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| Directed by | Peter Lord Nick Park |
| Produced by | Nick Park Peter Lord David Sproxton |
| Written by | Peter Lord Nick Park Karey Kirkpatrick |
| Starring | Mel Gibson Julia Sawalha Miranda Richardson Benjamin Whitrow Timothy Spall Phil Daniels Jane Horrocks Tony Haygarth |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams John Powell |
| Editing by | Mark Solomon |
| Studio | Aardman Animations Pathé Allied Filmmakers |
| Distributed by | Pathé (Europe) DreamWorks Animation (non-Europe) |
| Release date(s) | 21 June 2000 (United States) 30 June 2000 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$45 million |
| Gross revenue | US$224,834,564 |
Chicken Run is a 2000 British stop-motion animation film made by the Aardman Animations studios, the production studio of the Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit films.
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The Tweedys run a chicken farm in Yorkshire, England, in the manner of a World War II POW camp. One chicken, Ginger, continually tries to get the chickens to escape from the coop using various plans and contraband obtained through two rats, Nick and Fetcher. They sometimes involve going under the fence. However, Ginger is always caught by Mr. Tweedy and his dogs, and while she is kept in solitary confinement, she comes to realize their only hope of escape is to fly over the coop's fence.
Mrs. Tweedy, struggling to keep the farm financially viable on dwindling egg production, decides to convert the farm from egg production to chicken pies, and orders a giant pie-making machine. Mr. Tweedy believes the chickens are plotting a big escape, but Mrs. Tweedy dismisses the idea as paranoia and does so in a rude domineering manner. While the Tweedys await delivery, a Rhode Island Red rooster named Rocky Rhodes appears to "fly" into the coop, though harming his wing on landing. While the other chickens fawn over him, Ginger convinces Rocky to help teach them how to fly. Unable to admit that he cannot actually fly, Rocky plays for time by putting the chickens through seemingly-futile training exercises while he tends to his injured wing. At the same time, the Tweedys provide the chickens with more food in order to make them plumper for their pies. The pie-making machine soon arrives, and as Mr. Tweedy begins construction, Ginger realizes what Mrs. Tweedy's plan is, and that they have very limited time to escape. With the machine completed, Mr. Tweedy attempts to put Ginger through the machine, but she is saved by Rocky, and they are able to disable the machine, giving themselves some more time while Mr. Tweedy tends to its repair.
The next day, Ginger finds Rocky has fled, leaving behind part of a poster that explains that he was a circus act, only "flying" after being launched out of a cannon. Ginger and the other chickens lose hope of escape, cumulating in a huge brawl in the mud, until Ginger finds out that Fowler, the farm's aged rooster, was once an honorary member of the Royal Air Force. With Fowler's knowledge, they begin working hastily to create an airplane, pedal-powered by the chickens themselves, in secret from Mr. Tweedy, who has become suspect of the chickens' ingenuity. The craft is completed even as the repairs on the pie-making machine are completed. As Mr. Tweedy attempts to grab the chickens, he is restrained by the attacking chickens and 'hidden' under one of the coops.
The chickens quickly assemble their plane and attempt to take off, despite Mr. Tweedy's attempt to stop them. Mrs. Tweedy hears the commotion outside, and, armed with a hatchet, is able to grab onto a string of lights from the plane before it takes off. Rocky returns to help, and he and Ginger attempt to knock Mrs. Tweedy off, as her weight is too much for the chickens to keep the plane airborne. Ginger tricks Mrs. Tweedy into cutting the light string with her hatchet, causing her to fall right into a vent on the pie-making machine, causing the machine to burst and destroying their barn. Rocky, Ginger, and the other chickens celebrate as they fly off. At the end of the film, the chickens have found themselves a protected bird sanctuary to live in and raise their chicks, with Rocky and Ginger becoming a couple.
Chicken Run was to be Aardman Animations' first feature length production, which would be executive produced by Jake Eberts. Nick Park and Peter Lord, who run Aardman, are to co-direct the film,[1] while Karey Kirkpatrick and Jack Rosenthal scripted the film. In December 1997, it was noted that David Sproxton was to also produce. DreamWorks secured their first animated feature with the film, and they handled distbution in all territories except Europe, which Pathé handled. The two studios both co-financed the film. DreamWorks also retains rights to international merchandising. Pathé and Aardman had both been developing the film since 1995, whilst DreamWorks officially came aboard in 1997. DreamWorks beat out studios like 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. and largely won due to the perserverance of DreamWorks co-chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg, who as a company were eager to make their presence felt in the animation market in an attempt to compete with Disney's dominance of the field.[2]
Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell, composeers in the artist pool of Media Ventures Entertainment Group, were in talks to compose the film since January 1999.[3] In January 2000, the release was revealed to be for June 23, 2000.[4]
The film has received outstanding reviews from critics since its release and currently garners a 98% "Certified Fresh" rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website.
Reel.com received exclusive right to hosting the official site for the film and designing, for which Canned Entertainment were chosen.[5]
Chicken Run is a stealth-based 3-D platformer based on the movie. The game is a loose parody of the famous The Great Escape movie, which is based in WWII.
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Chicken Run is a 2000 clay animation film made by the Aardman Animations studios. It tells the story of a band of chickens who seek escape from their coop before their owners, mild-mannered egg farmer Mr. Tweedy and his overbearing wife, make them all into chicken pot pies.
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