The Wild Chicks (2006)
"Die wilden Hühner" (original title)

Director:

Vivian Naefe

Writers:

Cornelia Funke (novel), Güzin Kar,

Stars:

Michelle von Treuberg, Lucie Hollmann, Paula Riemann

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michelle von Treuberg	...	Sprotte
Lucie Hollmann	...	Frieda
Paula Riemann	...	Melanie
Zsa Zsa Inci Bürkle	...	Trude (as Zsá Zsá Inci Bürkle)
Jette Hering	...	Wilma
Jeremy Mockridge	...	Fred
Philip Wiegratz	...	Steve
Martin Kurz	...	Torte
Vincent Redetzki	...	Willi
Veronica Ferres	...	Sibylle
Doris Schade	...	Oma Slättberg
Jessica Schwarz	...	Frau Rose
Axel Prahl	...	Willis Vater
Lukas Steimel	...	Luki
Lukas Engel	...	Titus

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

animal in title | teenage girl | teen | virgin | friendship between girls | 

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

9 February 2006 (Germany)

Also Known As:

De wilde kippenclub

Filming Locations:

Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,353,294 (Germany) (10 February 2006)

Gross:

$1,353,294 (Germany) (10 February 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bavaria Film, Constantin Film, Lunaris Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Wild Chicks in Love (2007)

User Reviews

Nicely done

I've never been much of a fan of Cornelia Funke's "Wilde Hühner" books, so I took my 7-year-old daughter to see this with some reluctance. I was agreeably surprised, though. The story works, the kids are great, and what I liked best was the realistic portrayal of their family backgrounds, not quite the common fare in kid's movies. Most of it was subtly done, like in some of Astrid Lindgren's stories. These kids' troubles are for real, and if there's evil in this film, it's the evil of thoughtless neglect on the part of the parents. Every kid (and adult) can identify with that. The dialog tended to be too heavy sometimes, but this is the only real fault I could find. Gripping and touching.