Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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) | |
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Sami Kirkpatrick | ... | Bucky (voice) |
Shane Baumel | ... | Spike (voice) | |
Madison Davenport | ... | Quillo (voice) |
RJ, a raccoon who needs food, accidentally takes food from a hungry bear named Vincent and he wants his food to be found in exactly the same place in a week. He finally finds that an animal family, with a tortoise named Verne as their leader, could help him restore the food from the suburbia, the gateway to the good life. But little does RJ know, there is a woman who has recently hired an exterminator to try to hunt them down.
I was able to see an advance showing of this movie with a mostly college-age audience and everyone was laughing throughout the movie. It was excellent. As my friend to the left said, sometimes the movie was over the top as well as over the hedge, but those times were some of the most hilarious. Action sequences early in the movie that had people roaring with laughter were topped by ones later on and small tidbits of comedy were spread throughout. Add to that the typical messages about family, friends, and doing-right and you have the formula for a great family comedy. The voice acting was solid; a really fine ensemble cast. I don't buy many animated movies, but I may have to pick this one up. Wheee!