Chicken Run (2000)
- Jan 15
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 20
The Great Escape, but for hens. When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.
Release date: 7 December 2000
Directors: Nick Park, Peter Lord
Story by: Peter Lord; Nick Park
Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Pathé, 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Home Entertainment
Running time: 1h 24m
Trivia
The main characters Ginger and Rocky are named after co-writer Nick Park's childhood pets.
The movie was such a critical hit that there was a major push for it to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. While the effort failed, it did lead to the creation of the Best Animated Feature category.
To this day, Chicken Run is still the highest-grossing stop-motion film in history.
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