Description Set on a Yorkshire farm in the 1950's, this is the story of a group of repressed chickens who are owned by the evil Mr and Mrs Tweedy. Things start to happen when an American chicken, Rocky, arrives on the farm, he finds romance with a hen called Ginger and together they hatch a plan to escape to freedom...
| Credits | | Producer: | Aardman Animations, Jack Rosenthal, Mel Gibson, Nick Park, Peter Lord |
Editorial Reviews "...Poultry has never been so stuffed with personality....A little slapstick, a little action, rich characters and a whopping serving of wit. All baked to near-perfection." -- 3.5 out of 4 stars USA Today - p.2D - Susan Wloszczyna (06/21/2000)
"...Aardman's laid a golden egg which offers plenty of poultry powered thrills..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film - p.83 - Dan Jolin (07/01/2000)
"...[CHICKEN RUN] will hypnotize the young...[And] is packed with the kind of detail that adults will like, too....It's immensely satisfying, a divinely relaxed and confident film." New York Times - pp.E1-E6 - Elvis Mitchell (06/21/2000)
"...Devilishly clever Claymation..." Rolling Stone - p.133 - Peter Travers (06/08/2000)
"...Pleasures abound, particularly the dizzying pie-machine sequence." -- 3 out of 5 stars -- A Satisfying Rental Premiere - p.98 - Christopher Kelly (12/01/2000)
"...CHICKEN RUN is a spectacular piece of stop-motion, clay-figure animation....A world of visual miracles..." Rolling Stone - p.146 - Peter Travers (07/06/2000)
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