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Chicken Run

  • 20002000
  • GG
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
195K
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POPULARITY
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Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, Tony Haygarth, Lisa Kay, Julia Sawalha, Laura Strachan, and Jo Allen in Chicken Run (2000)
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AnimationAdventureComedy
When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
195K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,645
1
    • Peter Lord
    • Nick Park
  • Writers
    • Peter Lord(original story)
    • Nick Park(original story)
    • Karey Kirkpatrick(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson(voice)
    • Julia Sawalha(voice)
    • Phil Daniels(voice)
    • Peter Lord
    • Nick Park
  • Writers
    • Peter Lord(original story)
    • Nick Park(original story)
    • Karey Kirkpatrick(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson(voice)
    • Julia Sawalha(voice)
    • Phil Daniels(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 418User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards

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    Julia Sawalha in Chicken Run (2000)
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    Mel Gibson
    Mel Gibson
    • Rocky
    • (voice)
    Julia Sawalha
    Julia Sawalha
    • Ginger
    • (voice)
    Phil Daniels
    Phil Daniels
    • Fetcher
    • (voice)
    Lynn Ferguson
    • Mac
    • (voice)
    Tony Haygarth
    Tony Haygarth
    • Mr. Tweedy
    • (voice)
    Jane Horrocks
    Jane Horrocks
    • Babs
    • (voice)
    Miranda Richardson
    Miranda Richardson
    • Mrs. Tweedy
    • (voice)
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Nick
    • (voice)
    Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton
    • Bunty
    • (voice)
    Benjamin Whitrow
    Benjamin Whitrow
    • Fowler
    • (voice)
      • Peter Lord
      • Nick Park
    • Writers
      • Peter Lord(original story)
      • Nick Park(original story)
      • Karey Kirkpatrick(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Babs' knitting is real, done with toothpicks as needles.
    • Goofs
      Mr. Tweedy's shotgun disappears on the porch in the opening sequence.
    • Quotes

      [after fainting from a near-death experience]

      Babs: All me life flashed before me eyes.

      [disappointed]

      Babs: It was really borin'.

    • Crazy credits
      Near the very end of the credits the conversation about which comes first, the chicken or the egg??, comes up again. The two rodents want to take an egg or a chicken and make a chicken farm to make their own eggs. However, they cannot decide if they need a chicken or an egg. Finally, Rocky the Rooster pipes in and says to "please pipe down".
    • Alternate versions
      Originally, when Mrs. Tweedy was cutting off Edwina's head, the shadow on the wall actually depicted the axe coming downward before cutting away. It was further moved back to the current theatrical version where you see the axe going up, but not coming down.
    • Connections
      Edited into The History of the Hands (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Ave Maria
      Written by Franz Schubert (uncredited)

      Performed by Gracie Fields

      Courtesy of Living Era (ASV Ltd)

    User reviews418

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    10/10
    Something for everyone
    Chicken Run is a wonderfully entertaining movie for EVERYONE! Kids will love the eye-candy of chickens doing absurd things and tossing off silly one-liners. Adults will enjoy the brilliantly funny dialogue and the sweet, engaging story. Parents will enjoy taking their kids to a movie that does not have the Disneyesque product tie-ins and must-buy soundtrack. Movie buffs can try to count the references to The Great Escape, Stalg 17, Star Trek and Braveheart and may be pleasantly surprised at the quality of the camera work.

    Nick Park, Peter Lord & Co. succeeded (where so many other have failed recently) in making an animated movie whose story, plot and dialogue are equal to the brilliant animation. In the wordless opening minutes we are engaged and in invited to care about these silly chickens. By the time the snappy dialogue gets rolling we've already identified with the chickens' plight. It may be a bit slow through the middle for the younger moviegoers. But the sound of laughter, cheers and applause from the whole audience as the chickens make their final bid for freedom is well worth the wait. The only sad part is we may have to wait another five years for another Aardman Animations to produce another picture of the quality.
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    • Jun 20, 2000

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    • Release date
      • June 23, 2000 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
      • Aardman Animations
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bristol, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Aardman Animations
      • DreamWorks Animation
      • Pathé
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • SDDS
      • DTS-ES

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