Movie Description
SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON is a refreshingly old-fashioned and gentle tale of a mustang stallion struggling to remain free in the old West. The film is a seamless blend of traditional hand-drawn and computer-generated animation. Opening with an impressive bird's eye pan of the Grand Canyon, from the viewpoint of an eagle, SPIRIT captures the unspoiled beauty of the land. The animals in this particular animated film do not talk, and Matt Damon provides effective, sparse narration from the perspective of Spirit, an adventurous young stallion who is captured by the U.S. Army. But Spirit will not let the soldiers saddle and ride him. An authoritarian colonel (voiced by James Cromwell) is determined to break Spirit, at one point starving the horse to weaken him. A Lakota prisoner, Little Creek (voiced by Daniel Studi) is impressed with the horse, and helps him to escape. Little Creek can't break the horse either. But the two learn to respect each other, and Spirit meets Rain, Little Creek's horse, and falls in love. The score was written by Hans Zimmer, and Bryan Adams wrote and performed the sweet, simple songs on the soundtrack. SPIRIT is a great-looking and lovingly crafted children's film.
| Credits | | Producer: | Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mireille Soria | | Cast: | Daniel Studi, James Cromwell, Matt Damon |
| Details | | Edition: | Widescreen |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Surround - English
Dolby Surround - French
Dolby Surround - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Lorna Cook and Kelly Asbury - Directors
Bonus Short - 1. Learn to Draw Spirit with James Baxter
Featurette - 1. Film Music with Bryan Adams
2. Tech Featurette
Film-to-Storyboard Comparison
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Game - 1. Set-Top Games
2. Make-A-Movie Studio
3. DWK - This Way to Play
Interactive Menus
DVD-ROM Features:
DVD-ROM Game, Theatrical release: May 24, 2002
Editorial Reviews
"...If horses could fly, this is surely what they'd look like..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (05/24/2002)
"...The messages, like the film's heroes, are as noble as can be: respect all life, live free or die, we're all the same under the skin..."
Box Office - Christine James (06/01/2002)
"...More pure and direct than most of the stories we see in animation..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (06/30/2002)
"...[With] lush, kinetic animation and a galloping plot..."
Entertainment Weekly - Caren Weiner Campbell (11/22/2002)
"...This odyssey of a beautiful horse going through the rigors of life creates a dramatic pull that will grab many youthful viewers....Spirit himself is an engaging hero..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (05/20/2002)
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