Chicken run is a 2000 british stopmotion animation comedy film made by the aardman animations studios and directed by peter lord and nick park. All 7 aardman animations features ranked, from wallace. Sep 22, 2019 chicken run is a stopmotion animation that involves a rooster flying into a chicken farm, only to help the chickens escape the evil farmers. The chicken gets its head chopped off, the other chickens hear.
All of their stop motion films are among the highestgrossing stopmotion films, with their debut, chicken run 2000, being their topgrossing film as well as the highestgrossing stopmotion film of all time. Chicken run is a 2000 british stopmotion animation comedy film made by the aardman animations studios and directed by peter lord and. Rocky, a rhode island red american rooster who can sort of fly, and ginger, a british hen, are determined to break out from the sinister farm before they can be turned into chicken pot pies. Chicken run was the first attempt by aardman animations to make a feature film, at a time when the industry was turning largely towards computer animation in the posttoy story world. The film from 2000 focused on a group of chickens who hatch a plan to bust out of their coop. At certain points in chicken runs production, there were up to thirty sets or units shooting each with an animator a dozen of whom had been trained for the project backed up by camera. When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an. The studios first featurelength film, it was directed by peter lord and nick park. In the prisonlike conditions, any chicken who doesnt make her egg quota can meet a fowl fate. Dec 06, 2010 now, with the help of rocky, the lone free ranger, the chickens hatch their most spectacular plan to fly the coop in our story of poultry in motion chicken run. This is a fan created wiki, which means any one is free to edit and add what they know. Dec 30, 2015 its this balance between danger and wit that makes chicken run, the first featurelength animation from wallace and gromit makers aardman, such a treat for adults and children alike. A sequel to 2000s chicken run, the film will be directed by sam fell, from a screenplay by karey kirkpatrick and. It was the first featurelength film by aardman and.
Chicken run is the highestgrossing stopmotion animation film of alltime banking. Chicken run is a 2000 stop motion animated comedy film produced by the british studio aardman animations. Its been 18 years since aardman animation delivered the stopmotion prison escape comedy chicken run. Characters that appear in the movie chicken run or any of its related media. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central. With mel gibson, julia sawalha, phil daniels, lynn ferguson. Paranorman s sam fell will direct with shaun the sheep s paul kewley producing. The studios first featurelength film, it was directed by peter lord and nick park from a screenplay by karey kirkpatrick and story by lord and park. Apr 26, 2018 aardman animation s 2000 film chicken run remains the most successful stopmotion animated film ever, even nearly 20 years later, but now a sequel is finally in the works. Unlike anything ever seen on the big screen, chicken run is the. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips. The films animated style contains stateoftheart clayanimation techniques, which make it worth the trip to the multiplex just for feasting your eyes on such brilliant special. Apr 26, 2018 chicken run, directed by lord and nick park, was aardmans first feature film, and was a great critical and boxoffice success on both sides of the pond.
Please note that this wiki focuses strictly on the canon, so. As the studios first featurelength film, it was directed by nick park and peter lord, creators of the wallace and gromit series. Katzenberg at dreamworks signed on to finance and distribute the project, and the result was chicken run 2000, directed by peter lord and nick park with a screenplay by karey kirkpatrick, a stopmotion animation family comedy film. Tweedy, finds a new way to feather her own nest turning chickens into chicken pies. Chicken run is a 2000 britishamerican stopmotion animated family comedy film and the first animated feature film produced by aardman animations in partnership with dreamworks. Watching peter lord and nick parks glorious animation story of a group of chickens escaping from a repressive farm in 1950s britain, one comes to understand how the script draws on a whole raft of classic war films of the period, including the colditz story 1955, stalag 17 1953, and most obviously the great escape 1963. The absurd brilliance of chicken run little white lies. Even with aardman veterans nick park and peter lord on directing duties, few could have predicted that a film best summarised as dambusters in a chicken coop. Chicken run is a true clay model stopmotion animation. Chicken run, directed by lord and nick park, was aardmans first feature film, and was a great critical and boxoffice success on both sides of the. Chicken runs direct tribute to the great escape is most noticeable in its opening credits sequence which had all the adults in the audience laughing aloud.
We will cover all aspects of the chicken run franchise including the film, characters, locations, video games etc. Since this is an animated film, we expect a joke and a close escape. Mac, bunty, fowler, and babs whose voice you may know from another amazing aardman film, yes, bryony the gift rapping elf from arthur christmas are stuck in a chicken farm, longing to be free though their living quarters are actually quite good compared to some. Almost 20 years after chicken run became the most successful stopmotionanimated film of all time a record it still holds, the hollywood reporter has learned that aardman animations is. Featuring unforgettable characters, incredible animation, and allstar. Youll sympathize with them for sure and want them to pull off their prison break from mrs. Aardman animation is finally working on chicken run 2 film. Chicken run is a 2000 stopmotion animated film, the first of three collaborations between dreamworks animation and aardman animations along with french studio pathe and aardmans first feature overall.
It is best described as the great escape with chickens. Chicken run is a 2000 stop motion animated film produced by aardman animations. Despite her twee british name, shes not a nice little old lady chicken farmer. Chicken run 2000 12 out of four chicken run, dreamworks pictures newest animation festival, is an oldfashioned fairy tale with more heart and truth than most movies can even imagine about containing. The narrative is aimed at children, teens and young adults, yet the stop motion aspect attracts an. Chicken run 2000 g animation, adventure, comedy, drama, family. Its this balance between danger and wit that makes chicken run, the first featurelength animation from wallace and gromit makers aardman, such a. There were a lot of disappointments in the 2000 summer movie season, but chicken run wasnt one of them.
