The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.
Practical Effects
One second of film = one week of animation
Writing
Prison film homage denser than a sausage roll
Director
Peter Lord
Julia Sawalha
Ginger (voice)
Mel Gibson
Rocky (voice)
Imelda Staunton
Bunty (voice)
Jane Horrocks
Babs (voice)
Lynn Ferguson
Mac (voice)
Miranda Richardson
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
Tony Haygarth
Mr. Tweedy (voice)
Benjamin Whitrow
Fowler (voice)
Timothy Spall
Nick (voice)
Phil Daniels
Fetcher (voice)
Lisa Kay
Additional Chicken (voice) (uncredited)
John Sharian
Circus Man (voice) (uncredited)
Wyatt Shears
Additional Chicken (voice) (uncredited)
Jo Allen
Additional Chicken (voice) (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mel Gibson recorded his lines in one day and never met the other actors—classic Hollywood rooster behavior.
The film's pie machine satirizes industrial food production, making it oddly darker than most children's fare about literal meat processing.
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