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, Danny Glover

3 nominations.

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:

anthropomorphic animal | animals | farmer | talking animal | nickelodeon | 

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Taglines:

The Original Party Animals

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

Danny Glover's third animated film after Antz (1998) and The Prince of Egypt (1998) both of which are made by DreamWorks Animation unlike this film which is made by Nickelodeon Movies.

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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

Dag the Coyote: See ya around. Get it? "Round"? You're fat.

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Crazy Credits

PRODUCTION BABIES: Abigail Jeane Erickson, Aria Isabel Avery, Bradley Harrison Grimes, Caspar Levy Gebhardt, Dimitri Sergeivich Volkov, Elle Sophia Jordan, Ethan Bennett Chavez, Fa Chiyeung Gorham, Garrett Keith Ace, Genesis Mara Castro, Hannah Francis Simpson, Juliana Enid Lopez, Luke Matthew Socrates Thomas, Madelyn Rose Grimes, Ryan R. Montague, Sydney Grace Mulholland.

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Connections

Referenced in To Each His Own Cinema (2007)

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Soundtracks

Do Your Thing
by Felix Buxton (as Felix Major Buxton), Simon Ratcliffe & Richard G. Mitchell (as Richard "Blue" Mitchell)
Performed by Basement Jaxx
Courtesy of XL Recordings / Astralwerks
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Harmless fun

Barnyard is an animated movie about life on a farm. It may not be as good as many other animations but overall I think that this movie was not a great disappointment. The animation is less detailed and more comic and cartoony but is still reasonably enjoyable. It has some good old slapstick violence and some hilarious creatures in. I agree that it should not be ranked along side Finding Nemo or The Incredibles however it does have some hilariously funny moments.

This movie stars Kevin James (King of Queens) and Courtney Cox (the woman we all know from "Friends"). It also has some performances from Danny Glover and Sam Elliot.

Overall, if you are looking for a mind blowing animated movie jam packed full of hilarity then this movie probably isn't what you are looking for but if you are just looking for a decent laugh then this is worth your while.

-7/10

Details

Official Sites:

French website UIP (German)

Country:

USA Germany Netherlands

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 USA:

$15,820,864, 6 August 2006

Gross USA:

$72,637,803

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$116,755,080

Company Credits

Production Co:

O Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1