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    Unique ID Code: 0000048081
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    Added on: 4/5/2003 11:13
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    Chicken Run (Australia)

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    This aint no chick flick!
    Certificate: G
    Running Time: 84 mins
    Retail Price: 28.95
    Release Date:

    Synopsis:
    Rocky the rooster and Ginger the chicken decides its time to rebel against the evil Mr & Mrs Tweedy, owners of the chicken farm where they are held.

    Together with the farms` other chickens they lead a great escape from the murderous farmers, and their certain doom!

    Special Features:
    Poultry In Motion" documentary
    "Hatching of Chicken Run" documentary
    Director`s commentary
    Read-along
    Cast & Crew biographies
    Panic Button
    Tv Spot
    2 Theatrical Trailers
    4 page booklet including Production Notes

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    CC: English

    Directed By:
    Peter Lord
    Nick Park

    Written By:



    Starring:
    Phil Daniels
    Lynn Ferguson
    Mel Gibson
    Tony Haygarth
    Jane Horrocks
    Miranda Richardson
    Julia Sawalha
    Timothy Spall
    Imelda Staunton

    Casting By:
    Patsy Pollock

    Soundtrack By:
    Harry Gregson-Williams
    John Powell
    James McKee Smith
    Geoff Zanelli

    Director of Photography:
    Tristan Oliver
    Dave Alex Riddett

    Editor:
    Mark Solomon

    Costume Designer:
    Sally Taylor

    Production Designer:
    Phil Lewis

    Producer:
    Peter Lord
    Nick Park
    Carla Shelley
    David Sproxton
    Lenny Young

    Executive Producer:
    Jake Eberts
    Jeffrey Katzenberg
    Michael Rose
    Steven Spielberg

    Distributor:
    Universal Pictures

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    A truly wonderful and funny movie that will definitely entertain adults more than it would children.
    One can only admire the amount of effort it took the creators of the movie to animate the plasticine characters.
    The video transfer is very good. The dark scenes are rendered beautifully and the plasticine characters all look great.
    The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good. The surrounds are used very nicely used throughout the movie.
    The actors all do a superb job in giving life to the various characters using their voices.
    The menus are still with music.
    The extras include a commentary, 2 behind the scenes featurettes and a read along.
    Bottom line - a highly enjoyable (thus recommended) movie and a fine disc, too.
    posted by Zvi Josef on 5/5/2003 22:35