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:

Escape or Die Frying

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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

According to the pattern of the scarf she is wearing, the Scottish chicken Mac belongs to clan MacLeod of Lewis.

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Goofs

The "Egg Production Table" in Mrs. Tweedy's hand changes twice.

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Quotes

Hen: And what brings you to England, Mr Rhodes?
Rocky: Why, all the beautiful English chicks, of course.

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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

Spoofs Silent Cries (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Barwick Green"
Written by Arthur Wood
Courtesy of Promusic

User Reviews

Something for everyone

Chicken Run is a wonderfully entertaining movie for EVERYONE! Kids will love the eye-candy of chickens doing absurd things and tossing off silly one-liners. Adults will enjoy the brilliantly funny dialogue and the sweet, engaging story. Parents will enjoy taking their kids to a movie that does not have the Disneyesque product tie-ins and must-buy soundtrack. Movie buffs can try to count the references to The Great Escape, Stalg 17, Star Trek and Braveheart and may be pleasantly surprised at the quality of the camera work.

Nick Park, Peter Lord & Co. succeeded (where so many other have failed recently) in making an animated movie whose story, plot and dialogue are equal to the brilliant animation. In the wordless opening minutes we are engaged and in invited to care about these silly chickens. By the time the snappy dialogue gets rolling we've already identified with the chickens' plight. It may be a bit slow through the middle for the younger moviegoers. But the sound of laughter, cheers and applause from the whole audience as the chickens make their final bid for freedom is well worth the wait. The only sad part is we may have to wait another five years for another Aardman Animations to produce another picture of the quality.