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Chicken Little [2005] (1 disc) ... |  | |
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Length: | 81 minutes (1 hour 21 minutes) | MPAA Rating: | G | Sorting Category: | Family | Sorting Tub: | Delta |
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| Classifications: | - Kids
- CG
- Comedy
- Family
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
- Action
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Synopsis: After ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion.
Reaction: Fun family fare. A little less than I was hoping for, but there are some genuine laughs.
Personal Rating: 6/10 |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - There are 250,000 feathers on Chicken Little.
- During the opening sequence, when the water tower ball crushes 3 cars, their horns sound off the M-O-U-S-E portion of [The Mickey Mouse Club] theme.
- Don KnottsDon Knotts' last theatrically released film, released a few months before his death.
- Chicken Little describes the piece of the sky that falls as being "shaped like a stop sign," implying that it is shaped like an octogon. When another piece is shown, it is actually in the shape of a hexagon.
- In the scene where Buck Cluck is driving Chicken Little to school, they stop at a red light. In the background, you see a bird walking into a storefront window twice. The store owner comes out to investigate. He's a bull. The store is full of China. The proverbial "Bull in a China Shop".
- Holly HunterHolly Hunter, Jamie DonnellyJamie Donnelly, Jodie FosterJodie Foster, Laura DernLaura Dern, Sigourney WeaverSigourney Weaver, Geena DavisGeena Davis, Jamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Jessica ParkerSarah Jessica Parker, Helen HuntHelen Hunt and MadonnaMadonna were considered for the role of Abby Mallard before Joan CusackJoan Cusack was cast.
- Chicken Little was originally going to be a girl.
- This is the First Movie in the Disney Animated feature Lineup to have a character voiced by Patrick StewartPatrick Stewart. Stewart tried out for Characters in previous Disney Animated Feature films prior, but wasn't lucky enough. These include:
*Francis in Oliver & Company *King Triton in The Little Mermaid *Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast *Jafar in Aladdin *Zazu in The Lion King *Ratcliffe in Pocahontas *Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame *Zeus in Hercules *Clayton in Tarzan - Michael J. FoxMichael J. Fox, Matthew BroderickMatthew Broderick and David SpadeDavid Spade were considered for the role of Chicken Little. All of which have previously been the respective voices of the Protagonists in The Lion King, The Emperor's New Groove and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
- The technical team built a digital tool called "Chicken Wire", which is a geometric wire-frame model of the characters that the animators could squash, stretch, and smear. They wanted to get a 2D animation style in 3D animation.
- Martin SheenMartin Sheen was considered for the role of Buck Cluck.
- The actors that play the alien parents—Catherine O'HaraCatherine O'Hara and Fred WillardFred Willard—were also cast as husband and wife in the animated film Monster House.
- Editor Dan MolinaDan Molina performed the "voice" of Fish Out of Water by vocalizing through a tube into a water cooler tank full of water.
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