Chicken Run Movie Review 2000

It's a prisoner-of-war escape movie with chickens. This Claymation wonder is a comedy set on a failing 1950s Yorkshire chicken farm, where the hens realize their necks are literally on the chopping block when greedy farm wife, Mrs. Tweedy (Richardson), decides to go into the chicken pie business. So chicken leader, Ginger (Sawalha), tries to find a workable mass escape plan. And then daredevil Yankee rooster Rocky (Gibson) literally drops into the barnyard and Ginger believes he can teach all the hens to fly out. Chickens are just funny and you'll be amazed at what the animators have managed to make them do and how expressive they are.

Distribution

DreamWorks SKG, 1000 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201, Phone: (818)695-5000, Fax: (818)695-7775, URL: http://www.dreamworks.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 86 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Birds, Farm Livin', Great Britain, Great Escapes, Period Piece: 1950s, Animation & Cartoons, Top Grossing Films of 2000, Dreamworks Animated Movies

Screenplay

Karey Kirkpatrick

Director

Nick Park, Peter Lord

Music

John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams

Other

Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson, Jane Horrocks, Tony Haygarth, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, Phil Daniels, Benjamin Whitrow, Lynn Ferguson

Producer

Jake Eberts, Pathe, Dreamworks Pictures