Over the Hedge (2006)

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.

Directors:

Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick

Writers:

Len Blum (screenplay), Lorne Cameron (screenplay)

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell

7 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis	...	RJ (voice)
Garry Shandling	...	Verne (voice)
Steve Carell	...	Hammy (voice)
Wanda Sykes	...	Stella (voice)
William Shatner	...	Ozzie (voice)
Nick Nolte	...	Vincent (voice)
Thomas Haden Church	...	Dwayne (voice)
Allison Janney	...	Gladys (voice)
Eugene Levy	...	Lou (voice)
Catherine O'Hara	...	Penny (voice)
Avril Lavigne	...	Heather (voice)
Omid Djalili	...	Tiger (voice)
Sami Kirkpatrick	...	Bucky (voice)
Shane Baumel	...	Spike (voice)
Madison Davenport	...	Quillo (voice)

Storyline

RJ, a raccoon who needs food, accidentally takes food from a hungry bear named Vincent and he wants his food to be found in exactly the same place in a week. He finally finds that an animal family, with a tortoise named Verne as their leader, could help him restore the food from the suburbia, the gateway to the good life. But little does RJ know, there is a woman who has recently hired an exterminator to try to hunt them down.

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Plot Keywords:

food | human | raccoon | forest | bear | 

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Taglines:

Get over it.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude humor and mild comic action

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hammy the squirrel says that Steve is a pretty name. The voice actor for Hammy is Steve Carrel

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Goofs

(at around 1h 9 mins) After crashing into Gladys' house with Dwayne's van, Dwayne begins to regain conscious, and breaks his back as he reaches out for the animals just they escape back to the woodland in time. Yet when he and Gladys arrive with tools to fight off the animals, Dwayne appears to be fine.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[RJ is trying to get a snack from the snack machine and it breaks]
RJ: No! Come on!

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the rolling credits, RJ (the raccoon) is seen demonstrating to his new family how to operate/hack the same vending machine shown at the beginning of the film into delivering all product. Unfortunately his efforts at obtaining product was stifled by the now vended product blocking the access door.

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Pop Stars Who Voice-Acted for Animated Movies (2018)

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Soundtracks

Lost in the Supermarket
Written by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon & Topper Headon
Performed by Ben Folds
Ben Folds recordings used courtesy of Epic Records

User Reviews

Oh...My...Gawd

Wow! Wow! Wow! I was transfixed! The animation? Gorgeous! The subtle humor? Uproarious! The not-so-subtle humor? Even better! This was a great movie that will surely be nominated for an Oscar if for no other reason than the beauty of the animation. While I could have honestly thought of a couple of better casting choices, I will mention that Wanda Sykes, Thomas Haden Church and Steve Carrell were brilliant in their roles. And who better to make fun of William Shatner than William Shatner? Worthy of special mention (and a second look - go see this movie again!): the Rottweiler interludes, the ripples in the water, the porcupine quills, the oh-so-amazing foliage throughout the movie, and Vincent's cartoonish-yet-strangely-scary expression.

Really REALLY a great movie that should appeal to all.

Enjoy.

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks [United States] UIP [Germany]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Over the Hedge

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$38,457,003, 21 May 2006

Gross USA:

$155,019,340

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$339,795,890

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1