plays George Woolf)

Chris Cooper Interview (plays Tom Smith)

Jeff Bridges Interview (plays Charles Howard)

Staci's Movie Review NEW!

With the movie coming up soon, the amount of Seabiscuit information and, of course, merchandise is booming. Here are some links to just about anything Seabiscuit you could want to know or own.

Information

Seabiscuit - from the Racing Hall of Fame

Seabiscuit - from Thoroughbred Champions

Seabiscuit - from the Unofficial Thoroughbred Hall of Fame

Equibase Seabiscuit Special - get his lifetime past performances, chart and program page for the War Admiral match race, and more.

Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral - a bit about each plus their big match race

American Experience: Seabiscuit - great site for the PBS special with lots of photos, radio race calls, track tour, etc.

Seabiscuit Online - official site of Laura Hillenbrand and the Seabiscuit book

Seabiscuit Movie - official site for the Universal Pictures movie to be released in July.

Fun Stuff

Seabiscuit Trivia Quiz - test your knowledge of Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit postcards - a selection of 6 different photos to send to online friends as postcards
Seabiscuit Clip Art - a selection of my original Seabiscuit clip art to use on your website or in your signature
Seabiscuit wallpaper - this one is 800x600 with his statue in the middle and 4 smaller old photos around it. Also available is the statue alone in 800x600 or 1024x768. These are large images and will be slow to download. Once you see them, you can right click on the image to set it as your wallpaper.

Videos and DVDs

Seabiscuit: an American Experience - if you missed the PBS special, you can get it here on VHS or DVD which is supposed to have lots of extras on it. Read Review.
The Story of Seabiscuit - the movie from 1949 in VHS format. Also available now in DVD format.
Seabiscuit: America's Legendary Racehorse - another new documentary from Delta Entertainment.

Books

Seabiscuit: The Saga of a Great Champion - the book by B.K. Beckwith. This is a reprint of the original 1940 book that was a major source for Laura Hillenbrand's book.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend - the book by Laura Hillenbrand. Read the book review. Also available in paperback and on audio cassette.
Come On Seabiscuit - the book by Ralph Moody
The Seabiscuit Story - a new book with photos and stories collected from the Blood Horse by John McEvoy
Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral - a new illustrated book for kids by Kat Shehata and Jo McElvee.

Merchandise

Official Seabiscuit Merchandise - from the NTRA Store. Lots of shirts and hats.
Seabiscuit Movie Poster - and other items from the movie such as stills from MovieGoods.com
Seabiscuit Movie Soundtrack - with music by Randy Newman
Seabiscuit - a timeless legend - shirts, mugs, mousepads, license plate frames, etc. for Seabiscuit.
Seabiscuit Breyer Model Horse - a new 12" model just released to tie in with the movie.
War Admiral Breyer Model Horse - a new 12" model just released to tie in with the Seabiscuit movie.
Seabiscuit - 1940 Santa Anita Handicap - a limited edition giclee art print or open edition by Thomas Allen Pauly
Seabiscuit photos - from Thoroughbred Memories
Seabiscuit memorabilia - up for bid on eBay, including the two bobbleheads

Poster courtesy of Universal Studios.

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