Early in chicken run, she singles out a chicken who hasnt been laying its daily egg and condemns it to a chopping block. Aardman animations 2000 film chicken run remains the most successful stopmotion animated film ever, even nearly 20 years later, but now a sequel is finally in the works. Trapped behind barbed wire, fearing for their very lives, ginger, bunty, and fowler are chickens with a mission. Lynn ferguson in chicken run 2000 julia sawalha in chicken run 2000. Aardman incubating chicken run sequel animation magazine. This inside joke, along with many of the similar sequences in the film would have not worked as effectively unless the. Youll sympathize with them for sure and want them to pull. A sequel to 2000s chicken run, the film will be directed by sam fell, from a screenplay by karey kirkpatrick and john ofarrell, and story by sam fell. History chicken runs, aardman animations, chickens. Everything you need to know about chicken run 2 movie. The film has a lot of voice talent, but the two main characters, rocky and ginger, are voiced by mel gibson and julia sawalha.
The film was distributed by dreamworks in the us, released on june 23rd 2000 and by pathe in the uk, released on june 30th 2000. The voice acting is fabulous, the slapstick is brilliant, and the action. Chicken run was distributed by dreamworks pictures and pathe. New disney liveaction, animation, pixar, marvel, 20th century, and searchlight. It was cofinanced by dreamworks pictures and pathe. Dreamworks pictures distributed the film outside europe to countries such as north. Despite the movie being out for nearly 20 years, there are some things you. Chicken run 2 is moving forward at aardman animations. Chicken run wiki is a fancreated wiki dedicated to covering chicken run, a 2000 british stopmotion film by aardman animations. Aardman is currently in production on the second shaun the sheep movie and is expected to begin work on the chicken run sequel not too long after that film wraps photography. In this critical journal i rather wanted to analyse the actual photograph rather than the film or.
Chicken run 2000 chicken run movie, chicken runs, kids. The feature debut from the academy awardwinning team behind the muchloved wallace and gromit shorts is a charming adventure set on a yorkshire chicken farm. Chicken run 2000 stopmotion animation at its finest. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Jan 15, 2019 at certain points in chicken runs production, there were up to thirty sets or units shooting each with an animator a dozen of whom had been trained for the project backed up by camera. Chicken run 2000 i will admit that i was bit of a sceptic when aardman announced it would move into feature films after it had signed its deal with dreamworks. Chicken run 2 will be the second movie sequel from aardman, following the release of the upcoming shaun the sheep movie farmageddon which was formerly known as simply shaun the sheep movie 2. When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners. The voice acting is fabulous, the slapstick is brilliant, and the action sequences are spectacular. Feb 27, 20 chicken run is a 2000 british stopmotion animation comedy film made by the aardman animations studios and directed by peter lord and nick park. The film is directed by peter lord and nick park, and written by karey kirkpatrick. Now, with the help of rocky, the lone free ranger, the chickens hatch their most spectacular plan to fly the coop in our story of poultry in motion chicken run. Apr 27, 2018 chicken run is the highestgrossing stopmotion animation film of alltime banking. Chicken run movie, chicken runs, chicken art, film d, dreamworks movies, dreamworks animation, nick park, peter lord, chicken sophia m growing up quand jetais petite best kid movies pixar movies family movies cartoon movies great movies disney movies movies and tv shows animation movies latest movies.
Chicken run is a stop motion animation film aimed at large target audience. In this critical journal i rather wanted to analyse the actual photograph rather than the film or the. Watch as these personified chickens endear themselves to you with their charming personalities. The plot centres on a band of chickens who see a smooth.
Mar 21, 2020 variety reports chicken run 2 will likely go into production at aardmans studio in bristol after it wraps on shaun the sheep sequel 42618. Chicken run 2000 chicken run movie, chicken runs, aardman. Chicken run ran for eightyfour minutes an average length for an animated film and it took almost eighteen months to shoot. Variety reports chicken run 2 will likely go into production at aardmans studio in bristol after it wraps on shaun the sheep sequel 42618. Time is running out as the greedy owner of the farm, mrs. Chicken run is a 2000 britishamerican stopmotion animation family film produced by aardman animations and directed by peter lord and nick park. Even with aardman veterans nick park and peter lord on directing duties, few could have predicted that a film best summarised as dambusters in a chicken coop would leave such a lasting legacy. Sep 19, 2019 chicken run 2000 i will admit that i was bit of a sceptic when aardman announced it would move into feature films after it had signed its deal with dreamworks. Everything you need to know about chicken run 2 movie post. Aardman animation is working on chicken run 2, a sequel to the wildly popular and successful stopmotion animated escape movie from 2000. Chicken run 2 is an upcoming stop motion animated comedy film produced by the british studio aardman animations, in partnership with studiocanal and lionsgate. The narrative is aimed at children, teens and young adults, yet the stop motion aspect attracts an older audience as well as younger one.
Outstanding achievement in an animated theatrical feature. Chicken run is a 2000 stop motion animated comedy film produced by the british studio aardman animations in partnership with american studio dreamworks animation, and french studio pathe. Chicken run 2000 the pie machine scene 610 movieclips. Outstanding individual achievement for directing in an animated feature production. Chicken run is a 2000 stop motion animated comedy film produced by the british studio aardman animations in partnership with american studio dreamworks. Aardman and dreamworks claymation stopmotion feature film chicken run 2000 is a daring chicken coup. Chicken run 2000 the not so great escape scene 110.