A pair of turkeys discover a time machine and decide to use it to travel to the first Thanksgiving, to take turkeys off the menu forever.A pair of turkeys discover a time machine and decide to use it to travel to the first Thanksgiving, to take turkeys off the menu forever.A pair of turkeys discover a time machine and decide to use it to travel to the first Thanksgiving, to take turkeys off the menu forever.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Woody Harrelson
- Jake
- (voice)
Owen Wilson
- Reggie
- (voice)
Dan Fogler
- Governor Bradford
- (voice)
Amy Poehler
- Jenny
- (voice)
George Takei
- S.T.E.V.E.
- (voice)
Colm Meaney
- Myles Standish
- (voice)
Keith David
- Chief Broadbeak
- (voice)
Jimmy Hayward
- Ranger
- (voice)
- …
Carlos Alazraqui
- Amos
- (voice)
Jeff Biancalana
- General Sagan
- (voice)
- …
Danny Carey
- Danny
- (voice)
Carlos Ponce
- Narrator
- (voice)
- …
Lesley Nicol
- Pilgrim Woman
- (voice)
Jason Finazzo
- Chrononaut One
- (voice)
- …
Scott Mosier
- Pizza Dude
- (voice)
- …
Lauren Bowles
- Jake's Mother
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Ren & Stimpy Show (1991) Creator and Animator John Kricfalusi was brought on early in the production as a conceptual artist. He submitted numerous character designs and sequences, none of which were used in the film, but are available for viewing on his blog.
- GoofsThe villagers toss dynamite at the turkeys. Dynamite was invented in 1867.
- Crazy creditsThe film opens with a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer stating: "The following film is a work of fiction. It is loosely based on historical events and is, in no way, meant to be historically accurate. Except for the part about the talking turkeys. That part is totally real."
- ConnectionsFeatured in AniMat's Reviews: Free Birds (2013)
- SoundtracksUp Around The Bend
Written by John Fogerty (as John C. Fogerty)
Performed by Social Distortion
Courtesy of Swing and Swagger, LLC
Featured review
My kids and I loved this movie, so I was surprised to see the low rating on IMDb. The negative comments seem to center on three things:
(1) "Cultural insensitivity," chiefly for portraying 17th century turkeys like Indians. I don't get this one. They are put in opposition to pilgrims, who are trying to eat them, and the Indian association seems natural. (2) A "vegetarian" message. I am relatively sensitive to such message (e.g., I thought it was rather heavy-handed in "Jurassic Park"), so I can say that there simply isn't one here. It's about turkeys trying not to get eaten, not that people should never eat meat. (3) "disregard for time-travel paradoxes" (quoting from Wikipedia here). It's a movie about talking turkeys, and this guy is bothered by inconsistencies in time travel? If this bothers you, it's time to take off the bow tie and unfasten the suspenders, you need to loosen up.
Okay, the plot is not great, and there really isn't a message (at least not much of one). The joy of this movie and others of its ilk is in the presentation. There are a lot of funny lines, and the animation is amazing. I love seeing how cartoonists can elicit the most focused emotions simply by depicting a turkey's face.
If you are looking for a deep movie, this one is probably not for you. If you are looking for a great way to spend 90 minutes, you will enjoy this one.
(1) "Cultural insensitivity," chiefly for portraying 17th century turkeys like Indians. I don't get this one. They are put in opposition to pilgrims, who are trying to eat them, and the Indian association seems natural. (2) A "vegetarian" message. I am relatively sensitive to such message (e.g., I thought it was rather heavy-handed in "Jurassic Park"), so I can say that there simply isn't one here. It's about turkeys trying not to get eaten, not that people should never eat meat. (3) "disregard for time-travel paradoxes" (quoting from Wikipedia here). It's a movie about talking turkeys, and this guy is bothered by inconsistencies in time travel? If this bothers you, it's time to take off the bow tie and unfasten the suspenders, you need to loosen up.
Okay, the plot is not great, and there really isn't a message (at least not much of one). The joy of this movie and others of its ilk is in the presentation. There are a lot of funny lines, and the animation is amazing. I love seeing how cartoonists can elicit the most focused emotions simply by depicting a turkey's face.
If you are looking for a deep movie, this one is probably not for you. If you are looking for a great way to spend 90 minutes, you will enjoy this one.
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- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Turkeys
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $55,750,480
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,805,237
- Nov 3, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $110,387,072
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 1.66 : 1
- 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)
- 1.85 : 1
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