Barnyard (2006)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Steve Oedekerk

Writer:

Steve Oedekerk (written by)

Release Date:

4 AUGUSZTUS 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Have a cow.

Plot:

When the farmer's away, all the animals play ... and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis, a carefree cow. |

Plot Keywords:

Cow | Farmer | Car Chase | Gambling | Banjo Player

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin James	...	Otis the Cow (voice)
Courteney Cox	...	Daisy the Cow (voice)
Sam Elliott	...	Ben the Cow (voice)
Danny Glover	...	Miles the Mule (voice)
Wanda Sykes	...	Bessy the Cow (voice)
Andie MacDowell	...	Etta the Hen (voice)
David Koechner	...	Dag the Coyote (voice)
Jeffrey Garcia	...	Pip the Mouse (voice) (as Jeff Garcia)
Cam Clarke	...	Freddy the Ferret (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Peck the Rooster / Gopher (voice)
Tino Insana	...	Pig the Pig (voice)
Dom Irrera	...	Duke the Dog (voice)
S. Scott Bullock	...	Eddy the Cow (voice) (as Scott Bullock)
John Di Maggio	...	Bud the Cow / Officer O'Hanlon (voice) (as John DiMaggio)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Igg the Cow (voice)

Also Known As:

Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (USA) (poster title)
Der tierisch verrückte Bauernhof (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor.

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Argentina:90 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:PG (certificate #42537) | Ireland:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/6 | South Africa:A | South Korea:All

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Loosely based on George Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm'.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Otis and the gang fly through the air on the surfboard at the start, the characters switch places twice while still in the air.

Quotes:

Barn Boys: Now, every heifer, every cow, hold tight to your udders now/Farmer Brown is beddin' down, let's turn this barn to Funkytown/Chickens on the left, dance with your neighbor, Hogs, don't slobber on the pool table/Try to go easy on the manure, it's a dance floor, not a sewer

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Lord of the Dance (1997) (V)

Soundtrack:

2Stepn'

What a horrible film!

I love Pixar animation, and Dreamworks is really coming along in quality. Maybe they've spoiled me, because when we popped in the Barnyard DVD from the Nickelodeon studios, I was expecting something at least slightly resembling Pixar or Dreamwork's talent.

Nope!

No humor whatsoever in the 30 minutes I could stand to watch before shutting it off. The songs were lame and definitely not geared toward youngsters. By contrast, I laughed out loud in the first couple of minutes of Over The Hedge and enjoyed it throughout. Save your money -- don't rent Barnyard, rent Over The Hedge!