Chicken Run

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

2000 1h 24m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 5,548

AnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

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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.

“There's nothing more determined than poultry with a plan.”

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Cast

Julia Sawalha
Ginger (voice)
Mel Gibson
Rocky (voice)
Imelda Staunton
Bunty (voice)
Jane Horrocks
Babs (voice)
Lynn Ferguson
Mac (voice)
Miranda Richardson
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
Tony Haygarth
Mr. Tweedy (voice)
Benjamin Whitrow
Fowler (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Lord
Writers: Peter Lord, Nick Park, Karey Kirkpatrick
Languages: English
Countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Chicken Run Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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227+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Lord, shot by Tristan Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Lord directs. Tristan Oliver behind the camera. Harry Gregson-Williams scores. Robert Francis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
326 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Part of the "Chicken Run Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6227+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Peter Lord, shot by Tristan Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Robert Francis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Julia Sawalha and Mel Gibson and Imelda Staunton carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "There's nothing more determined than poultry with a plan.".
12IMDB entry: tt0120630 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 18 themes, including "farm", "northern england", "escape", "raf (royal air force)".
14Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tristan Oliver
Original score: Harry Gregson-Williams
Editing: Robert Francis
Production design: Phil Lewis
Sound: Mike Prestwood Smith
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $45,000,000
Box office: $224,834,564
Return: 500% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Chicken Run (2000)

Awards

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Genesis Award

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Part of

Chicken Run Collection

Rocky, a rooster, and Ginger, a chicken, decide to escape from a chicken farm when they learn that their owner is plotting to have them killed.

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Peter Lord

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talisencrw2016-04-09
★ 9/10
A guilty pleasure for me personally, as I love both 'The Great Escape' and most of the works I have seen, over the years, from this rightfully-esteemed British animation company. Highly recommended both for children and for adults who enjoy animation.
Gimly2018-10-04
★ 6/10
Made my roommate who hates stop-motion animation watched this in 2018 and even he had a good time. It's maybe not as great as I remember thinking it was when I was a little kid, but it still holds up to some degree. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
r96sk2020-07-13
★ 8/10
A very good stop-motion animation! <em>'Chicken Run'</em>, 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.