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Verne (Over the Hedge)

Over the Hedge
Over the Hedge Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tim Johnson
Karey Kirkpatrick
Produced by Bonnie Arnold
Screenplay by
Based on Over the Hedge
by Michael Fry
T. Lewis
Starring
Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams
Edited by John K. Carr
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • April 30, 2006 (2006-04-30) (Los Angeles premiere)
  • May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19) (United States)
Running time
83 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $80 million
Box office $336 million
Over the Hedge: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released May 16, 2006
Length 48:45
Label Epic Records / Sony Music Soundtrax
Producer Hans Zimmer

Over the Hedge is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy film, based on the characters from the United Media comic strip of the same name. Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick, and produced by Bonnie Arnold, it was released in the United States on May 19, 2006. The film was produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film features the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, and Nick Nolte. It is the first DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Paramount Pictures, which acquired the live-action DreamWorks studio in 2006. The film earned $336 million on an $80 million budget.

While scavenging for food, RJ the raccoon enters the cave of Vincent the bear, who has a wagon full of human food taken from a nearby rest stop. RJ accidentally wakes Vincent from his hibernation, and in a race to escape, causes the stash to roll out onto the nearby highway and get run over. To avoid being eaten himself, RJ promises Vincent that he will completely replace the stash within the week.

RJ heads towards a recently built suburban housing development in Chesterton, Indiana, separated from a forest glade by a large hedge. There he discovers a pack of animals recently awoken from their hibernation, led by Verne the turtle; the others include squirrel Hammy, skunk Stella, porcupines Penny and Lou, along with their triplet sons, Spike, Bucky and Quillo; and opossum Ozzie and his daughter Heather. The animals are scared, as the development had been built during their hibernation and they fear they will be unable to forage for food in the small glade. RJ shows them the amount of food humans consume and waste and suggests they forage from the humans. Verne is hesitant but the other animals acquiesce. They make bold attempts to steal food directly from the humans, with RJ secretly guiding them to help collect the food he needs to replace Vincent's stash.


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