Barnyard (2006)

Director:

Steve Oedekerk

Writer:

Steve Oedekerk (written by)

Release Date:

4 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Have a cow.

Plot:

When the farmer's away, all the animals play ... and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis, a carefree cow. |

Plot Keywords:

Cow | Farmer | Car Chase | Gambling | Banjo Player

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin James	...	Otis the Cow (voice)
Courteney Cox	...	Daisy the Cow (voice)
Sam Elliott	...	Ben the Cow (voice)
Danny Glover	...	Miles the Mule (voice)
Wanda Sykes	...	Bessy the Cow (voice)
Andie MacDowell	...	Etta the Hen (voice)
David Koechner	...	Dag the Coyote (voice)
Jeffrey Garcia	...	Pip the Mouse (voice) (as Jeff Garcia)
Cam Clarke	...	Freddy the Ferret (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Peck the Rooster / Gopher (voice)
Tino Insana	...	Pig the Pig (voice)
Dom Irrera	...	Duke the Dog (voice)
S. Scott Bullock	...	Eddy the Cow (voice) (as Scott Bullock)
John Di Maggio	...	Bud the Cow / Officer O'Hanlon (voice) (as John DiMaggio)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Igg the Cow (voice)

Also Known As:

Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (USA) (poster title)
Der tierisch verrückte Bauernhof (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor.

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Argentina:90 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:PG (certificate #42537) | Ireland:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/6 | South Africa:A | South Korea:All

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This film's reels was shipped to theaters under the codename "Tipping".

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: A tractor appears in various scenes. The rear tires on the tractor are on backwards - the tread for tractor tires is designed to push mud out away from the tire when rotating forwards, to keep the treads from filling with mud. These tires would pull mud into the tread, making the tire slick and useless in deep mud.

Quotes:

Pip the Mouse: I got a pulse. Wheeee!

Movie Connections:

References Dazed and Confused (1993)

Soundtrack:

Father, Son

a solid animated film

Barnyard is another in the entertaining animated films that attempt to please all audiences. There's much good humor in this film and many sight gags as well as the usual shenanigans. The film is well put together technically, but there are some things about the film that just don't hit the spot. I didn't have any sympathy for the lead character Otis. Perhaps it was just the mood I was in, but the characters just didn't come through and I didn't feel much of an emotional response through most of the film. I think it was a little too teen for me. If you want some good teen-ish laughs, this is for you. Otherwise go with Cars or Over the Hedge.