Chicken Run (2000)

Chicken Run is a comedy escape drama with a touch of passion set on a sinister Yorks chicken farm in 1950's England

Directors:

Peter Lord, Nick Park

Writers:

Peter Lord (original story), Nick Park (original story),

Stars:

Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Mel Gibson

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 22 wins & 24 nominations.

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)

Storyline

Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Ms. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky and Ginger lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the murderous farmers and their farm of doom.

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Plot Keywords:

chicken | farm | escape | rooster | freedom | 

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Taglines:

Feathers will Fly!

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Comedy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Aardman - Pathe - DreameWorks - Sogepaq - CANAL+ - Warner Sogefilms (Spanish) DreamWorks LLC, Aardman Chicken Run and Pathe Image

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

C:R-1

Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£3,848,755 (UK) (30 June 2000)

Gross:

ESP 866,650,170 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks SKG, Pathé, Aardman Animations

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX SDDS DTS-ES

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Early in development, Mac's name was supposed to be short for MacNugget.

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Goofs

In the last few minutes of the movie, when Rocky comes back to the farm on his tricycle, he is heard yelling "Ginger," but if you took a good look at his beak when you hear him say it, you will find that the beak is not opened. It's closed.

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Quotes

Mrs. Tweedy: They're *chickens*, you dolt. Apart from you, they're the most stupid creatures on this planet. They don't plot, they don't scheme, and they are *not* organized.

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Crazy Credits

Near the very end of the credits the conversation about which comes first, the chicken or the egg??, comes up again. The two rodents want to take an egg or a chicken and make a chicken farm to make their own eggs. However, they cannot deside if they need a chicken or an egg. Finally, Rocky the Rooster pipes in and says to "please pipe down".

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Connections

Referenced in Incontrôlable (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Flip Flop and Fly"
Written by Charles F. Calhoun
Performed by Ellis Hall

User Reviews

The best movie of the summer!

Now, knowing what's in store for us this summer, I am probably not out on a limb saying this, but this should be the best film this summer, if not this year.

Full of wit, sight gags, homage to prison escape movies, yet completely adorable and exciting to even very young children, this movie has everything you would want in a movie. I was lucky enough to catch it at a sneak preview while on vacation with my 19-year-old son while in San Francisco, and even at the price of NINE BUCKS, it was worth it.

All this and voices from two Ab Fab actresses!