Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed the Blu-ray release of Secretariat, which, as previously reported (see Blu-ray.com, December 3), will come out on January 25, 2011 as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Bonus contents will offer never-before-shared in-depth interviews with Penny Chenery, exclusive behind-the- scenes footage, deleted scenes and more on the story of one of the greatest accomplishments in sports history.
Special features include:
Audio commentary by Director Randall Wallace (BD-exclusive)
Heart of a Champion: This feature takes a look at one of the most famous thoroughbred horses ever known. Secretariat was a horse with style as well as amazing speed and an unsurpassed racing record. We interview all the key players from the day as well as today's filmmakers to learn more about the horse affectionately called "Red."
Eight deleted scenes (four of them BD-exclusive) with optional audio commentary by director Randall Wallace
Choreographing the Races (BD-exclusive): This piece looks at how director Randall Wallace and the filmmakers used innovative tools and technology to accurately and excitingly recreate the Triple Crown races that make the viewer feel like they are standing on the backstretch themselves.
A Director's Inspiration: A Conversation with the Real Penny Chenery (BD-exclusive): director Randall Wallace sits down with Secretariat owner Penny Chenery to review the movie and some of the key scenes. Penny reflects on what it was like to have been a woman in a male dominated sport and to have been part of horse racing's most exciting moments in history.
Secretariat Multi-Angle Simulation (BD-exclusive): Relive Secretariats triumphant 1973 Preakness race by viewing the race from a number of perspectives as well as listening to commentaries from fans, announcers and even the jockey who rode Secretariat to their record finish.