Warner Bros. Pictures' New Film ``Racing Stripes'' and NASCAR
Star Jeff Gordon Help Victory Junction Gang and Atlanta Speedway
Charities
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WHAT: In conjunction with the upcoming release of Warner Bros.
Pictures' "Racing Stripes," stars David Spade and Steve
Harvey, along with NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, will be at the
Atlanta Motor Speedway to unveil a special Halloween "Racing
Stripes" treat to support the Victory Junction Gang, a member
of Paul Newman's Association for The Hole in the Wall Gang
Camps and Atlanta Speedway Charities.
A brand new "Racing Stripes" Jeff Gordon showcar, as well as
800 feet of zebra-striped track, will be unveiled to the
public. To support the mission of the Victory Junction Gang
and Speedway charities, an honorary 'pit crew' will be named
by Jeff Gordon, consisting of children afflicted with chronic
and life-threatening illnesses.
WHO: From the film: David Spade and Steve Harvey. NASCAR driver
Jeff Gordon and Ed Clark of the Atlanta Speedway Charities.
WHEN: Saturday, October 30, 2004
Press Arrival: 11:30 A.M. (ET)
Press Conference: 12:30 P.M. (ET)
WHERE: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, GA 30228
-- Your coverage of this event is invited --
-- Credentials must be issued in advance in order to attend --
FILM SYNOPSIS:
In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus
accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargo -- a baby
zebra (voiced by FRANKIE MUNIZ). The gangly little foal is
rescued by horse farmer Nolan Walsh (BRUCE GREENWOOD), who
takes him home to his young daughter Channing (HAYDEN
PANETTIERE). Once a champion thoroughbred trainer, Walsh has
given up horse training for a quiet life with Channing on
their modest Kentucky farm.
The little zebra, or "Stripes," as Channing calls him, is soon
introduced to the farm's misfit troupe of barnyard residents,
led by a cranky Shetland Pony named Tucker (voiced by DUSTIN
HOFFMAN) and Franny (voiced by WHOOPI GOLDBERG), a wise old
goat who keeps the family in line. The group is joined by
Goose (voiced by JOE PANTOLIANO), a deranged big-city pelican
who's hiding out in the sticks until the heat dies down in
Jersey. The un-aptly named bloodhound Lightening (SNOOP DOGG)
keeps a lazy eye on goings-on at the farm -- in between naps.
The Walsh farm borders the Turfway Racetrack, where highly
skilled thoroughbreds compete for horse racing's top honor,
the ultra-prestigious Kentucky Crown. From the first moment
Stripes lays eyes on the track, he's hooked -- he knows that
if he could just get the chance, he could leave all those
other horses in the dust. What he doesn't know is...he's not
exactly a horse. But with characteristic zeal, he devotes
himself to training for the big time, with a little help from
Tucker, who has coached a host of champion racehorses in the
past.
Stripes makes some friends down at the track as well, most
notably the manic horsefly duo Buzz (STEVE HARVEY) and Scuzz
(DAVID SPADE), whose love of song and dance is eclipsed only
by their love of hot dogs and horse poop.
As he thrusts himself into a world of elite athletes, intense
competition and enormous stakes, Stripes must prove he's fast
enough and tough enough to run with the big horses if he wants
to land in the winner's circle at the legendary Kentucky
Crown.
Some champions are born, not bred!
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Racing Stripes will be released on Friday, January 14, 2005
by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
