The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to three unlikely outcasts - Red, Chuck and Bomb - to figure out what the pigs are up to.

Directors:

Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly

Writers:

Jon Vitti (screenplay by), Mikael Hed (story by)

Stars:

Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Sudeikis	...	Red (voice)
Josh Gad	...	Chuck (voice)
Danny McBride	...	Bomb (voice)
Maya Rudolph	...	Matilda (voice)
Bill Hader	...	Leonard (voice)
Peter Dinklage	...	Mighty Eagle (voice)
Sean Penn	...	Terence (voice)
Keegan-Michael Key	...	Judge Peckinpah (voice)
Kate McKinnon	...	Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
Tony Hale	...	Ross / Cyrus / Mime (voice)
Hannibal Buress	...	Edward the Birthday Dad (voice)
Ike Barinholtz	...	Tiny (voice)
Tituss Burgess	...	Photog (voice)
Ian Hecox	...	Bubbles (voice)
Anthony Padilla	...	Hal (voice)

Storyline

In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we'll finally find out why the birds are so angry. The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds - or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We're the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to. Featuring a hilarious, all-star voice cast that includes Bill Hader (Trainwreck, Inside Out), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids, Sisters), and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), as well as Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters), Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development), Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Ike Barinholtz (Neighbors, Sisters), ...

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Plot Keywords:

egg | based on video game | pig | losing temper | race against time | 

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Taglines:

Playtime's over

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for rude humor and action

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Finland USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Angry Birds Movie

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$73,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$38,155,177, 22 May 2016

Gross USA:

$107,509,366

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$352,333,929

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Rovio Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Danny McBride's 4th Animated Film, after Despicable Me (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), and Hell and Back (2015).

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Goofs

The trek Red makes to the Family of Birds with the Hatchday Cake is perilous and takes some time, even though they are living in the same village as the other birds.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Chuck: I'm gonna get ready.
[Terence slingshots him to the castle]
Chuck: I wasn't ready!
[He uses is speed ability to get into the castle, then he flies into a kitchen, a cactus room, and a room where pigs are having sword duels, then he hits a brick as it falls down]
Red: Chuck, is that you?
Chuck: This is the house of horrors!
Mime: Oh, my God!

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Crazy Credits

The main title animates after the movie's ending. The sliver "ANGRY BIRDS" word-mark reveals by lighting up , followed shortly by the red words "THE" and "MOVIE" fading in at the top-left and bottom-right respectively. After a few seconds, when the last note hits, the title draws forward.

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Alternate Versions

The UK versions cut three moments of wordplay on strong language to get a 'U' rating instead of a 'PG'.

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Connections

Referenced in DuckTales: Moonvasion! (2019)

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Soundtracks

Never Gonna Give You Up (7' Mix)
Written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken (as Matthew James Aitken), Pete Waterman (as Peter Alan Waterman)
Performed by Rick Astley
Courtesy of BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

User Reviews

Rich in color, energy and perfectly dreadful puns, this film adaptation of the Finnish gaming phenomenon surpasses all cynical expectations.

Agreeability gets you so far in life, but when the chips are down, it helps to lose your temper sometimes. That's a pretty unexpected moral takeaway for a kids' movie, and it's just one surprise of many in "The Angry Birds Movie," a fast, fizzy and frenetically entertaining extension of the manic gaming franchise that, at its zenith, had children of all ages glued to their smartphone screens. Establishing a basic psychological motivation for the fiery disposition shared by the feathered folk of Bird Island, this irreverent origin story takes an appropriately loose, elastic approach to its larger narrative, with frequent detours to fill in daffier details of its mad, mad, mad, mad story world.