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Directors:
Writers:
Peter Lord (story) &
Nick Park (story) ...
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Release Date:
21 June 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
This Ain't No Chick Flick! more
Plot:
Chicken Run is a comedy escape drama with a touch of passion set on a sinister Yorks chicken farm in 1950's England full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 22 wins & 23 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(58 articles)
Decade in Review: 2000 Top Ten
(From FilmExperience. 5 November 2009, 1:07 PM, PST)
'Wallace & Gromit' Producers Team With UK Museum For Film Made By Children
(From MTV Movies Blog. 19 October 2009, 3:30 PM, PDT)
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Chicken Fun more (341 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Phil Daniels | ... | Fetcher (voice) | |
| Lynn Ferguson | ... | Mac (voice) | |
| Mel Gibson | ... | Rocky (voice) | |
| Tony Haygarth | ... | Mr. Tweedy (voice) | |
| Jane Horrocks | ... | Babs (voice) | |
| Miranda Richardson | ... | Mrs. Tweedy (voice) | |
| Julia Sawalha | ... | Ginger (voice) | |
| Timothy Spall | ... | Nick (voice) | |
| Imelda Staunton | ... | Bunty (voice) | |
| Benjamin Whitrow | ... | Fowler (voice) | |
| John Sharian | ... | Circus Man (voice) | |
| Jo Allen | ... | Additional Chicken (voice) | |
| Lisa Kay | ... | Additional Chicken (voice) | |
| Laura Strachan | ... | Additional Chicken (voice) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
C:R-1 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
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Runtime:
84 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:G (certificate #37470) | Iceland:L | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Germany:6 (bw) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Denmark:A | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/4 | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U
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In the scene where Rocky is tuning in the radio, one of the short bursts of music heard is from the opening theme to The Archers, a long-running British drama series on BBC Radio 4 (An everyday story of country folk). The Archers began in 1950, and is still broadcast regularly to this day (2006). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the overhead shot of the huts when Rocky starts teaching the chickens how to fly, hut 24 is behind hut 23. Later, when Nick and Fetcher are watching them jumping on the hot water bottle, huts 23 and 24 are next to each other. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Goodbye 2000 (2000) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Barwick Green more
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'Chicken Run' is a delighted little film about...well, chickens. I've always loved the claymation of Aardman. 'Creature Comforts' and 'Wallace and Gromit' are among many of my favorites. Aardman Studios have come up with a brilliant cast, a funny and smart script, fine cinematography and production design. The inspiration of films like 'The Great Escape' shows. The female characters are so strong and yet they have their own sense of humour and Brit-wit. Aardman's claymation is splendid. The large eyes, body size and shape and movements create this a unique class of comedy. The writing is very sharp and crisp but I disliked the obvious symbolism (of British and America joining hands to save the world and fight evil) which looked a little forced. I don't see the need to make the Rocky character an American rooster (as if it's an ingredient to have an American on board). Yet, that does not take away the sheer pleasure and entertainment one derives from the film. The voice cast is suitably chosen. Gibson plays the typical hero with charisma but it's the Brit cast, which includes names like Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, Jane Horrocks and Julia Sawalha that did it for me. Their sharp witty humour and strong will just put them on a league of their own. 'Chicken Run' is a cute, heartwarming, uplifting and hilarious little film. To quote another user, it is eggcellent!