A Ovelha Choné - O Filme (2015)

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.

Directors:

Mark Burton, Richard Starzak

Writers:

Mark Burton, Richard Starzak

Stars:

Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 48 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Fletcher	...	Shaun / Timmy (voice)
John Sparkes	...	The Farmer / Bitzer (voice)
Omid Djalili	...	Trumper (voice)
Richard Webber	...	Shirley (voice)
Kate Harbour	...	Timmy's Mum / Meryl (voice)
Tim Hands	...	Slip (voice)
Andy Nyman	...	Nuts (voice)
Simon Greenall	...	Twins (voice)
Emma Tate	...	Hazel (voice)
Jack Paulson	...	Celebrity with Hair Trouble (voice)
Sean Connolly	...	Maitre D / Golfer / Stylists / Angry Panto Horse / Hospital Characters (voice)
Henry Burton	...	Junior Doctor / Animal Containment Visitor (voice)
Dhimant Vyas	...	Hospital Consultant (voice)
Sophie Laughton	...	Animal Containment Visitor (voice)
Nia Medi James	...	Operatic Sheep (voice)

Storyline

Tired of working on the farm, the special sheep, Shaun, takes his flock and the farmer's dog, Bitzer, into his own "temporary escape plan" after an unexpected accident. Unfortunately, in the big city, the farmer is diagnosed with amnesia, that could possibly change their normal farm life forever, and the squad sets a plan in order to regain the farmer's memory and return to the farm. But, an animal control worker named Trumper intervenes in their plan.

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Plot Keywords:

no dialogue | memory loss | sheep | dog | stop motion animation | 

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Taglines:

Small ship. Big movie.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

M/6

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is also a working QR code on Mr. X's hospital bracelet, if you're fast enough to catch it.

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Goofs

The film features the eight 'named' sheep (Shaun, Timmy, Timmy's mum, Hazel, Shirley, Nuts and The Twins), however, a few minutes in as they are celebrating the success of their plan to make the farmer fall asleep in the wheelbarrow a ninth sheep (which looks like another Hazel) appears for that scene only.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits appear on a paper with some recent drawings of the characters.

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Alternate Versions

The US release of the film tacks on the Lionsgate logo at the very beginning, and the opening credit screen is altered to read "Lionsgate, StudioCanal & Aardman present", whereas in the UK version, only the latter two studios are present and credited.

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Connections

Featured in AniMat's Reviews: Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)

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Soundtracks

ROCKS
Written by Bobby Gillespie, Robert Young & Andrew Innes
Performed by Primal Scream
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd & Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd & Warner Bros. Records

User Reviews

Delightful for all ages.

I know the title of this review sounds cliché and somewhat pandering, but this film truly is a delight for all well mannered (perhaps even ill tempered) audiences of all ages.

As other reviews have stated, the main character, Shaun the Sheep, is from the Wallace and Gromit short "A Close Shave", where in Shaun helps the duo overcome a mechanical threat of canine sorts.

This film propels Shaun (a star in his own series) into the biggest adventure he's ever had since "A Close Shave" way back in the mid 90s. Shaun leads his flock through a series of very funny misadventures to rescue a member of their farm-family, so to speak.

Everything here is pantomime, and hearkens back to the days of old before sound was added to film. This is, in spirit, a silent film in the sense that there's no dialogue, and all the communication is primarily done with showing the audience the story as opposed to telling it to us through dialogue. The gags are the usual clever Aardman offerings, but there's also some very witty use of classic silent era gags, yet with a very British flavor of understatement, which makes the comedy in this film all that much funnier.

Truly I hadn't laughed out loud at a comedy film in who knows how long, and it was something that was much welcome in our day and age of low brow humor. Regrettably there are a couple of flatulence gags (I'm guessing primarily for the kiddies) that didn't need to be. But most of the other humor is keen, dextrous in execution and inventive in concept, and very British in overall gist.

Finally, as with most of Aardman productions, there's a knack for demonstrating the villain who has more tech wizardry as an expression of brawn to make up for brain, or lack thereof. It is a running theme in some of Aardman Production's films, notably the Wallace and Gromit series, and should serve as a nice little, almost subliminal, message to young minds as they mature into full adults.

Again, very delightful and very fun.

Give it a shot. You won't be disappointed.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Germany]

Country:

UK France USA

Language:

None

Release Date:

3 September 2015 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

A Ovelha Choné - O Filme

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,038,962, 9 August 2015

Gross USA:

$19,375,982

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$106,209,378

Company Credits

Production Co:

StudioCanal, Aardman Animations, Anton

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1