Chicken Little (2005)

Director:

Mark Dindal

Writers:

Mark Dindal (story) &
Mark Kennedy (story) ...

Release Date:

4 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Panic

Plot:

After ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion.

Plot Keywords:

Gymnasium | Turkey | Baseball | Friendship | Chicken

Awards:

3 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Zach Braff	...	Chicken Little (voice)
Garry Marshall	...	Buck Cluck (voice)
Don Knotts	...	Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Patrick Stewart	...	Mr. Woolensworth (voice)
Amy Sedaris	...	Foxy Loxy (voice)
Steve Zahn	...	Runt of the Litter (voice)
Joan Cusack	...	Abby Mallard (voice)
Wallace Shawn	...	Principal Fetchit (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Dog Announcer (voice)
Fred Willard	...	Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)
Catherine O'Hara	...	Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Alien Cop (voice)
Adam West	...	Ace - Hollywood Chicken Little (voice)
Mark Walton	...	Goosey Loosey (voice)
Mark Dindal	...	Morkubine Porcupine / Coach (voice)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:All | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG | Taiwan:GP | Mexico:AA | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Czech Republic:U | Iceland:L | USA:G (certificate #41987) | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-7 | Philippines:G | UK:U | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/4 | Netherlands:AL | Brazil:Livre | Ireland:G | Australia:PG | USA:G

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Editor Dan Molina performed the "voice" of Fish Out of Water by vocalizing through a tube into a water cooler tank full of water.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the baseball game, Chicken Little hits the ball and it gets stuck on the right horn of the bull in center field. Once Chicken Little gets to home plate and the bull taps chicken little with the ball, it is on the bull's left horn.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Buck Cluck: [voice over] Where to begin?
[shaft of light and pixie dust]
Buck Cluck: How about "Once upon a time"?
[screen suddenly goes black]
Buck Cluck: How many times have you heard that to begin a story? Ah, here's how to open a movie.
[opening to The Lion King]
Buck Cluck: Seems a little familiar, doesn't it? Let's try something else.
[a storybook]
Buck Cluck: Oh, no, no, not the book! How many times have you seen "opening the book" before? Close the book. We're not doing that. I'll tell you what. I'll just take you back to when things took a turn for the worst.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Soundtrack:

Lollipop

NOT the Masterpiece I'm Sure Disney Envisioned

This is done well enough to satisfy the most indiscriminate, but even those children in my acquaintance who were above the age of nine were dissatisfied with this animation, citing rough edges, and a complete disregard for detail where backgrounds and set props were concerned.

The story is the familiar story of most movie-goers' childhood, hidden deep, but it is in there, about a chicken who, when hit by something from the sky (pine straw, perhaps?) proclaims the sky is falling, much to the amusement of the other barnyard residents of the chicken's fair village. This has, of course, been Disneyized, made into a father/son thing, and child characters were invented for the further Disneyization to be complete.

This is not great, and offers little for the family, OR adult audiences. This was aimed mostly at the kiddies, and only the younger ones will (at least in my experience) typically enjoy this. Probably because the "dad" in this is a self-centered, faithless mook who cares about no one but himself. Even after he shows support of his son, it's all about "look at me, look how supportive I'm being!" instead of Chicken Little and HIS accomplishments. He sucks as a father, and who wants to see that? There are too many in real life, who suck, for this to be enjoyable.

It rates a 4.0/10 from...

the Fiend :.