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Chicken Run

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Sequel:

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Original title

Chicken Run

Year

2000

Running time

84 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Nick Park, Peter Lord

Screenwriter

Karey Kirkpatrick. Story: Peter Lord, Nick Park

Cast

Music

Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell

Cinematography

Animation, Frank Passingham, Tristan Oliver

Producer

Aardman, Pathé, DreamWorks SKG

Genre

Animation. Adventure. Comedy | Stop Motion. Claymation. Animals. 1950s. Birds

Movie Groups

DreamWorks Animation (Films) | Aardman Animations

Synopsis

Ginger is one of the chicken at the Tweety Egg Farm, who is capable of escaping (and desperately wants to) but is constantly being held back by her incompetent partners. One night, feeling failed and depressed after a chicken is axed, she wanders out to the gate, where she sees a rooster triumphantly flying through the air. After crashing and injuring his wing, Ginger takes him in and learns he's Rocky Rhodes, a cocky American who enjoys freedom - in fact, he escaped from a circus when she found him. In exchange for protecting him when the circus arrives asking for him, Ginger makes a deal with Rocky that he will teach them to fly so they can escape. Taking advantage of the situation, Rocky woos the chicken, irritating Ginger "Doll-Face" and organizer Officer Fowler, formerly of the Royal Air Force, in the process. Meanwhile, the Tweetys have purchased a machine to make chicken pies out of, intending to cook every last one of them.

Awards: 2000: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical

2000: 2 Nominations for BAFTA Awards: Best Visual Effects and British Film

2000: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Animated Film

2000: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Animated Feature

2000: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Animated Feature

2000: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best European Film

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Critics' reviews

"[It] is not only funny and wicked, clever and visually inventive, but... kind and sweet. Tender and touching.(…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"A delightfully clever feature (...) that nonetheless doesn’t fly quite as high as their justly celebrated shorts"

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"The level of invention on display, from the vividly detailed models and figurines to the gallery of memorable supporting characters, is astonishing at any length.

Scott Tobias: AV Club
"It's aimed at adults as much as children, with jokes that work on multiple levels"

Steven Rea: Philadelphia Inquirer
"The visual comedy is brilliant."

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post
"A delightful, perceptive, funny, detail-perfect fable"

Lisa Schwarzbaum: Entertainment Weekly
"It may sound silly, but Lord and Park conjure up a world of visual miracles."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
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27 My Top 10 Movies from 2000 (123)
70 My Favorite Animated Movies (261)

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