Chicken Run (2000)

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Aardman Animations, the British clay-animation studio that created a cult sensation (and won three Academy awards) with its short subjects featuring Wallace and Gromit, presents its first feature film, a mixture of comedy and adventure. Mrs. Tweedy (voice of Miranda Richardson) operates a chicken farm, where most of the birds have resigned themselves to a short and uneventful life of producing eggs and ending up as the main course of someone's Sunday dinner. But when Rocky (voice of Mel Gibson), a rooster from America, arrives on the farm, things begin to change. Rocky soon finds romance with a hen named Ginger (voice of Julia Sawalha) who longs for a better life and has been trying to find a way out of the farm for some time; together they devise a plan to escape to freedom. However, Rocky and Ginger soon find themselves racing against the clock when Mrs. Tweedy decides it's time to turn the entire flock into chicken pies. Nick Park, director of the Wallace and Gromit shorts, co-directed Chicken Run with Peter Lord, who produced several Aardman projects and created animation for the TV series Pee-Wee's Playhouse. The voice cast also includes Jane Horrocks, Phil Daniels, and Timothy Spall. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

84 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Nick Park, Peter Lord

Writer(s):

Karey Kirkpatrick

Producer(s):

Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Nick Park

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

G(Excellent For Children)

Categories:

Family & Kids, Animation

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• 2000 - Chicken Run - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Animated Feature
• 2000 - Chicken Run - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Animation
• 2000 - Chicken Run - National Board of Review - Best Animated Feature
• 2000 - Chicken Run - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Animated Feature