Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a 2002 American animated film that was released by DreamWorks. It follows the adventures of a young Kiger mustang stallion living in the 19th century wild west. The film, written by John Fusco and directed by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In contrast to the way animals are portrayed in an anthropomorphic style in other animated features, Spirit and his fellow horses communicate with each other through sounds and facial expressions. Spirit's thoughts are narrated by his voice actor Matt Damon.... This is the second film, after Chicken Run, and the only traditional animated film from DreamWorks Animation to get a G rating from the MPAA. The film starts with a brief introduction in the 19th century American West featuring a bald eagle gliding over the homeland of the mustangs, which resembles several western US National Parks. There is then a scene showing the birth of a Buckskin Kiger Mustang, Spirit . Spirit soon grows into a stallion, and assumes the role of leader of the herd, whose duty it is to keep the herd safe.
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| Release date: | May 18, 2002 |
| Directed by: | Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 83 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mireille Soria |
| Editor: | Clare De Chenu |
| Music by: | Hans Zimmer |
| Screenplay by: | John Fusco |
| Estimated budget: | $80,000,000 |
| Genre: | Animation, Children's, Adventure, Western |