Open Season

"One fur all. All fur one."

2006 1h 26m EN

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6.2

MID

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48%

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 3,085🥫48%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 112,152

AnimationFamilyAdventureComedy

Synopsis

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Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.

“One fur all. All fur one.”

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Cast

Martin Lawrence
Boog (voice)
Ashton Kutcher
Elliot (voice)
Gary Sinise
Shaw (voice)
Debra Messing
Beth (voice)
Billy Connolly
McSquizzy (voice)
Georgia Engel
Bobbie (voice)
Jon Favreau
Reilly (voice)
Jane Krakowski
Giselle (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jill Culton
Writers: Ron J. Friedman, Nat Mauldin, Steve Bencich
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Open Season Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ramin Djawadi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ken Solomon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher and Gary Sinise carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One fur all. All fur one.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jill Culton directs. Ramin Djawadi scores. Ken Solomon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Part of the "Open Season Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Ramin Djawadi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ken Solomon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher and Gary Sinise carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "One fur all. All fur one.".
9IMDB entry: tt0400717 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "hunter", "chase", "bunny", "garage".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Ramin Djawadi
Editing: Ken Solomon
Production design: Michael Humphries
VFX supervisor: Doug Ikeler
Sound: Tim Chau
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $85,000,000
Box office: $200,811,689
Return: 236% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Open Season (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes: 48% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 49/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 112,152 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 10 nominations total

Part of

Open Season Collection

Open Season is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy film, written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman and directed by Jill Culton and Roger Allers, and co-directed by Anthony Stacchi. It was followed by three direct-to-video sequels: Open Season 2 (2009), Open Season 3 (2011), and Open Season: Scared Silly (2016).