Over the Hedge (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Directors:

Tim Johnson
Karey Kirkpatrick

Writers:

Len Blum (screenplay) and
Lorne Cameron (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 May 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Nuts!

Plot:

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.

Plot Keywords:

Food | Raccoon | Forest | Hibernation | Exterminator

Awards:

5 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	RJ (voice)
Garry Shandling	...	Verne (voice)
Steve Carell	...	Hammy (voice)
Wanda Sykes	...	Stella (voice)
William Shatner	...	Ozzie (voice)
Nick Nolte	...	Vincent (voice)
Thomas Haden Church	...	Dwayne (voice)
Allison Janney	...	Gladys (voice)
Eugene Levy	...	Lou (voice)
Catherine O'Hara	...	Penny (voice)
Avril Lavigne	...	Heather (voice)
Omid Djalili	...	Tiger (voice)
Sami Kirkpatrick	...	Bucky (voice)
Shane Baumel	...	Spike (voice)
Madison Davenport	...	Quillo (voice)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some rude humor and mild comic action.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:G | Philippines:G | Malaysia:U | UK:U | Ireland:G | USA:PG (certificate #42591) | Germany:o.Al. | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-7 | Portugal:M/4 | France:U | Argentina:Atp | Hong Kong:I | Australia:G | Iceland:L | USA:PG | Sweden:7 | Denmark:A | Norway:A | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:All | Peru:PT

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks Animation

Trivia:

Based on "Over the Hedge", a syndicated comic strip written and drawn by Michael Fry and T. Lewis. It tells the story of a raccoon named RJ and a turtle named Verne who come to terms with their woodlands being taken over by suburbia, trying to survive the increasing flow of humanity and technology while becoming enticed by it at the same time. Four collections have been published: Over The Hedge, Over The Hedge 2, Over The Hedge 3: Knights of the Picnic Table and Over The Hedge: Stuffed Animals.

Goofs:

Continuity: The tape measure that Hammy is holding disappears then reappears.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[RJ is trying to get a snack from the snack machine and it breaks]
RJ: No! Come on!

Movie Connections:

References Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Soundtrack:

Still

Entertaining Movie!

This movie was better than I expected. I thought that it would be predictable and one of the dime a dozen animation films coming out now. I am an animation fan, and the animation was great, in addition to the story. The characters were somewhat predictable, but very well done and not boring. The voices are very well done as well. This is a movie that children can also enjoy (sounds kind of odd being that animation films are usually supposed to be for kids), in addition to adults. It has some really funny parts that are not cliché humor. Probably the best part about it is the message it sends about humans encroaching on animal habitats and how it affects the balance of nature.