Ruffian

2007 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 524 VOTES · DIR. Yves Simoneau

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Overview

Ruffian is an American made-for-television movie that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went undefeated until her death after breaking down in a nationally televised match race at Belmont Park on July 6, 1975 against the Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure. Made by ESPN Original Entertainment, the film is directed by Yves Simoneau and stars Sam Shepard as Ruffian's trainer, Frank Whiteley. The producers used four different geldings in the role of Ruffian. Locations for the 2007 film included Louisiana Downs in Shreveport, Louisiana and Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Dialogue Timeline — 1,166 lines

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00:01:51 Hey, Mike, let's get his teeth checked.
00:05:37 Race or not, I love that horse.
00:07:55 Goose eggs.
00:11:49 Ruffian scoots to the inside rail
00:14:25 The first one is, is she is hot.
00:17:10 Something's wrong with her.
00:19:45 and I'll do the horse training, OK? Fair enough?
00:22:02 Adios.
00:25:37 Here, you take her.
00:27:58 Well, let's get her temperature.
00:30:58 Gonna take her back down to Camden, let her grow into a three-year-old
00:35:06 Looks like your filly's back, too.
00:37:55 What are you doing here? This is a place of business.
00:40:07 Avatar dropped out.
00:42:48 maybe one of the best ever.
00:45:38 If you start liking me, you'd be riding her for the wrong reasons.
00:48:34 and millions of new fans to the great sport of horse racing.
00:51:01 You better not. He's just messing with your mind, Puerto Rican.
00:54:08 The hopes and dreams of girls and women everywhere...
00:57:17 Yeah! Yeah!
01:03:38 And they're off!
01:09:11 Easy, girl.
01:15:09 It's been touch and go for hours, you know?
01:19:07 She's broken her other leg.

Cast & Characters

Sam Shepard Frank Whiteley Frank Whaley Bill Nack Mark Adam Mike Bell Lisa Arnold Female Sports Reporter #2 Laura Bailey Cassie Barry Barton News Reporter Christine Belford Barbara Janney Tony Bentley The Lout John T. Billingsley News Camera Man Dodie Brown Match Race Fan

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,166
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:01:51
Final line01:19:07

Production Record

DirectorYves Simoneau
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes524