Chicken Run Page #4

Synopsis: Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Ms. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky and Ginger lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the murderous farmers and their farm of doom.
Director(s): Peter Lord, Nick Park
Production: Dreamworks Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 23 wins & 25 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
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97%
G
Year:
2000
84 min
$106,604,314
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Little moments like this, mate.

It's what makes the job all worthwhile.

Wanna dance?

Yeah, all right.

Now, give me one more kiss

Hold it a long, long time

Huh?

Give me one more kiss

Hold it a long, long time

Love me, baby, till the feelin'

hits my head like wine

So fine

So glad you're mine

Flip, flop, fly

I don't care if I die

Flip, flop, fly

I don't care if I die

Don't ever leave me

Don't ever say good-bye

Don't ever leave me

Don't ever say good-bye

Yeah, don't ever leave me

Don't ever say good-bye

- Yeah

- Ooh!

Did ya see that? I flew!

Attagirl, Babsy.

Attagirl.

- Oh! Your wing. It's better.

- Well...

- How about that?

- Fantastic.

You can fly for us

tomorrow.

Uh, uh, yeah, so it seems.

I flew! I flew!

Looks like I owe you

an apology.

I didn't think you cared about us,

but after all this...

Well, it seems I was wrong.

Hey, easy, Miss Hard-boiled.

I might think

you're turning soft.

Uh, listen, there's

something I got to tell ya.

- L...

- No. You'd better wait here.

Ooh, that's champion,

that is. What is it?

It's a pie machine,

you idiot.

Chickens go in,

pies come out.

Ooh!

What kind of pies?

- Apple.

- My favorite!

Chicken pies, you great lummox!

Imagine it.

In less than a fortnight,

every grocers' in the county...

will be stocked

with box upon box...

of Mrs. Tweedy's

Homemade Chicken Pies.

Just Missus?

Woman's touch. Makes the public

feel more comfortable.

Oh, right.

How does it work?

- Get me a chicken and I'll show you.

I know just the one.

I've got a score

to settle with you.

Bloomin' heck!

They've got Ginger!

We mustn't panic.

We mustn't panic!

- Quiet there!

Quiet, I say!

Let's have some discipline, what, what.

The enemy has taken a prisoner.

This calls for retaliation!

- Retaliation!

- What's going on? What's happening?

They got Ginger, Mr. Rhodes.

They're taking her to the chop!

Well, what are you waiting for, laddie?

Fly over there. Save her!

Of course... No, no!

No, that's just what they'd expect.

But I say we give them

the old element of surprise.

And catch Jerry

with his trousers down.

I like the sound of that.

What's the plan?

The plan... The plan.

The plan... Uh, Babs!

Give me that thing.

Bunty, give me a boost.

Whoa.

Look at the size

of that thing.

Oh, no!

Chickens go in,

pies come out.

Chicken pies.

Not...

Not apple pies.

Chicken!

Oh, great.

Brilliant!

- Yo, baby doll!

- Rocky!

- I'm coming!

- Hurry!

- I'm still coming!

- Come on!

- Stop this thing!

- I'm gettin' there!

Oh, shoot!

Rocky!

I'll be down before you can say...

Mixed vegetables!

Aaaah!

Aaah! Ohh!

Whoa-ohh-ohh-ohh!

Whoa-ohh-ohh!

D-oh!

Get it?

- Dough!

- I'm stuck!

Nothing to it.

Oops.

Ohh! Oh!

Hang on!

Look out!

Whoa!

Hey! Aha!

- Yes!

Oh, it's like

an oven in here.

Come on!

Wait up!

I'm com...

Don't leave...

Get over to the...

The door! Come on!

She's gonna blow!

Run!

- Huh?

What did you do,

you great pudding?

I didn't do 'owt!

- Turn it off!

- It won't turn off!

- Ouch!

- We've got to show the others. Come on.

Look! I fixed it!

Huh?

- Chicken pies?

- Ohh!

- Oh, no!

- Yes, but...

- I don't want to be a pie.

- I don't like gravy.

Ladies, please.

Let's not lose our heads.

Lose our heads?

What I meant to say was, Rocky sabotaged

the machine and bought us more time.

- Ooh!

- Ooh!

And better still,

he's going to fly for us tomorrow.

- And once we've seen how's it done,

we'll get it.

So don't worry,

because tomorrow everything's going

to go much, much smoother.

All right, Pops,

what did I do now?

A very brave

and honorable deed, sir.

In the light

of your action this evening, l...

I dutifully admit that

I have misjudged your character.

So I present you with this

medal for bravery.

And...

I salute you.

In honor

of the occasion,

I surrender the bunk

entirely.

I shall sleep under the stars.

Oh, uh, I await tomorrow's

flying demonstration...

with great anticipation.

You and me both, Pops.

- Oh!

- I'm sorry. Were you...

- Is this your... I'll get down.

- No, no, it's just...

- Since you're here...

- No, I'm glad you're here, because...

- I'm sorry. You go first.

- You go ahead. I'll...

Um, I just wanted

to say...

I may have been

a bit harsh at first.

Well,

what I really mean is,

thank you...

for saving my life.

For saving our lives.

You know,

I come up here

every night...

and look out to that hill

and just imagine what it must

be like on the other side.

It's funny, I've...

I've never actually felt

grass beneath my feet.

I'm sorry.

Here I am rambling on about hills

and grass, and you had something to say.

Uh, y-y-yeah.

Um, it's just that,

y-you know,

life as I've experienced it,

you know, out there,

lone free rangin' and stuff,

it's, uh,

it's full of disappointments

and, uh...

What, you mean grass isn't

all it's cracked up to be?

Grass!

Exactly. Grass.

It's always greener

on the other side.

And then you get there

and it's brown and prickly.

You see

what I'm tryin' to say?

What I'm trying to say is,

You're welcome.

You know,

that hill is looking closer tonight

than it ever has before.

Oh!

Well, good night... Rocky.

Good night... Ginger.

Company, attention!

Well, today's the day, girls.

We're going to fly!

- I can feel it!

Finally, we get to see

a real professional in action.

Better start warming up.

I'll go and get him.

- Rocky. Knock-knock.

Everyone's waiting,

so I told them to...

R-Rocky?

Oh, a cannon.

Aye, that would

give you thrust.

I knew he was fake

all along.

In fact, I'm not even certain

he was American.

So, what's

the next plan, hen?

Let's face it.

The only way out of here

is wrapped in pastry.

Perhaps he just

went on holiday.

Perhaps he just went to get away

from your infernal knitting!

- Ohh! Ohh!

You were the one that was always

hitting him. See how you like it.

Don't push me, four-eyes!

- Quiet there!

Quiet, I say!

Dissension in the ranks.

Precisely what Jerry would have wanted.

The old

divide and conquer.

A proper squadron work together,

like we did in my R.A.F. Days.

Jocko at the stick,

Flappy at the map...

and old Whizzbang

at the tail-end Charlie.

WingCo would give the call,

hop in the old crate, chocks away!

Wizard show it was.

That's how you get medals.

Will you shut up about

your stupid blooming medals!

- Ooh!

Ohh!

How dare you!

- Madam, forgive me.

A-As an officer,

I offer my most...

Fowler?

Everyone, shut up!

Eh?

Fowler.

What exactly is

the R.A.F.?

What do you mean,

what is it?

The Royal Air Force is what.

Then what's

the "old crate"?

Ahh!

There she is.

Gorgeous,

isn't she?

You mean, you flew

in one of these?

Beautifully built. In fact, there's

a bit of a story to that as well.

We were out on a "recce,"

you see.

Ops had given the go-ahead,

but the weather duffed up.

- Yes. Of course.

We might actually be able

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Karey Kirkpatrick

Karey Kirkpatrick (born December 14, 1964) is an American screenwriter and director. His films include James and the Giant Peach, Chicken Run, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Charlotte's Web and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy adaptation, along with contributions to the Smurfs films. He has also directed the films Imagine That starring Eddie Murphy as well as Over The Hedge. Kirkpatrick wrote the English-language screenplay for U.S. release of The Secret World of Arrietty, in 2012 and From Up on Poppy Hill, in 2013. His brother is American songwriter and musician Wayne Kirkpatrick. more…

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