Barnyard (2006)

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.

Director:

Steve Oedekerk

Writer:

Steve Oedekerk

Stars:

Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 DiMaggio	...	Bud the Cow / Officer O'Hanlon (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Igg the Cow (voice)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cow | farmer | hoedown | barn | coyote | 

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Taglines:

The Original Party Animals

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Paramount Pictures [United States]

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Barnyard: The Original Party Animals

Box Office

Budget:

$51,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$238,537 (Brazil) (3 November 2006)

Gross:

£4,477,314 (UK) (24 November 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2 KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Mrs. Beady: Randall, There is a cow outside.
Mr. Beady: This is a cow farm. You're gonna find cows outside.

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Connections

Spoofs Cops (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Kick It"
by Dennis Linde
Performed by The Bo-Keys
Produced by Scott Bomar

User Reviews

Maybe the dumbest movie ever made

If a it's called a cow and it has udders IT IS A GIRL! I mean seriously, couldn't they have made the whole thing with the same plot and just not stuck udders on the otherwise clearly MALE cattle? At least when they make worker ants and bees male it's not as in your face stupid as sticking udders on a bull. I think I could have enjoyed the movie otherwise, there were some funny bits, the animation itself wasn't bad. Nothing original of course but a nice enough way to pass the time. The 'love interest' was entirely predictable apart from the uncomfortable fact that the guy wasn't a guy, just a really butch girl which I'm fairly sure wasn't what the makers intended. They were lucky the Christian Right didn't pick up on that.