Summary
A 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
RJ (voice)
Garry Shandling
Verne (voice)
Steve Carell
Hammy (voice)
Wanda Sykes
Stella (voice)
William Shatner
Ozzie (voice)
Nick Nolte
Vincent (voice)
Thomas Haden Church
Dwayne (voice)
Allison Janney
Gladys (voice)
Eugene Levy
Lou (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
Penny (voice)
Avril Lavigne
Heather (voice)
Omid Djalili
Tiger (voice)
Sami Kirkpatrick
Bucky (voice)
Shane Baumel
Spike (voice)
Madison Davenport
Quillo (voice)
Ariel Winter
(voice)
Jessie Flower
(voice)
Paul Butcher
Skeeter (voice)
Zoe Randol
Mackenzie (voice)
Jessica DiCicco
Shelby (voice)
Debra Wilson
Debbie (voice)
Sean Bishop
Police Officer (voice)
Jeannie Elias
Janis (voice)
Kejon Kesse
Timmy (voice)
Sean Yazbeck
BBQ Barry (voice)
Geoffrey Pomeroy
Ranger (voice)
Joel McCrary
Dr. Dennis (voice)
Lee Bienstock
Lunch Table Larry (voice)
Brian Stepanek
Nugent the Dog (voice)
Steve Alterman
Additional Voices (voice)
Erin Lander
Additional Voices (voice)
Kirk Baily
Additional Voices (voice)
Jordan Orr
Additional Voices (voice)
Jessie Flower
Additional Voices (voice)
Michelle Ruff
Additional Voices (voice)
Nicholas Guest
Additional Voices (voice)
Greyson Spann
Additional Voices (voice)
David Hiller
Additional Voices (voice)
April Lawrence
Additional Voices (voice)
Bridget Hoffman
Additional Voices (voice)
Marcelo Tubert
Additional Voices (voice)
Sandy Holt
Additional Voices (voice)
Ariel Winter
Additional Voices (voice)
Talula Holt
Additional Voices (voice)
Crew
Director
Tim Johnson
Director, Screenplay
Karey Kirkpatrick
Characters
Tom Lewis
Characters
Michael Fry
Head of Story
Jeff Snow
Screenplay
Len Blum
Screenplay
Lorne Cameron
Screenplay
David Hoselton
Script Consultant
Mike de Seve
Story Artist
David Soren
Story Coordinator
Joshua Pruett
Reviews
r96sk
May 18, 2023
5
Vincent did nothing wrong. Dude just wanted his food.
I found <em>'Over the Hedge'</em> to be a rather dull affair. The cast try, the likes of Bruce Willis, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte and Thomas Haden Church are all fine and probably help the film avoid an even lower rating from myself.
It's just everything else that I didn't click with, from the lame plot set-up to the animation to the humour. Just real forgettable. Of course I'm not the target audience and all that, but still. Either way, it's a film that failed to hold my attention sufficiently.
I will say there is one gag in there that got a chuckle out of me and that was the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PomZJao7Raw" rel="nofollow">THX ident</a> one - there's never been a truer scene! I remember that and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAUJKRYieSM" rel="nofollow">Icon Entertainment</a> one making me rush under my duvet with minor fright as a young kid when watching DVDs at night. Just me? Probably.
Anyway, to summarise my thoughts on this 2006 release: Not good, kinda surprised to see it rated rather well on here - to each their own, as always. It does have a catchy end credits song though, I'll give it that.
