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Over the Hedge
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"Over the Hedge" is a 2006 animated film that tells a comedic story about animals encountering the human world after emerging from hibernation. The movie combines humor and adventure to explore themes of friendship and adaptation in a changing environment.
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6.6A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.
Cast
- Bruce Willis as RJ (voice)
- Garry Shandling as Verne (voice)
- Steve Carell as Hammy (voice)
- Wanda Sykes as Stella (voice)
- William Shatner as Ozzie (voice)
- Nick Nolte as Vincent (voice)
Themes
- suburbian idyll
- garbage
- entrapment
- squirrel
- garden
- grizzly bear
- villain
- turtle
- forest
- suburb
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- animated film
- Award
- Annie Award
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Karey Kirkpatrick
- Composer
- Ben Folds
- Producer
- Bonnie Arnold
- Production company
- DreamWorks Animation
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 745223
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.dreamworks.com/movies/over-the-hedge
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- Commons category
- Over the Hedge
- title
- Over the Hedge
- publication date
- 2006-07-06
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- box office
- 336002996
- review score
- 6.8/10
- form of creative work
- feature film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- capital cost
- 80000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Over the Hedge is a 2006 American animated comedy film directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick and written by Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton and Kirkpatrick, based on the comic strip by Michael Fry and T. Lewis. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the film features the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes and Nick Nolte. Set in Indiana, the plot follows RJ, a raccoon who is forced to deliver food to a bear named Vincent after accidentally destroying his stockpile of food, whereupon he manipulates a family of woodland animals who have recently awakened from hibernation into helping him steal food in order to speed up the process.
Over the Hedge was theatrically released in the United States on May 19, 2006 by Paramount Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics for its humor, charm, and animation. It was also a commercial success, grossing $339.8 million worldwide on an $80 million budget.
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