The Ugly Duckling and Me! (2006)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Directors:

Michael Hegner
Karsten Kiilerich

Writers:

Hans Christian Andersen (fairytale)
Michael Hegner (story)

Release Date:

6 October 2006 (Denmark)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Computer Animation | Worm | Rat | 3D Animation

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Morgan C. Jones	...	Ratso / Frank (voice: English version)
Paul Tylack	...	Wesley (voice: English version)
Anna Nugent	...	Phyllis (voice: English version) (as Anna Olson)
Gary Hetzler	...	Stan (voice: English version)
Danna Davis	...	Chickens (voice: English version)
Barbara Bergin	...	Esmeralda (voice: English version)
Michelle Read	...	Peep Olga (voice: English version)
Hilary Cahill	...	Daphne (voice: English version)
Kim Larney	...	Baby Ugly (voice: English version)
Hillary Kavanagh	...	Pox (voice: English version)
Laurann Rabbitt	...	Lou (voice: English version)
Aoife Murray	...	Emmy (voice: English version)
Liz Lloyd	...	Fox, Swan #2 (voice: English version)
Aileen Mythen	...	Jessie (voice: English version)
Justin Gregg	...	Teen Ugly (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Das hässliche Entlein & ich (Germany)
Den grimme ælling og mig (Denmark)
Le vilain petit canard et moi (France)

Runtime:

Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Germany:89 min

Country:

France | Germany | Ireland | UK | Denmark

Language:

English | French | German | Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-7 | Ireland:G | Brazil:Livre | Portugal:M/4 | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Mexico:AA

Company:

A. Film

Trivia:

The scene where Ugly hatches out of his egg and jumps onto Ratso's head is a shot-for-shot parody of the scene in Alien (1979) where the Facehugger jumps out of it's egg and latches onto Kane's face.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the end, when Ratso wears the tie, there’s a few shots that he has no tie at all.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Ratso: My name is Ratso!
Baby Ugly: Mama!
Ratso: Ratso!
Baby Ugly: Mama!
Ratso: [shouting] Say Ratso, damn it!
Baby Ugly: Damn it!
[Ratso groans, Baby Ugly repeats "Damn it!" several times]

Movie Connections:

Version of "The Ugly Duckling and Me!" (2006)

a better Animated Movie. Surprisingly no-one has seen it.......

Sweet Animation for kids and Adults who don't fuss.

Well I liked this animated Picture. It was sweet, cute and funny too.

Yes the jokes at times are SO KIDDISH…but I took it without hesitation. The movie and the story flows well. The story is funny and appealing. It reminded me of Ratatouille and Nemo both.

This is a sweet tale about a rat who seeks success but gets stuck with a Ugly duckling. Ya it is funny and I wont say that adults wont enjoy it.

All in all a Fantastic animated picture that isn't a Produckt of any BIG Banner Hollywood Company.

8/10