Chicken Run (2000)

United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Netherlands

Animation, Comedy, Family

Aardman, Pathé, DreamWorks Pictures, Pathé Films

Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Imelda Staunton, Jane Horrocks, Lynn Ferguson, Miranda Richardson

Nick Park, Peter Lord

Nick Park, Peter Lord, Karey Kirkpatrick

Taglines: There's nothing more determined than poultry with a plan.

farm, northern england, escape, freedom, chicken, yorkshire, stop motion, explosion, farmer, pie machine, claymation, plasticine, royal air force, raf

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.

Reviews:

Author: r96sk
A very good stop-motion animation! 'Chicken Run', which I watched a crap tonne when I was little but not for a vast number of years now, is an impressive production given it came out in 2000. Despite a pretty simple feel to the film, it's a very well developed concept. The, admittedly short, run time truly flies by. Of course everything looks, relatively, terrific, but I'm impressed by the pacing which is clean. As for the cast, Julia Sawalha is the definite standout - she's fantastic as Ginger. Timothy Spall and Phil Daniels, as rats Nick and Fetcher, are amusing. Mel Gibson (Rocky), though still decent, isn't actually that good in this. A fun and interesting story! Definitely worth seeing if you haven't already. I'm intrigued to see where they go with the upcoming sequel.