Hoodwinked! (2005)

Directors:

Cory Edwards
Todd Edwards (co-director)
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Writers:

Cory Edwards (screenplay) &
Todd Edwards (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Crime | Family | Mystery

Tagline:

Trouble In The Hood

Plot:

The candy recipes of the goody shops have been stolen by the Goody Bandit, and many animals are out of business...

Plot Keywords:

Red Riding Hood | Axe | Wolf | Animal | Woodsman

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 29	10:30 AM	TOON
Mon. Nov. 30	9:00 AM	TOON

Cast

Anne Hathaway	...	Red (voice)
Glenn Close	...	Granny (voice)
James Belushi	...	The Woodsman (voice) (as Jim Belushi)
Patrick Warburton	...	The Wolf (voice)
Anthony Anderson	...	Detective Bill Stork (voice)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Nicky Flippers (voice)
Xzibit	...	Chief Grizzly (voice)
Chazz Palminteri	...	Woolworth (voice)
Andy Dick	...	Boingo (voice)
Cory Edwards	...	Twitchy (voice)
Benjy Gaither	...	Japeth the Goat (voice)
Ken Marino	...	Raccoon Jerry (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	Tommy (voice)
Preston Stutzman	...	Timmy (voice)
Tony Leech	...	Glen (voice)
Joshua J. Greene	...	Jimmy Lizard (voice)
Mark Primiano	...	2-Tone (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	P-Biggie (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Zorra (voice)
Tye Edwards	...	Dolph (voice)
Todd Edwards	...	Sandwich Man (voice)
Kathryn J. Lovegren	...	Quill (voice)
Charles Coplin	...	Caterpillar 1 (voice)
Troy Norton	...	Caterpillar 2 (voice)
Kelly Stables	...	Schnitzel Kid 1 (voice)
Eli Montgomery	...	Schnitzel Kid 2 (voice)
Vicki Edwards	...	Skunk Reporter (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hye-jeong Kang	...	Red (Korean version) (voice)
Joel McCrary	...	Chief Grizzly (original version) (voice) (uncredited)
Sally Struthers	...	Granny (original version) (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Cory Edwards
Todd Edwards		(co-director)
Tony Leech		(co-director)

Writing credits
Cory Edwards		(screenplay) &
Todd Edwards		(screenplay) and
Tony Leech		(screenplay)
Todd Edwards		(story) &
Cory Edwards		(story)

Produced by
Katie Hooten	....	associate producer
Maurice Kanbar	....	producer
David Lovegren	....	producer (as David K. Lovegren)
Sue Bea Montgomery	....	producer
Preston Stutzman	....	producer

Original Music by
John Mark Painter
Kristin Wilkinson

Film Editing by
Tony Leech

Production Management
Dan Malvin	....	production supervisor

Sound Department
Christopher Barrick	....	assistant sound editor
Dharma Clement	....	foley artist
Joe Costa	....	sound recordist
Luke Dunn Gielmuda	....	sound conforming editor
J.R. Grubbs	....	sound effects editor
Mark Keefer	....	adr editor
Mark Keefer	....	dialogue editor
Mark Keefer	....	foley editor
Mark Keefer	....	sound designer
Eric Lewis	....	adr recordist
Laura Lopez	....	sound studio manager: Studiopolis, Inc.
Brian Magerkurth	....	sound re-recordist (as Brian D. Magerkurth)
Joseph Moeller	....	assistant adr recordist
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist
Tom Myers	....	sound designer
Tom Myers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Timothy Nielsen	....	sound effects editor
Jonathan Null	....	foley mixer
Juan Peralta	....	sound mix technician
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist
Tony Sereno	....	sound mix technician
Mac Smith	....	assistant sound editor
Daniel Sperry	....	consultant: Dolby surround
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
George Peterson Jr.	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Rahul Deshprabhu	....	visual effects
Glenn Neufeld	....	3D and CG supervisor
Stuart Neumann	....	executive production manager: Digital Eye Candy Studio
Lawrence Pasion	....	digital artist
Nachiket Pujari	....	hair / fur lead
Nachiket Pujari	....	visual effects
G.K. Raghunandan	....	lighter
Patel Ravindra	....	lighting artist
Ramsai Rayanapati	....	senior lighting artist
David Rosenthal	....	digital film I/O supervisor: Fotokem Film & Video
Robert Schajer	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)

