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Synopsis
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


Production Crew

John O'Farrell Additional Dialogue
Mark Burton Additional Dialogue
Tim Farrington Art Director
Lenny Young Associate Producer
Patsy Pollock Casting
Frank Passingham Cinematographer
Tristan Oliver Cinematographer
Harry Gregson-Williams Composer (Music Score)
John Powell Composer (Music Score)
Sally Taylor Costume Designer
Computer Film Co. Digital Effects
Nick Park Director
Peter Lord Director
Mark Solomon Editor
Mark Solomon Editor
Jake Eberts Executive Producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg Executive Producer
Michael Rose Executive Producer
Fred de Bradeny First Assistant Director
Carla Shelley Line Producer
David Sproxton Producer
Nick Park Producer
Peter Lord Producer
Jan Sanger Production Designer
Phil Lewis Production Designer
Adrian Rhodes Re-Recording Mixer
Nick Park Screen Story
Peter Lord Screen Story
Karey Kirkpatrick Screenwriter
Alastair Green Set Designer
Loyd Price Supervising Animator
Dave Alex Riddett Supervising Cinematographer
Graham Headicar Supervising Sound Editor
James Mather Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Barnes Technical Director
Year: 2000
Runtime: 85
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: G
Category: Animated


Sound
Dolby / Digital/DTS/SDDS

Produced by
Aardman Animations
DreamWorks
Pathé Films

Release
June 23, 2000 (USA)
by DreamWorks

Awards
2000 - Best Animated Feature - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2000 - Best Animated Film - National Board of Review
2000 - Best Animated Film - New York Film Critics Circle
2000 - Best Animation - L.A. Film Critics Association
2000 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
2000 - Best Picture - Comedy or Musical - Golden Globe
2000 - Best Visual Effects - British Academy Awards
2000 - Best Animated Film - New York Film Critics Circle
2000 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
2000 - Best British Film - British Academy of Film and Television
2000 - Best Visual Effects - British Academy of Film and Television
2000 - Best Animation - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2000 - Best Animated Feature - National Board of Review
2000 - Best Animated Feature - New York Film Critics Circle
2000 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association