Animals United (2010)
"Konferenz der Tiere" (original title)

A group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover that the humans, who have been destroying their habitats have built a dam for a leisure resort.

Directors:

Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe

Writers:

Oliver Huzly (screenplay), Reinhard Klooss (screenplay),

Stars:

Billy Beach, Jim Broadbent, James Corden

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Billy Beach	...	Vulture 2 (voice)
Jim Broadbent	...	Winston (voice)
James Corden	...	Billy (voice)
Nicola Devico Mamone	...	Büffel Chino (voice) (as Nico Mamone)
Marc Diraison	...	Cook (voice)
Omid Djalili	...	Bongo (voice)
Jason Donovan	...	Toby (voice)
Dawn French	...	Angie (voice)
Thomas Fritsch	...	Löwe Sokrates (voice)
Stephen Fry	...	Socrates (voice)
Michael Glover	...	Mr. Smith (voice)
Mischa Goodman	...	Billy's son 'Junior' (voice)
Oliver Green	...	The Koala Bear 'Ken' (voice)
Jason Griffith	...	The Chimpanzee ' Toto' (voice)
Peter Groeger	...	Schildkröte Winston (voice) (as Peter Gröger)

Storyline

A group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover that the humans, who have been destroying their habitats have built a dam for a leisure resort. The animals endeavor to save the delta and send a message to the humans not to interfere with nature.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements, some action and peril, rude humor and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

7 October 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Animals United

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£307,409 (UK) (17 December 2010)

Gross:

£2,133,051 (UK) (7 January 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, Ambient Entertainment GmbH, White Horse Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Animator Mark Flood had been looking forward to seeing this film, but was rushed to hospital in the early hours of the day of its UK release after suffering a stroke. After recovering a couple of months later, he did see the film at a local cinema and enjoyed it.

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Goofs

To produce electricity, the dam must keep the water flowing, which will enable the gorge to have some water and not be completely dry.

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Connections

Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: ¡...con Phineas & Ferb! (2011)

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Soundtracks

"King of the Road"
Written by Roger Miller
Performed by James Corden

User Reviews

Worst film I've ever seen

Lazy, badly written, tripe. The plot is so insultingly stupid I wouldn't let children watch it in case it harmed their development. I took my 3 year old son to watch this and even he was bored after 15 minutes (nothing happens in this time)and we ended up leaving 60 minutes into the film, along with several other people that hadn't yet fallen asleep.

There is NO humour in this, completely witless drivel from the start and it amazes me this was ever made. Pointless musical moments, one dimensional 'characters', not even some basic slapstick to keep kids interested. A total waste of time that doesn't deserve to be watched by anyone. The British voice cast should be ashamed of themselves.