Animation Department
Peter Bedgood	....	character designer
Dennis Leech	....	character designer

Editorial Department
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
John Nicolard	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate colorist
Chris DeLaGuardia	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Todd Edwards	....	composer: original music
Joshua J. Greene	....	composer: song "Runaway"
Tom Maydeck	....	music editor
Daniel Rogers	....	composer: song "Little Boat"

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
David Booth	....	laser film recording
Mike Lane	....	client services
Dennis Leech	....	digital review supervisor
Gordon Ng	....	client services
Eva Porter	....	client services
Melissa Ray	....	production office coordinator
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Megan Tompkins	....	client services

Thanks
Daniel Beahm	....	special thanks
Chana Keefer	....	special thanks
Matt Steele	....	special thanks
Bob Weinstein	....	thanks
Harvey Weinstein	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Weinstein Company, The (presents)
• Kanbar Entertainment
• Kanbar Animation (in association with)
• Blue Yonder Films
• Hoodwinked

Distributors

• Weinstein Company, The (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Central Partnership (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Klock Worx Company, The (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Medyavizyon (2006) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2005) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Genius Products (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Group Power (2006) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Impuls Home Entertainment (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Prana Studios (Fur) (VFX) (lighting and rendering) (compositing)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script research
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Fat Dot  publicity
• FotoKem Film and Video  digital intermediate
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Studiopolis  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Hoodwinked (USA) (DVD box title)
Hoodwinked! The True Story of Red Riding Hood (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild action and thematic elements.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Czech Republic:U | France:U | Finland:K-7 | Australia:G | Netherlands:AL | UK:U | Ireland:G | Singapore:G | Norway:7 | Sweden:7 | USA:PG (certificate #42224) | Canada:G (Ontario) | Germany:o.Al. | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:All

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

The wolf's byline on his column is Walt W. Wolf, a satirical jab at Walt Disney.

Goofs:

Continuity: Where did the coffee come from When Twitchy drinks? Before that everyone is sitting around in Granny's cottage and no-one is drinking - no coffee mugs in sight. Then as soon as they are outside, Granny has a coffee mug in her hand.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Nicky Flippers: [narrating] Red Riding Hood, you probably know the story.
[girl screaming]
Nicky Flippers: But there's more to every tale than meets the eye. It's just like they always say, you can't judge a book by its cover. If you want to know the truth, you've gotta flip through the pages.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Tree Critter

Great on a Curve!

Hoodwinked is an ultra low budget affair compared to the average 3D CGI-animated film (it was shot for a reported 15 million vs 70 to 90 million for films like Finding Nemo or Shrek 2). If you want a fairer comparison in terms of animation quality, you'd have to look at something like Jimmy Neutron (30 million budget).

What really made the animation work in terms of style is...the style. Hoodwinked almost looks like a revved up Rankin-Bass stop motion animated film in the vein of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Once you get absorbed in the world of Hoodwinked, you stop comparing it to Pixar and simply enjoy the magic little world the creators obviously put so much care into creating.

And the film is indeed absorbing! It starts a little slow, but once the story picks up steam, it is non-stop fun. It's clear that the writers weren't going to let a lower budget stop them from writing a clever and often laugh-out-loud funny script. My kids, aged 12, 8, and 3, giggled throughout the film. Your kids will LOVE the squirrel, the granny, and the singing goat, and adults will pick up more culture references in terms of homage scenes (not in adult content) to pictures like Fletch, Kill Bill, and the Matrix.

One thing comes across very clearly in Hoodwinked--love of the craft. So many seemingly throw away gags end up being very important to the story later on. Enjoy this little gem of an "indie" animated film, and imagine what these young guys could do with a bigger budget next time around!